Arapaho language

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.

Arapaho
Hinónoʼeitíít
Native toUnited States
RegionWind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming; Oklahoma
EthnicityArapaho
Native speakers
1,087, 10% of ethnic population (2009-2013)[1]
Algic
Dialects
  • Besawunena
Language codes
ISO 639-2arp
ISO 639-3arp
Glottologarap1274
ELPArapaho

References

  1. "Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-11-17.


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