Dena'ina
Denaʼina Qenaga
Dena'ina is an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language spoken in United States, by about 75 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Denaʼina (, dih-NYE-nə; also Tanaina), is the Athabaskan language of the region surrounding Cook Inlet. It is geographically unique in Alaska as the only Alaska Athabaskan language to include territory which borders salt water. Of the total Denaʼina population of about 900 people, only 75–95 members still speak Denaʼina.
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Words in Dena'ina
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | k'isen | |
| water | miłni | |
| tree | chʼbala | |
| dog | łikʼa | |
| one | ts'ełq'i | |
| two | nutiha | |
| three | tuq'i | |
| four | dink'i | |
| five | ch'qilu | |
| ten | qeluzhun | |
| hundred | ghedasdlin |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Witsuwit'en-BabineAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit17% alike
- AhtenaAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit17% alike
- Upper TananaAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit14% alike
- Lower TananaAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit13% alike
- Eel River AthabaskanAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit13% alike
- Upper KuskokwimAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · tana1289 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tfn