Athabaskan, also known as Dene, is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America across three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern. Kari and Potter's 2010 survey places the total territory of the 53 Athabaskan languages at about 4,022,000 square kilometers.
Facts
RegionWestern North America: Alaska and northwestern Canada (Northern Athabaskan), the Pacific Northwest coast (Pacific Coast Athabaskan), and the American Southwest (Southern Athabaskan or Apachean) 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusProto-Athabaskan is reconstructed as the ancestor of the Athabaskan languages, with a likely homeland in the Tanana Valley of east-central Alaska. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Athabaskan Languages
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first paragraph
is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean).
Languages section, Proto-Athabaskan subsection
Proto-Athabaskan is the reconstructed ancestor of the Athabaskan languages.
View the Source 2. Athabaskan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 301560): 180000Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 301560): 180000
Wikidata item Q27475, property P1098 (number of speakers): 180000 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata: Athabaskan
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