Gros Ventre
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A language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
A’ananin, Aane, 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
Montana: Fort Belknap reservation, Milk river.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Language of registered tribe: Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana.
Classification
Dialects
None known. Intelligible with Arapaho [arp].
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng]. Elderly only.
Language Development
White Clay Immersion School on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation had 26 students studying the language in 2012.
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