Northern Athabaskan is a geographic subgrouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken by Indigenous peoples across the northern part of North America, particularly Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Its range spans the interior of Alaska to Hudson Bay in Canada and from the Arctic Circle to the Canada-United States border. The group includes 31 languages divided into seven geographic subgroups, among them Dane-zaa, Chipewyan, Babine-Witsuwit'en, Carrier, and Slavey.
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RegionNorthern North America: Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Northern Athabaskan languages, Wikipedia
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spoken by indigenous peoples in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska (Alaskan Athabaskans), Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
Wikidata: Northern Athabaskan languages
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