Northern Athabaskan languages
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Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska and the Yukon. The Northern Athabaskan language group has 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.
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[edit] Southern Alaskan
- 1. Ahtna (a.k.a. Atna, Ahtena, Copper River)
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- Central Copper River Ahtna
- Lower Copper River Ahtna
- Mentasta (a.k.a. Upper Ahtna)
- Western Ahtna
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- 2. Dena’ina (a.k.a. Tanaina)
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- Lower Inlet Dena’ina
- - Outer Inlet
- - Iliamna
- - Inland
- Upper Inlet Dena’ina
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[edit] Central Alaska – Yukon
A. Koyukon
- 3. Deg Xinag (a.k.a. Deg Hit'an, Kaiyuhkhotana)
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- Lower Yukon River
- Middle Kuskokwin
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- 4. Holikachuk (a.k.a. Innoko, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana)
- 5. Koyukon (a.k.a. Ten’a, Co-Youkon, Co-yukon)
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- 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)
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B. Tanana-Tutchone
- 6. Kolchan (a.k.a. Upper Kushokwin, Goltsan)
- I. Tanana
- 7. Lower Tanana (a.k.a. Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
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- Minto-Tolovana-Toklat-Nenana-Wood River
- - Minto-Tolovana
- - Toklat
- - Nenana
- - Wood River
- Chena
- Salcha-Goodpastor
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- 8. Tanacross (a.k.a. Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
- 9. Upper Tanana (a.k.a. Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
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- Nabesna
- Tetlin
- Northway
- Scottie Creek
- Canadian Upper Tanana
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- 7. Lower Tanana (a.k.a. Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
- II. Tutchone (a.k.a. Gens de Bois, Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Tutchonekutchin)
- 10. Southern Tutchone
- 11. Northern Tutchone (a.k.a. Mayo)
C. Kutchin-Han
- 12. Gwich’in (a.k.a. Gwitch’in, Kutchin, Kootchin, Loucheux, Loucheaux, Takudh, Tukudh, “Quarrelers”)
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- Alaskan Gwich’in (a.k.a. Western Gwich’in)
- Canadian Gwich’in (a.k.a. Eastern Gwich’in)
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- 13. Hän (a.k.a. Han, Moosehide, Dawson, Gens du Fou, Han Gwich-in, Han-Kootchin, Hankutchin)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Tsetsaut
- 25. Tsetsaut (a.k.a. Ts’ets’aut, Nahane, Nahani, Portland Canal, Wetalth)
[edit] Central British Columbia
- 26. Babine-Witsuwit'en (a.k.a. North Carrier, Babine Carrier, Northern Carrier, Bulkley Valley, Lakes District, Western Carrier)
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- 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
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- 27. Dakelh (a.k.a. Carrier, Dakelhne, Takelne, Takulli, Taculli, Takulie, Porteur, Nagailer)
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- Central Carrier (a.k.a. Upper Carrier)
- Southern Carrier (a.k.a. Lower Carrier)
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- 28. Chilcotin (a.k.a. Tsilhqot’in, Tinneh, Chilkhodins, Tsilkotin)
- 29. Nicola (a.k.a. Stuwix, Nicola-Similkameen) (extinct)
[edit] Sarsi
- 30. Sarsi (a.k.a. Sarcee, Tsuu T’ina, or Tsuut’ina)
[edit] Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai
- 31. Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (a.k.a. Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanie)
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- Willapa (a.k.a. Willoopah)
- Suwal-Clatskanie
- - Suwal
- - Clatskanie (a.k.a. Tlatskanie)
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