Slave
Dené Dháh
Slave is an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Words in Slave
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dene* | |
| eye | da* | |
| ear | dzihbare* | |
| nose | gho* | |
| tooth | ghu* | |
| tongue | ware* | |
| hand | la* | |
| blood | dele* | |
| bone | kwene* | |
| skin | tue* | |
| knee | go* | |
| breast | to* | |
| liver | we* | |
| water | tu | |
| fire | ko* | |
| sun | sa* | |
| star | whe* | |
| mountain | shu* | |
| leaf | ito* | |
| night | toe* | |
| dog | tLi* | |
| fish | Lue* | |
| one | Lee* | |
| two | nake* | |
| I | sine* | |
| we | nakine* | |
| hear | etsewehkwe* | |
| thank you | máhsı | |
| path | etene* | |
| new | bekone* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- North SlaveyAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit99% alike
- BurmesoIsolates79% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim78% alike
- SengsengAustronesian77% alike
- ChipewyanAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit77% alike
- Mescalero-Chiricahua ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit76% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.