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Northern Athabaskan
Ethnicity Dene
Geographic
distribution
Alaska, Yukon
Linguistic classification Dené–Yeniseian?
GlottologNone

Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken by indigenous peoples in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska ( Alaskan Athabaskans), Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The Northern Athabaskan languages consist of 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.

Classification

  • Northern Athabaskan
    • Southern Alaskan
      • Ahtna (also known as Atna, Ahtena, Copper River)
        • Central Copper River Ahtna
        • Lower Copper River Ahtna
        • Mentasta (also known as Upper Ahtna)
        • Western Ahtna
      • Dena’ina (also known as Tanaina)
        • Lower Inlet Dena’ina
          • Outer Inlet
          • Iliamna
          • Inland
        • Upper Inlet Dena’ina
    • Central Alaska–Yukon
      • Koyukon
        • Deg Xinag (also known as Deg Hit'an, Kaiyuhkhotana, Ingalik)
          • Lower Yukon River
          • Middle Kuskokwin
        • Holikachuk (also known as Innoko, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana)
        • Koyukon (also known as Ten’a, Co-Youkon, Co-yukon)
          • Lower Koyukon (also known as Lower Yukon Koyukon)
          • Central Koyukon (also known as Dinaakkanaaga Ts’inh Huyoza, Koyukuk River Koyukon)
          • Upper Koyukon (also known as Upper Yukon Koyukon)
      • Tanana–Tutchone
        • Upper Kuskokwim (also known as Kolchan, Goltsan)
          • Tanana
            • Lower Tanana (also known as Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
              • Minto-Tolovana-Toklat-Nenana-Wood River
                • Minto-Tolovana
                • Toklat
                • Nenana
                • Wood River
              • Chena
              • Salcha-Goodpastor
            • Tanacross (also known as Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
            • Upper Tanana (also known as Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)
              • Nabesna
              • Tetlin
              • Northway
              • Scottie Creek
              • Canadian Upper Tanana
          • Tutchone (also known as Gens de Bois, Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Tutchonekutchin)
            • Southern Tutchone (sometimes considered to be just a dialect)
            • Northern Tutchone (also known as Mayo) (sometimes considered to be just a dialect)
      • Kutchin–Han
        • Gwich’in (also known as Gwitch’in, Kutchin, Kootchin, Loucheux, Loucheaux, Takudh, Tukudh, "Quarrelers")
          • Alaskan Gwich’in (also known as Western Gwich’in)
          • Canadian Gwich’in (also known as Eastern Gwich’in)
        • Hän (also known as Han, Moosehide, Dawson, Gens du Fou, Han Gwich-in, Han-Kootchin, Hankutchin)
    • Northwestern Canada
      • Cordillera
        • Central Cordillera (also known as Tahltan-Tagish-Kaska)
          • Tagish (also known as Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Si-him-E-na, "Stick Indians", Tagisch, Tahgish, Tahkeesh, Tahk-heesh)
          • Tahltan (also known as Nahanni, Keyehotine, Nahane, Nahani, Tahl-tan, Tatltan, Ticaxhanoten, Toltan)
          • Kaska (also known as Nahanni, Nahane, Nahani, Cassiar)
        • Southeastern Cordillera
          • Sekani
          • Danezaa (also known as Beaver, Tsattine, Dunne-za, Deneza, Gens de Castor)
      • Mackenzie
        • Slavey–Hare (v Slave)
          • Slavey (also known as Slavey proper, South Slavey, Southern Slavey, Dene Tha, Esclave, Nahane, Nahani, Slave)
          • Mountain (also known as Montagnards, Nahane, Nahani, Sih gotine, Sihta gotine)
          • Bearlake (also known as Satudine, Sahtu gotine, Bear Lake)
          • Hare (also known as Kawchottine, Ka so gotine, Kancho, Kawchodinneh, Rabbitskins, Ta-na-tin-ne)
        • Dogrib (also known as Tli Cho, Tłįchǫ or Thlingchadine)
      • Chipewyan
        • Dene Suline (also known as Chipewyan, Dëne Sųłiné, Dene, Yellowknife, Montagnais, "Northern Indians", Copper Indians, Coppermine Indians, Mithcocoman, Red Knife, T’atsan ottine, Tatsotine, Yellow Knife)
    • Tsetsaut (also known as Ts’ets’aut, Nahane, Nahani, Portland Canal, Wetalth)
    • Central British Columbia
      • Babine-Witsuwit'en (also known as North Carrier, Babine Carrier, Northern Carrier, Bulkley Valley, Lakes District, Western Carrier)
        • Babine (also known as Nadot’en, Nedut’en, Nat’oot’en)
        • Takla
        • Witsuwit’en (also known as Wetsuwet’en, Wets’uwet’en, Wet’suwet’en)
        • Moricetown
        • Francois Lake
      • Dakelh (also known as Carrier, Dakelhne, Takelne, Takulli, Taculli, Takulie, Porteur, Nagailer)
        • Central Carrier (also known as Upper Carrier)
        • Southern Carrier (also known as Lower Carrier)
      • Chilcotin (also known as Tsilhqot’in, Tinneh, Chilkhodins, Tsilkotin)
      • Nicola (also known as Stuwix, Nicola-Similkameen) ( )
    • Sarsi (also known as Sarcee, Tsuu T’ina, or Tsuut’ina)
    • Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
      • Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (also known as Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanie)
        • Willapa (also known as Willoopah)
        • Suwal-Clatskanie
          • Suwal
          • Clatskanie (also known as Tlatskanie)

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