Kutenai

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
kut
Alternate Names
Kootenai, Kootenay, Ktunaxa
Population

25 in Canada (FPCC 2014). 20 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). Ethnic population: 1,150 (FPCC 2014). Total users in all countries: 31.

Location

British Columbia province: Columbia Lake, Lower Kootenay, Saint Mary’s, Tobacco Plains.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Language isolate
Language Use

Shifting to English [eng]. Speakers 50 and older.

Language Development
Kutenai is offered as L2 course (1991). Retention efforts underway in most locations. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kutenai
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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