Alternate Names: Hinatsa, Hiraca, Minitari
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Crow ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200 (Golla 2007). 25–50 semifluent speakers. 6 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 600 (2000 census).
Language Use: Shifting to English [eng]. Curriculum for language program under development. Used conversationally by most elderly, rarely used in public settings. Speakers 30 and older. No children are L1 speakers but a few have passive knowledge (Golla 2007).
Nation of Origin: United States