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assiniboine language
The AssiniboineLanguage is a DakotaGroupLanguage of Canada. SIL code: ASB. ISO 639-2: sio. Population: Population total both countries 150 to 200 fluent speakers, out of 3,500 population (1986 SIL). Region: West central and southeastern Saskatchewan (Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head) and southern Saskatchewan (part of Carry-the-Kettle and Whitebear). Alternate names: ASSINIBOIN. Comments: Very close to the Assiniboine of Montana. 94% lexical similarity with Dakota of Manitoba, 90% with Dakota of North Dakota, 89% with Lakota and Stoney. English is spoken extensively. Over 40 years old, most over 60. Also spoken in: USA. Language name: ASSINIBOINE. Alternate names: ASSINIBOIN, HOHE. Comments: Very close to the Assiniboine of Saskatchewan. Closely related to Stoney. English is spoken extensively. All speakers are over 40 years old, most over 60 (1986).(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescentral siouan languageOf the 16 SiouanProperLanguages, 11 closely related languages are classified as a CentralSiouanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 content bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 dakota group languageOf the 10 MississippiValleyLanguages, four closely related languages are classified as a DakotaGroupLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 mississippi valley languageOf the 11 CentralSiouanLanguages, 10 closely related languages are classified as a MississippiValleyLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 siouan languageA SiouanLanguage is any one of 17 languages, spoken in NorthAmerica, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 siouan proper languageOf the 17 SiouanLanguages, 16 closely related languages are classified as a SiouanProperLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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