Gwichʼin
Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik
Gwichʼin is an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language spoken in Canada and United States, by about 670 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Gwichʼin (Dinju Zhuh Kʼyuu) is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Gwichʼin First Nation (in Canada) and Alaska Native People (in the United States). It is also known in older or dialect-specific publications as Kutchin, Takudh, Tukudh, or Loucheux. Gwichʼin is spoken primarily in the towns of Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson (aka Teetłʼit Zheh), and Tsiigehtchic (formerly Arctic Red River), all in the Northwest Territories and Old Crow in Yukon of Canada. In Alaska of the United States, Gwichʼin is spoken in Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Birch Creek, Venetie and Arctic Village.
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Words in Gwichʼin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dinCie* | |
| name | ozyi* | |
| eye | 3nde* | |
| ear | ecey* | |
| nose | 3nci* | |
| tooth | axwo* | |
| tongue | iCa* | |
| hand | nle* | |
| blood | da* | |
| bone | 83n* | |
| knee | gwod* | |
| breast | tagu* | |
| water | chuu | |
| fire | kwon* | |
| sun | sie* | |
| star | s3n* | |
| stone | Ci* | |
| tree | d3Can* | |
| leaf | chʼatʼan | |
| night | ta8* | |
| dog | Le* | |
| fish | Lugu* | |
| louse | zyie* | |
| one | iLag3* | |
| two | nak3* | |
| I | si* | |
| you | Na* | |
| we | nuxwun* | |
| drink | CiL* | |
| see | in* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ChipewyanAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit32% alike
- Southern CarrierAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit24% alike
- BeaverAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit23% alike
- AhtenaAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit22% alike
- North SlaveyAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit22% alike
- KatoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · gwic1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gwi