Native to Canada, United States Ethnicity Hän people Writing system Latin (Dené alphabet) | Native speakers 20 (1997–2007) | |
Language family Dené–Yeniseian?Na-DenéAthabaskanNorthern AthabaskanHän |
The Hän language (Dawson, Han-Kutchin, Moosehide) is a Native American endangered language spoken in only two places: Eagle, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. There are only a few fluent speakers left (perhaps about 10), all elders.
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It is a member of the Athabaskan language family, which is part of the larger Na-Dené family. The name of the language is derived from the name of the people, "Hän Hwëch'in", which in the language means "people who live along the river", the river being the Yukon. There are currently efforts to revive the language locally.
Consonants
The consonants of Hän in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):
Vowels
References
Hän language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA