Stoney language
E280867
The Stoney language is an Indigenous Siouan language spoken by the Stoney Nakoda people of western Canada, particularly in Alberta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stoney language canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language of North America
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Stoney Nakoda
ⓘ
surface form:
Nakoda
Stoney Nakoda language ⓘ Îyârhe Nakoda language ⓘ |
| associatedNation | Stoney Nakoda First Nation ⓘ |
| associatedReserve | Morley, Alberta ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Assiniboine language
ⓘ
Dakota language ⓘ Lakota language ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
key marker of Stoney Nakoda identity
ⓘ
used in spiritual practices ⓘ vehicle for traditional stories ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Stoney Nakoda Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Stoney Nakoda
|
| family |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Siouan language family
|
| hasDialects | Yes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers | Stoney Nakoda communities in Alberta ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Alberta
ⓘ
Plains of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Prairies
|
| ISO639-3 | sto ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Siouan
|
| languageStatus |
endangered
ⓘ
threatened ⓘ |
| morphology | agglutinative ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siouan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Siouan–Catawban language family
|
| primaryProvince | Alberta ⓘ |
| region | western Canada ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ school-based language instruction ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Stoney Nakoda Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Stoney Nakoda people
|
| spokenIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dakotan branch ⓘ |
| typology | polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
daily communication (declining) ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV (tends toward) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.