Gros Ventre

A language of United States

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ahahnelin, Ahe, Ananin, Atsina, Fall Indians, Gros Ventres, White Clay People

Population

10 (Golla 2007), decreasing. No fully fluent speakers (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,000 (Golla 2007).

Location

North central Montana, Fort Belknap Reservation, Milk river.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Intelligible with Arapaho [arp].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Elderly only.

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