Upper Kuskokwim language
| Upper Kuskokwim | |
|---|---|
| Dinakʼi | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Alaska (middle Yukon River, Koyukuk River) |
| Ethnicity | 160 Upper Kuskokwim (2007)[1] |
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Native speakers
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40 (2007)[1] |
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Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kuu |
| Glottolog | uppe1438[2] |
The Upper Kuskokwim language (also called Kolchan or Goltsan or Dinak'i) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené language family. It is spoken by the Upper Kuskokwim people in the Upper Kuskokwim River villages of Nikolai, Telida, and McGrath, Alaska. About 40 of a total of 160 Upper Kuskokwim people (Dichinanek’ Hwt’ana) still speak the language. A practical orthography of the language was established by Raymond Collins, who in 1964 began linguistic work at Nikolai.
Bibliography
- Alaska Native Language Center. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- Collins, Raymond and Sally Jo Collins. 2004. Dichinanek' Hwt'ana: A History of the people of the Upper Kuskokwim who live in Nikolai and Telida, Alaska. (Online: Alaska Native Language Archive item UK964C2004)
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References
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- Upper Kuskokwim Language and Culture Preservation (website in development)
- Dinak'i | Upper Kuskokwim Dictionary iOS app
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Upper Kuskokwim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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