Dena’ina language
E350021
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denaʼina language | 5 |
| Dena’ina language canonical | 3 |
| Dena’inaq’ | 1 |
| Dena’inaq’ language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3156139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dena’ina language Context triple: [Alaska Natives, includesLanguage, Dena’ina language]
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A.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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B.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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D.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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E.
Northern Tutchone
Northern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people in the central Yukon region of Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dena’ina language Target entity description: The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
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A.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
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B.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
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D.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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E.
Northern Tutchone
Northern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people in the central Yukon region of Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ahtna language
ⓘ
Deg Xinag language ⓘ Koyukon language ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicGroup | Dena’ina people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tanaina language ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Dena’inaq’ language
ⓘ
linked to:
Dena’ina language
|
| hasDialects |
Inland Dena’ina
ⓘ
linked to:
Dena’ina people
Lower Inlet Dena’ina ⓘ Outer Inlet Dena’ina ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Inlet Dena’ina
Upper Inlet Dena’ina ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
complex verb templates
ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ prefixing verb morphology ⓘ |
| hasNotableResearcher |
James Kari
ⓘ
Joan M. Tenenbaum ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpeaker | Peter Kalifornsky ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant-rich inventory
ⓘ
toneless ⓘ |
| hasResource |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
community language classes
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ university-based courses ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | tfn ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Na-Dene language family
ⓘ
linked to:
Na-Dene
|
| languageOf |
Dena’ina Ełnena (Dena’ina homeland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Denaʼina
|
| nativeName |
Dena’inaq’
ⓘ
linked to:
Dena’ina language
|
| region |
Cook Inlet region
ⓘ
linked to:
Cook Inlet
south-central Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southcentral Alaska
|
| spokenIn |
Anchorage area
ⓘ
Iliamna Lake region ⓘ
linked to:
Iliamna, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula ⓘ Lake Clark region ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
|
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Kenai Peninsula College
ⓘ
University of Alaska Anchorage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ place names in south-central Alaska ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
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Subject: Dena’ina language Description of subject: The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
Referenced by (10)
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