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.
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RegionWestern North America: Alaska and northwestern Canada (Northern Athabaskan), the Pacific Northwest coast (Pacific Coast Athabaskan), and the American Southwest (Southern Athabaskan or Apachean) 2 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. 2 Browse and compare
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Source Wikipedia: Athabaskan LanguagesLead sentence 1tier 2Quote, Lead sentence 1
Athabaskan ( ATH-ə-BASK-ən; also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan), also known as Dene ( DAY-nay; also spelled Dené), 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).
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Athabaskan (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 44
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Athabaskan Languages
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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.
Infobox: protoname
Proto-Athabaskan
View the Source 3. 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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