Gwich’in

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Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan language
Indigenous language
Northern Athabaskan language
natural language
hasAlternativeName Kutchin
Loucheux
hasDialects Alaskan Gwich’in
linked to: Gwich’in

Canadian Gwich’in
linked to: Gwich’in
hasEndonym Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik
hasGlottocode gwic1236
hasISO639-3Code gwi
hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts community-based language classes
documentation and dictionary projects
immersion and school programs
hasLinguisticTypology head-marking
verb-centered morphology
hasMorphologyType polysynthetic
hasNeighboringLanguages Hän
Inuvialuktun
Koyukon
Tłı̨chǫ
hasNumberOfSpeakers a few hundred to a few thousand speakers
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
hasWordOrder SOV
isDocumentedIn dictionaries
grammars
text collections
isEndangered true
isPartOf Gwich’in cultural heritage
isRegulatedBy Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute
linked to: Gwich’in

Yukon Native Language Centre
isTaughtAt schools in Gwich’in communities
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
linked to: Na-Dene

Northern Athabaskan languages
region Yukon Territory
northern Alaska
northwestern Canada
spokenBy Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
spokenIn Alaska
Canada
Northwest Territories
United States
Yukon
subclassOf Dene language
Na-Dene language
usesAlphabet Gwich’in alphabet
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Alaska indigenousPeoples Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in spokenBy Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in hasDialects Alaskan Gwich’in
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in hasDialects Canadian Gwich’in
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in isRegulatedBy Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute
linked to: Gwich’in
Brooks Range traditionalHomelandOf Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Dene partOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Dene hasSubgroup Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Southwestern Alaska indigenousPeople Athabascan peoples
subject linked to: southwestern Alaska
linked to: Gwich’in
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hasIndigenousConnection Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hasCulturalSignificanceFor Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Yukon River indigenousPeoplesAssociated Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Kuskokwim River isTraditionalTerritoryOf Athabascan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Apache tribes subgroupOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Apache subgroupOf Athabaskan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Indigenous languages of Canada includesLanguage Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Alaska Natives hasSubgroup Athabascan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Alaska Natives hasSubgroup Gwich’in
Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik alsoKnownAs Gwich’in
Loucheux alternativeNameOf Gwich’in
Loucheux ethnonymFor Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Loucheux hasAutonym Dinjii Zhuh (Gwich’in autonym)
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in alphabet usedBy Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Gwich’in alphabet associatedEthnicity Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Kutchin alternateName Gwich’in
Kutchin hasEthnonym Dinjii Zhuh (self-designation of Gwich’in people)
linked to: Gwich’in
Interior Alaska indigenousPeoples Athabascan peoples
linked to: Gwich’in
Koyukon closelyRelatedTo Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Chipewyan neighboringLanguages Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic includeEthnicGroup Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic notableGroup Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Porcupine caribou herd importantTo Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in
Fort Yukon majorityIndigenousGroup Gwich'in
linked to: Gwich’in
Fort Yukon ethnicGroup Gwich'in Athabascan people
linked to: Gwich’in
Fort Yukon originalInhabitants Gwich'in Athabascan people
linked to: Gwich’in
Fort Yukon languageSpoken Gwich'in
linked to: Gwich’in
Mackenzie Valley indigenousInhabitants Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Ahtna Athabaskan relatedEthnicGroup Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Vuntut National Park primaryLanguageLocalFirstNation Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Ivvavik National Park hasCulturalSignificanceFor Gwichʼin
linked to: Gwich’in
Porcupine River usedBy Gwichʼin people
linked to: Gwich’in
Dene peoples hasSubgroup Gwichʼin people
linked to: Gwich’in
Aklavik hasIndigenousPeoples Gwich’in
Gwich’in language ethnicGroup Gwich’in people
linked to: Gwich’in