Arapaho language

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Arapaho
Hinónoʼeitíít
Native toUnited States
RegionWind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming; Oklahoma
EthnicityArapaho
Native speakers1,087, 10% of ethnic population  (2009-2013)[1]
Language family
Dialects
Besawunena
Language codes
ISO 639-2arp
ISO 639-3arp

The Arapaho language (also Arapahoe) is a Plains Algonquian language (an areal rather than genetic grouping) spoken by elders in Wyoming. It is now spoken very little, and is in danger of becoming extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English (in en-US). www.census.govUS Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-11-17.