Athabascan Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Athabascan or Athapascan or Athapaskan or Athabaskan is the name of a Native American people, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. Eyak and Athabascan form a language group called Eyak-Athabascan. Tlingit is said to be related to this group to form the language family called Na-Dene by linguists. Haida was once thought to have been a member of Na-Dene, but most linguists dispute this today.Below is a list of all of the Athabascan languages and their geographic locations. The Apachean languages are spoken in the American Southwest, Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico.
- Canada: Tahltan, Kaska, Tagish, Beaver, Sekani, Carrier, Chilcotin, Babine, Wet'suwet'en, Gwich'in (Kutchin), Han, Chipewyan, Yellowknife, Sarsi (Sarcee), Dogrib, Hare, Mountain, Bearlake, Slavey, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tsetsaut,
- Alaska: Deg Xinag (Deg Hit'an, Ingalik), Gwich'in (Kutchin), Han, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Dena'ina (Tanaina), Ahtna (Ahtena), Upper Kuskokwim (Kolchan), Upper Tanana, Lower Tanana, Tanacross
- Northern California: Hupa, Tsnungwe, Chilula, Whilkut, Mattole, Bear River, Kato, Lassik, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki
- Oregon: Upper Umpqua, Coquille (Upper Coquille), Kwatami, Chasta Costa, Galice, Applegate, Upper Illinois, Chetco, Tolowa, Tututni, Kwalhioqua, Clatskanie (Tlatskanie)
- Apachean: Kiowa-Apache (Naisha), Navajo, San Carlos, White Mountain, Cibecue, Northern Tonto, South Tonto, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Chiricahua
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