Aaniiih language
E328702
The Aaniiih language is an Algonquian language traditionally spoken by the Aaniiih (Gros Ventre) people of the northern Plains in the United States and is currently endangered.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aaniiih language canonical | 2 |
| A’aninin language | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
A’aninin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aaniiih
A’aninin ⓘ Gros Ventre language ⓘ |
| associatedWithReservation | Fort Belknap Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Plains Algonquian ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
key marker of Aaniiih identity
ⓘ
vehicle for traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Aaniiih people
ⓘ
Gros Ventre people ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
kinship terminology
ⓘ
spiritual concepts ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
language classes in local schools ⓘ |
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ neighboring Plains languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasType |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Great Plains
|
| ISO639-3Code | ats ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | head-marking ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Plains
|
| revitalizationStatus | undergoing revitalization ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| spokenBy | small number of fluent elders ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Montana ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Algic languages ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to English ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Montana ⓘ |
| usedBy | Aaniiih community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
cultural practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| wordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A’aninin language