Dené–Yeniseian languages
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Dené–Yeniseian is a proposed language family consisting of the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia and the Na-Dené languages of northwestern North America.
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Dené–Yeniseian | |
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Geographic distribution | northwest North America and central Siberia |
Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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Glottolog | None |
Distribution of Dené-Yeniseian languages in North Asia and North America
Striped areas indicate the area of the former extent of the languages. |
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Reception among experts has been somewhat favorable; thus, Dené–Yeniseian has been called "the first demonstration of a genealogical link between Old World and New World language families that meets the standards of traditional comparative-historical linguistics",[1] besides the Eskaleut languages spoken in far eastern Siberia and North America.