Arikara
A language of United States
| Population | 20 (1997 D. Parks), decreasing. Ethnic population: 94 (2000 census). |
| Region | North Dakota, Fort Berthold Reservation. |
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Northern Central United States of America |
| Alternate names | Arikaree, Arikari, Arikaris, Ree, Ris |
| Classification | Caddoan, Northern, Pawnee-Kitsai, Pawnee |
| Language use | Shifting to English. Mainly older adults. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Reportedly a group Lewis and Clark met in 1804 in North Dakota. 30,000 were reduced to 6,000 due to smallpox. Arikara instructional material has been published for a language-teaching program. Nearly extinct. |
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