Lower Tanana language
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| (Lower) Tanana | ||
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| Spoken in: | United States | |
| Region: | Alaska (middle Yukon River, Koyukuk River) | |
| Total speakers: | 30 | |
| Language family: | Na-Dené Athabaskan-Eyak Athabaskan Northern Athabaskan Central Alaska-Yukon (Lower) Tanana |
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| Writing system: | Latin (Northern Athabaskan variant) | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | ath | |
| ISO 639-3: | taa | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Lower Tanana (also Tanana) is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken in Interior Alaska in the lower Tanana River villages of Minto and Nenana. Of about 380 Tanana people in the two villages, about 30 still speak the language.
[edit] Bibliography
- Charlie, Teddy. 1992. Ode Setl'oghwnh Da': Long After I Am Gone. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center. ISBN 1-55500-045-2
- Kari, James, Isabel Charlie, Peter John & Evelyn Alexander. 1991. Lower Tanana Athabaskan Listening and Writing Exercises. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
- Tuttle, Siri. 1998. Metrical and Tonal Structures in Tanana Athabaskan. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington.
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