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Cheyenne

A language of United States

ISO 639-3: chy

Population	1,720 (1990 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 2,320 (2000 census).
Region	Northern Cheyenne Reservation, southeastern Montana; associated with Arapaho in western Oklahoma.
Language map	Northern Central United States of America
Classification	Algic, Algonquian, Plains
Language use	Northern Cheyenne in Montana have a summer camp for children, where 5 fluent speakers teach the language (1998). Mainly older adults.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Grammar. NT: 1934; 2007.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Davis, Irvine. 1962. "Phonological function in Cheyenne."

Frantz, Donald G. 1972. "Cheyenne distinctive features and phonological rules."

Frantz, Donald G. 1972. "The origin of Cheyenne pitch accent."

Frantz, Donald G. 1977. Review of: English-Cheyenne student dictionary, by Wayne E. Leman and others, compilers.

Frantz, Donald G. 1978. Review of: English-Cheyenne student dictionary, by Wayne E. Leman and others, compilers.

Glenmore, Josephine S. and Wayne Leman. 1984. Cheyenne topical dictionary.

Leman, Elena M. 1991. Word order of major constituents in Cheyenne narratives.

Leman, Elena M. 1995. "Passive literacy among the Cheyenne."

Leman, Elena M. 1999. Cheyenne major constituent order.  

Leman, Wayne E. 1977. "Remarks on Cheyenne obviation and pluralization."

Leman, Wayne E. 1979. Cheyenne grammar notes.

Leman, Wayne E. 1980. "Evidence for a PA *k: Cheyenne n correspondence."

Leman, Wayne E. 1980. "Recent lexical work in Cheyenne."

Leman, Wayne E. 1980. "Some Cheyenne consonant alternations: Synchronic and diachronic views."

Leman, Wayne E. 1980. A reference grammar of the Cheyenne language.

Leman, Wayne E. 1981. "Cheyenne pitch rules."

Leman, Wayne E. 1984. "Cheyenne deixis and sound symbolism."

Leman, Wayne E. 1987. "Cheyenne obviation pitch alternations."

Leman, Wayne E. 1988. "Counting Cheyenne conjunct modes."

Leman, Wayne E. 1996. "A Cheyenne version of the ‘The rolling head’."

Leman, Wayne E. and others, compilers. 1976. English-Cheyenne student dictionary.

Leman, Wayne E. and Richard Rhodes. 1978. "Cheyenne vowel devoicing."

Leman, Wayne E., editor. 1980. Cheyenne texts: An introduction to Cheyenne literature—told by Cheyennes.

Leman, Wayne E., editor. 1987. Náévåhóoʼohtséme / We are going back home (Cheyenne history and stories).

Leman, Wayne, compiler, and others. 2004-. Cheyenne dictionary.  

Malone, Dennis L. and Isara Choosri. 2007. "Stabilizing indigenous languages, a Symposium report."  

Risingsun, Ted and Wayne E. Leman. 1990. Let’s talk Cheyenne: An audio cassette course.

Shorey, Hazel. 1989. "Passive literacy."

Vernacular Publications

Cheyenne calendar 2001. 2001.

Cheyenne names. 2004.

Cheyenne picture dictionary. 2004.  

Let's read Cheyenne. 2004.  

Nevehestonanotse. 2004.