Dane-zaa language

Dane-zaa
Beaver
Dane-zaa Ẕáágéʔ (ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ)
Native toCanada
RegionBritish Columbia, Alberta
Ethnicity1,700 Dane-zaa[1]
Native speakers
220, 13% of ethnic population (2016 census)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bea
Glottologbeav1236
ELPDane-Zaa (Beaver)
Beaver is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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PeopleDane-z̲aa
ᑕᓀᖚ
LanguageDane-z̲aa Ẕáágéʔ
ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ
CountryDane-z̲aa nanéʔ
ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ ᓇᓀᐥ,
Denendeh
ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ

Dane-zaa, known in the language as Dane-zaa Ẕáágéʔ (syll: ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ), formerly known as Beaver, is an Athabascan language of western Canada. It means "people-regular language." About one-tenth of the Dane-zaa people speak the language.

Beaver is closely related to the languages spoken by neighboring Athabaskan groups, such as Slavey, Sekani, Tsuu T’ina, Chipewyan, and Kaska.

  1. ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ^ "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census - Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.

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