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Northern Athabaskan languages

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Ethnicity:
  
Dene

Glottolog:
  
nort2940

Geographic distribution:
  
Alaska, Yukon

Linguistic classification:
  
Dené–Yeniseian? Na-Dené Athabaskan–Eyak Athabaskan Northern Athabascan

Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken by indigenous peoples in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska (Alaskan Athabaskans), the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The Northern Athabaskan languages consist of 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.

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Southern Alaskan

1. Ahtna (a.k.a. Atna, Ahtena, Copper River)
  • Central Copper River Ahtna
  • Lower Copper River Ahtna
  • Mentasta (a.k.a. Upper Ahtna)
  • Western Ahtna
    • 2. Dena’ina (a.k.a. Tanaina)
  • Lower Inlet Dena’ina
    • - Outer Inlet - Iliamna - Inland
  • Upper Inlet Dena’ina

    • Central Alaska–Yukon

    A. Koyukon

    3. Deg Xinag (a.k.a. Deg Hit'an, Kaiyuhkhotana, Ingalik)
  • Lower Yukon River
  • Middle Kuskokwin
    • 4. Holikachuk (a.k.a. Innoko, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana) 5. Koyukon (a.k.a. Ten’a, Co-Youkon, Co-yukon)
  • Lower Koyukon (a.k.a. Lower Yukon Koyukon)
  • Central Koyukon (a.k.a. Dinaakkanaaga Ts’inh Huyoza, Koyukuk River Koyukon)
  • Upper Koyukon (a.k.a. Upper Yukon Koyukon)

    • B. Tanana–Tutchone

    6. Upper Kuskokwim (a.k.a. Kolchan, Goltsan) I. Tanana II. Tutchone (a.k.a. Gens de Bois, Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Tutchonekutchin) 10. Southern Tutchone (sometimes considered to be just a dialect) 11. Northern Tutchone (a.k.a. Mayo) (sometimes considered to be just a dialect)

    C. Kutchin–Han

    12. Gwich’in (a.k.a. Gwitch’in, Kutchin, Kootchin, Loucheux, Loucheaux, Takudh, Tukudh, "Quarrelers")
  • Alaskan Gwich’in (a.k.a. Western Gwich’in)
  • Canadian Gwich’in (a.k.a. Eastern Gwich’in)
    • 13. Hän (a.k.a. Han, Moosehide, Dawson, Gens du Fou, Han Gwich-in, Han-Kootchin, Hankutchin)

    Northwestern Canada

    A. Cordillera

    I. Central Cordillera (a.k.a. Tahltan-Tagish-Kaska) II. Southeastern Cordillera

    B. Mackenzie

    I. Slavey–Hare (a.k.a. Slave) 19. Slavey (a.k.a. Slavey proper, South Slavey, Southern Slavey, Dene Tha, Esclave, Nahane, Nahani, Slave) 20. Mountain (a.k.a. Montagnards, Nahane, Nahani, Sih gotine, Sihta gotine) 21. Bearlake (a.k.a. Satudine, Sahtu gotine, Bear Lake) 22. Hare (a.k.a. Kawchottine, Ka so gotine, Kancho, Kawchodinneh, Rabbitskins, Ta-na-tin-ne) 23. Dogrib (a.k.a. Tli Cho, Tłįchǫ or Thlingchadine)

    C. Chipewyan

    24. Dene Suline (a.k.a. Chipewyan, Dëne Sųłiné, Dene, Yellowknife, Montagnais, "Northern Indians", Copper Indians, Coppermine Indians, Mithcocoman, Red Knife, T’atsan ottine, Tatsotine, Yellow Knife)

    Tsetsaut

    25. Tsetsaut (a.k.a. Ts’ets’aut, Nahane, Nahani, Portland Canal, Wetalth)

    Central British Columbia

    26. Babine-Witsuwit'en (a.k.a. North Carrier, Babine Carrier, Northern Carrier, Bulkley Valley, Lakes District, Western Carrier)
  • Babine (a.k.a. Nadot’en, Nedut’en, Nat’oot’en)
  • Takla
  • Witsuwit’en (a.k.a. Wetsuwet’en, Wets’uwet’en, Wet’suwet’en)
  • Moricetown
  • Francois Lake
    • 27. Dakelh (a.k.a. Carrier, Dakelhne, Takelne, Takulli, Taculli, Takulie, Porteur, Nagailer)
  • Central Carrier (a.k.a. Upper Carrier)
  • Southern Carrier (a.k.a. Lower Carrier)
    • 28. Chilcotin (a.k.a. Tsilhqot’in, Tinneh, Chilkhodins, Tsilkotin) 29. Nicola (a.k.a. Stuwix, Nicola-Similkameen) (extinct)

    Sarsi

    30. Sarsi (a.k.a. Sarcee, Tsuu T’ina, or Tsuut’ina)

    Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai

    31. Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (a.k.a. Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanie)
  • Willapa (a.k.a. Willoopah)
  • Suwal-Clatskanie
    • - Suwal - Clatskanie (a.k.a. Tlatskanie)

    References

    Northern Athabaskan languages Wikipedia
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