Cheyenne

Also known as Cheyenne language

indigenous language of the United States

Key facts

Pronunciation: [tse̥hésene̥stsesto̥tse]
Native to: United States
Region: Montana and Oklahoma
Ethnicity: Cheyenne
Native speakers: 789 (2021)
Language family: Algic Algonquian Cheyenne
Dialects: Cheyenne Sutaio †
Signed forms: Hand Talk
Iso 639 2: chy
Iso 639 3: chy
Glottolog: chey1247
Elp: Cheyenne

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Wikimedia language code: chy
native label: Tsêhesenêstsestôtse
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 2400
Commons category: Cheyenne language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/CHY
P10369: Brussels-Capital Region

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Cheyenne (Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse, pronounced [tse̥hésene̥stsesto̥tse], informal spelling Tsisinstsistots) is an indigenous language of North America, spoken mainly in present-day Montana and Oklahoma, in the United States. It is a member of the Algonquian language family, and named for the Cheyenne peoples, who are native to the Great Plains of the United States.

Cheyenne is an endangered language. The endangerment is primarily a result of the English being the most spoken language in the world, due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States.