Alternate Names: Apsaalooke
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Hidatsa ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,500 (Golla 2007).
Language Use: Most younger people are semispeakers. Increasing efforts toward language preservation (Golla 2007). Most speakers are 30 and older. A few younger. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1980–2007.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States