| Kutenai | |
|---|---|
| Ktunaxa | |
| Native to | Canada, United States |
| Region | British Columbia, Montana, Idaho |
| Ethnicity | 1,536 Ktunaxa (2016 census)[1][2] |
Native speakers | 345 (2010-2016)[3][4] |
| Latin (Kutenai alphabet) | |
| Ktunaxa Sign Language (ʔa·qanⱡiⱡⱡitnam) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kut |
| ISO 639-3 | kut |
| Glottolog | kute1249 |
| ELP | Ktunaxa |
 Kutenai language | |
 Kutenai is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| People | Ktunaxa |
|---|---|
| Language | Ktunaxa, ʔa·qanⱡiⱡⱡitnam |
| Country | Ktunaxa ʔamakʔas |
The Kutenai language (/ˈkuːtəneɪ, -i/), also Kootenai, Kootenay, Ktunaxa, and Ksanka, is the native language of the Kutenai people of Montana and Idaho in the United States and British Columbia in Canada.[5] It is typically considered a language isolate, unrelated to the Salishan family of languages spoken by neighboring tribes on the coast and in the interior Plateau. The Kutenai also speak ʔa·qanⱡiⱡⱡitnam, Ktunaxa Sign Language.[6]
- ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Kutenai". Ethnologue. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (August 2, 2017). "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census - Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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