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Dena’ina /dɨˈnaɪnə/, also Tanaina, is the Athabaskan language of the region surrounding Cook Inlet. It is geographically unique in Alaska as the only Alaska Athabaskan language to include territory which borders salt water. Four dialects are usually distinguished: Upper Inlet, spoken in Eklutna, Knik, Susitna, Tyonek Outer Inlet, spoken in Kenai, Kustatan, Seldovia Iliamna, spoken in Pedro Bay, Old Iliamna, Lake Iliamna area Inland, spoken in Nondalton, Lime Village Of the total Dena'ina population of about 900 people, only 75-95 members still speak Dena’ina. James Kari has done extensive work on the language since 1972, including his edition with Alan Boraas of the collected writings of Peter Kalifornsky in 1991. Joan Tenenbaum also conducted extensive field research on the language in the 1970s.
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Names (more)

[en] Dena'ina language
[eo] Denaina lingvo
[pt] Língua dena’ina
[tr] Denağinaca

Language type : Living

Language resources for Tanaina

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Wiktionary - Category:Dena'ina language [en]
Wiktionnaire - Catégorie:dena’ina [fr]

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