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Denaʼina language

Denaʼina (/dɪ.ˈnaɪ.nə/, 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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Dialects

EklutnaKnikSusitnaTyonekKenai
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Grammar

PredicateArgumentsObliquesInstrumentalsLocatives
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Geographic distribution

Michael E. KraussEndangerment
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Documentation

James KariAlan BoraasPeter KalifornskyJoan M. Tenenbaum
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ELP
Dena'ina
Ethnicity
1,000 Denaʼina people
Glottolog
tana1289
ISO 639-3
tfn
Language family
AthabaskanNorthern AthabaskanDenaʼina · Northern AthabaskanDenaʼina · Denaʼina
Native speakers
5 (2020)

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Denaʼina language

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples138
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
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Denaʼina language

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related to Bibliography · 110
Denaʼina language → Alan, Alaska, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Alaska Native Language Center, Alaska Park Service, Albert, Alex, An Introduction, Anchorage, Andrew, Anthropological Papers, Anthropology, Archived, Balluta, Boraas, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Center, Columbia University, Contributions
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Denaʼina language → Alaska Native Language Center, Alaskan, An Introduction, Archived, Comparative Word-List, Dena'ina GrammarDenaʼina, Denaʼina, Denaʼina Phrasebook, Denaʼina Qenaga Website Archived, DenaʼinaDenaʼina Language GuideDenaʼina Qenaga, Du'idnaghelnik, Global Lexicostatistical DatabaseWrangell's, Kenai/Outer Inlet, Page, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineDena'ina Language Home
Language family · 3
Denaʼina language → AthabaskanNorthern AthabaskanDenaʼina, Denaʼina, Northern AthabaskanDenaʼina
ELP · 1
Denaʼina language → Dena'ina
Ethnicity · 1
Denaʼina language → 1,000 Denaʼina people
Glottolog · 1
Denaʼina language → tana1289
ISO 639-3 · 1
Denaʼina language → tfn
Native speakers · 1
Denaʼina language → 5 (2020)
Native to · 1
Denaʼina language → United States
Official language in · 1
Denaʼina language → Alaska

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denaʼina language verb alaska object also native center tanaina example noun inlet kenai subject kari dialect verbs athabaskan james word

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Denaʼina languageELPDena'ina1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageEthnicity1,000 Denaʼina people1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageGlottologtana12891.00infobox
Denaʼina languageISO 639-3tfn1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageLanguage familyAthabaskanNorthern AthabaskanDenaʼina1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageLanguage familyNorthern AthabaskanDenaʼina1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageLanguage familyDenaʼina1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageNative speakers5 (2020)1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageNative toUnited States1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageOfficial language inAlaska1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageRegionAlaska (Cook Inlet region, Lake Clark, Lake Iliamna)1.00infobox
Denaʼina languageWriting systemLatin (Denaʼina alphabet)1.00infobox

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