Native to United States | Native speakers 40 (2007) | |
Region Alaska (middle Yukon River, Koyukuk River) Ethnicity 160 Upper Kuskokwim (2007) Language family Dené–Yeniseian?
Na-Dené
Athabaskan
Northern Athabaskan
Upper Kuskokwim Writing system Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet) | ||
The Upper Kuskokwim language (also called Kolchan or Goltsan or Dinak'i) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené language family. It is spoken by the Upper Kuskokwim people in the Upper Kuskokwim River villages of Nikolai, Telida, and McGrath, Alaska. About 40 of a total of 160 Upper Kuskokwim people (Dichinanek’ Hwt’ana) still speak the language. A practical orthography of the language was established by Raymond Collins, who in 1964 began linguistic work at Nikolai.
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Upper Kuskokwim language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA