Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken by indigenous peoples in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska (Alaskan Athabaskans), Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The Northern Athabaskan languages consist of 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.
Southern Alaskan
1. Ahtna (also known as Atna, Ahtena, Copper River) Central Copper River Ahtna Lower Copper River Ahtna Mentasta (also known as Upper Ahtna) Western Ahtna 2. Dena’ina (also known as Tanaina) Lower Inlet Dena’ina - Outer Inlet - Iliamna - Inland Upper Inlet Dena’ina
Central Alaska–Yukon
A. Koyukon
3. Deg Xinag (also known as Deg Hit'an, Kaiyuhkhotana, Ingalik) Lower Yukon River Middle Kuskokwin 4. Holikachuk (also known as Innoko, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana) 5. Koyukon (also known as Ten’a, Co-Youkon, Co-yukon) Lower Koyukon (also known as Lower Yukon Koyukon) Central Koyukon (also known as Dinaakkanaaga Ts’inh Huyoza, Koyukuk River Koyukon) Upper Koyukon (also known as Upper Yukon Koyukon)
B. Tanana–Tutchone
6. Upper Kuskokwim (also known as Kolchan, Goltsan) I. Tanana 7. Lower Tanana (also known as Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana) Minto-Tolovana-Toklat-Nenana-Wood River - Minto-Tolovana - Toklat - Nenana - Wood River Chena Salcha-Goodpastor 8. Tanacross (also known as Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana) 9. Upper Tanana (also known as Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana) Nabesna Tetlin Northway Scottie Creek Canadian Upper Tanana II. Tutchone (also known as Gens de Bois, Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Tutchonekutchin) 10. Southern Tutchone (sometimes considered to be just a dialect) 11. Northern Tutchone (also known as Mayo) (sometimes considered to be just a dialect)
C. Kutchin–Han
12. Gwich’in (also known as Gwitch’in, Kutchin, Kootchin, Loucheux, Loucheaux, Takudh, Tukudh, "Quarrelers") Alaskan Gwich’in (also known as Western Gwich’in) Canadian Gwich’in (also known as Eastern Gwich’in) 13. Hän (also known as Han, Moosehide, Dawson, Gens du Fou, Han Gwich-in, Han-Kootchin, Hankutchin)
Northwestern Canada
A. Cordillera
I. Central Cordillera (also known as Tahltan-Tagish-Kaska) 14. Tagish (also known as Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Si-him-E-na, "Stick Indians", Tagisch, Tahgish, Tahkeesh, Tahk-heesh) 15. Tahltan (also known as Nahanni, Keyehotine, Nahane, Nahani, Tahl-tan, Tatltan, Ticaxhanoten, Toltan) 16. Kaska (also known as Nahanni, Nahane, Nahani, Cassiar) II. Southeastern Cordillera 17. Sekani 18. Danezaa (also known as Beaver, Tsattine, Dunne-za, Deneza, Gens de Castor)
B. Mackenzie
I. Slavey–Hare (v Slave) 19. Slavey (also known as Slavey proper, South Slavey, Southern Slavey, Dene Tha, Esclave, Nahane, Nahani, Slave) 20. Mountain (also known as Montagnards, Nahane, Nahani, Sih gotine, Sihta gotine) 21. Bearlake (also known as Satudine, Sahtu gotine, Bear Lake) 22. Hare (also known as Kawchottine, Ka so gotine, Kancho, Kawchodinneh, Rabbitskins, Ta-na-tin-ne) 23. Dogrib (also known as Tli Cho, Tłįchǫ or Thlingchadine)
C. Chipewyan
24. Dene Suline (also known as Chipewyan, Dëne Sųłiné, Dene, Yellowknife, Montagnais, "Northern Indians", Copper Indians, Coppermine Indians, Mithcocoman, Red Knife, T’atsan ottine, Tatsotine, Yellow Knife)
Tsetsaut
25. Tsetsaut (also known as Ts’ets’aut, Nahane, Nahani, Portland Canal, Wetalth)
Central British Columbia
26. Babine-Witsuwit'en (also known as North Carrier, Babine Carrier, Northern Carrier, Bulkley Valley, Lakes District, Western Carrier) Babine (also known as Nadot’en, Nedut’en, Nat’oot’en) Takla Witsuwit’en (also known as Wetsuwet’en, Wets’uwet’en, Wet’suwet’en) Moricetown Francois Lake 27. Dakelh (also known as Carrier, Dakelhne, Takelne, Takulli, Taculli, Takulie, Porteur, Nagailer) Central Carrier (also known as Upper Carrier) Southern Carrier (also known as Lower Carrier) 28. Chilcotin (also known as Tsilhqot’in, Tinneh, Chilkhodins, Tsilkotin) 29. Nicola (also known as Stuwix, Nicola-Similkameen) (extinct)
Sarsi
30. Sarsi (also known as Sarcee, Tsuu T’ina, or Tsuut’ina)
Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
31. Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (also known as Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanie) Willapa (also known as Willoopah) Suwal-Clatskanie - Suwal - Clatskanie (also known as Tlatskanie)
References
Bibliography
See: Athabaskan languages#Bibliography.