Koyukon | Endangered Languages Project (original) (raw)

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Critically Endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150

Native Speakers Worldwide

Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 5

A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.

Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 5

Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.

Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

Year Founded

2010

Fairbanks, AK, United States

Geo Location

64.8400511, -147.7199756

Bibliography of Vitality:

Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).

Bibliography of Locations:

Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary

Bibliography of Context:

Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).