Slavey language
Athabaskan language group spoken in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Slavey (/ˈsleɪvi/;[5] also Slave, Slavé) is a group of Athabaskan languages and a dialect continuum spoken amongst the Dene peoples of Canada in the Northwest Territories – or central Denendeh – where it also has official status.[6] The languages are primarily written using a modified Latin script, with some using Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. In their own languages, these languages are referred to as: Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ (spoken by the Sahtu Dene), K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ (the Hare Dene dialect) and Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ (the Mountain dialect) in the North, and Dené Dháh (primarily by the Dene Tha' in Alberta), Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé in the South.
Slavey | |
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North: Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ South: Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé | |
Native to | Denendeh, Canada |
Region | Northwest Territories |
Ethnicity | Slavey, Sahtu |
Native speakers | 2,120, 65% of ethnic population (2016 census)[1] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Northwest Territories, Canada[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | den |
ISO 639-3 | den – inclusive codeIndividual codes: scs – North Slaveyxsl – South Slavey |
Glottolog | slav1253 |
ELP | |
North Slavey is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Dene / (Slavey)[3] "people" / "Awokanak"[4] | |
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Person | Dene |
People | Got'iné (North) Sahtúgot’įné ("Great Bear Lake") K’ashógot’įne ("Hareskin") Shíhgot’įne ("Mountain") Deneke (South) |
Language | Got'iné Kedé / Got'iné Yatí Sahtúgot’įné Kədǝ́ K’ashógot’įne Xədǝ́ Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ Dene Yatié / Dene Zhatié |
Country | Denendeh, Got'iné Néné (North), Sahtúgot’įné Nę́nę́ K’ashógot’įne Nę́né Shıhgot’ıné Nę́nę́ Dene Ndéh (South), Dehchondéh Dene Tha' Ndéh |