Gros Ventre | |
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'ɔ'ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́naakíit'ɔ | |
Native to | United States |
Region | Montana |
Ethnicity | Gros Ventre |
Extinct | 2007, with the death of Theresa Lamebull[1] |
Revival | 45 self-identified speakers (2009-2013)[2] |
Official status | |
Official language in | United States (Fort Belknap Indian Community, MT) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ats |
Glottolog | gros1243 |
ELP | Gros Ventre |
Historical extent of the language | |
Gros Ventre is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
Atsina, or Gros Ventre (also known as Aaniiih, Ananin, Ahahnelin, Ahe, A’ani, and ʔɔʔɔɔɔniiih),[3] is the ancestral language of the Gros Ventre people of what is today Montana, United States of America. The last fluent speaker died in 2007,[1] though revitalization efforts are underway.