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Athapaskan

Athapaskan

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A group of related native languages spoken in northwest Canada, Alaska, and the southwestern United States
  • noun
  • /ˌæθəˈpæskən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lenguas atapasco
  • Navajo is an Athapaskan language spoken in the southwestern United States.

Examples

  • The Athapaskan languages include both northern and southern branches.

  • Many researchers continue to study the structure of Athapaskan languages for their complexity.

  • The Athapaskan languages are rich in history.

  • Are you familiar with the Athapaskan culture?

  • Navajo is an Athapaskan language spoken in the southwestern United States.

  • Many researchers continue to study the structure of Athapaskan languages for their complexity.

  • The Athapaskan languages include both northern and southern branches.

Synonyms

Athapascan
vsAthapaskan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related Native American languages that people speak in Alaska, western Canada, and the US southwest

has identical meaning but differs only in spelling form
Athabascan
vsAthapaskan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related native languages spoken in Alaska, northwestern Canada, and the southwestern United States

has identical meaning but appears with a different orthography
Athabaskan
vsAthapaskan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related Native American languages spoken in western North America, for example in Alaska and the southwest

has the same sense but uses a different written form
Athapaskan language
vsAthapaskan
  • Specialized
9.9

A Native language spoken by groups in Alaska, western Canada, or the southwestern United States

refers to the group as a whole rather than one individual language

Compounds

Athapaskan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A Native language spoken by groups in Alaska, western Canada, or the southwestern United States

Surface Forms

Athapaskan singular
Athapaskans plural

Etymology

Athapaskan for the language family also comes from the place name Athabasca, from a local word meaning 'where there are reeds'. So Athapaskan languages are the related languages spoken by those peoples across northern North America and even down to the southwestern United States, as in Navajo.