| (documentation CrowLanguage EnglishLanguage "The CrowLanguage is a MissouriValleyLanguage of the UnitedStates. SIL code: CRO. ISO 639-2: sio. Population: 4,280 speakers (1990 census), out of a population of 9,840 enrolled in the Crow tribe (1999 BIA). Includes 8 to 20 monolinguals (1999). Region: Southern Montana. Alternate names: APSAALOOKE. Comments: Close to Hidatsa. Bilingualism in English. Spoken by parents and the elderly (1998). Although almost all high school students and younger children can speak Crow, about 80% prefer to use English (1998). 77% of Crow people over 66 years old speak the language, 13% of preschoolers do. Language use is mainly vigorous. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 75% to 100%. Bible portions 1980-1998.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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