Stoney language
Stoney (ISO 639-3 code sto) is a language of the Siouan family spoken in Canada. It has about 1,250 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | sto |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | ston1242 |
| Family | Siouan |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | Canada |
| Speakers (estimate) | 1,250 |
| Endangerment | Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Siouan languages, nearest first.
- Dakota25,000 speakers
- Lakota25,000 speakers
- Assiniboine150 speakers
- Crow3,500 speakers
- Ho-Chunk250 speakers
- Hidatsa100 speakers
- Omaha-Ponca85 speakers
- Catawba
- Iowa-Oto
- Kansa
- Mandan
- Osage
More about Stoney
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.