| Upper Kuskokwim | |
|---|---|
| Dinakʼi | |
| Spoken in | United States |
| Region | Alaska (middle Yukon River, Koyukuk River) |
| Native speakers | 40 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Dené–Yeniseian
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| Writing system | Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kuu |
The Upper Kuskokwim language (also called Kolchan or Goltsan) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené language family. It is spoken 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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