Cheyenne
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A language of United States
ISO 639-3
Population
2,100 (Golla 2007). Spoken by 1,700 in Montana, 400 in Oklahoma (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 4,000 (Golla 2007). In Montana.
Location
Montana: northern Cheyenne Reservation; associated with Arapaho [arp] language users in western Oklahoma.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Summer camp for children in Montana where Cheyenne taught by fluent speakers (1998). Taught in Dull Knife Memorial College and at Saint Labre Indian School in Montana (Golla 2007). Middle-aged or older in Oklahoma, some children in Montana. Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1934–2007.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].