Slavey language

Dene / (Slavey)^[3]
"people" / "*Awokanak*"^[4]
Dene / (Slavey); "people" / "Awokanak"
Person	Dene
People	Got'iné (North); Sahtúgot’įné ("Great Bear Lake"); K’ashógot’įne ("Hareskin"); Shíhgot’įne ("Mountain"); Deneke (South)
Language	Got'iné Kedé / Got'iné Yatí; Sahtúgot’įné Kədǝ́; K’ashógot’įne Xədǝ́; Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́; Dene Yatié / Dene Zhatié
Country	Denendeh,; Got'iné Néné (North),; Sahtúgot’įné Nę́nę́; K’ashógot’įne Nę́né; Shıhgot’ıné Nę́nę́; Dene Ndéh (South),; Dehchondéh; Dene Tha' Ndéh;

Slavey
Slavey
North:; Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́; K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́; Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́; South:; Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé
Native to	Denendeh, Canada
Region	Northwest Territories
Ethnicity	Slavey, Sahtu
Native speakers	2,120, 65% of ethnic population (2016 census)
Language family	Dené–Yeniseian? Na-Dené Athabaskan Northern Athabaskan Slavey; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Northwest Territories, Canada
Language codes
ISO 639-2	den
ISO 639-3	den – inclusive code; Individual codes:; scs – North Slavey; xsl – South Slavey
Glottolog	slav1253
ELP	Dene K'e (Slavey); Bearlake; Hare;
	North Slavey is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Slavey (/ˈsleɪvi/;^[5] also Slave, Slavé) is a group of Athabaskan languages and a dialect continuum spoken amongst the Dene peoples of Canada in the Northwest Territories – or central Denendeh – where it also has official status.^[6] The languages are primarily written using a modified Latin script, with some using Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. In their own languages, these languages are referred to as: Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ (spoken by the Sahtu Dene), K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ (the Hare Dene dialect) and Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ (the Mountain dialect) in the North, and Dené Dháh (primarily by the Dene Tha' in Alberta), Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé in the South.

^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (2 August 2017). "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. Retrieved 2017-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Official Languages of the Northwest Territories Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (map)
^ Mandeville, Curtis (21 June 2016). "Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing". CBC. Retrieved 7 November 2023. [T]he name Slavey is a colonial term that was imposed on the Dehcho Dene[, Nakehk'o said;] "It is a very terrible and horrible name."
^ Waldman, Carl (2006). Facts on File Library of American History - Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. Infobase Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781438110103. The name given to Dene by the Cree "who sometimes raided and enslaved their less aggressive northern neighbors".
^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
^ Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988 Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)

[census-1] Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (2 August 2017). "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. Retrieved 2017-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Official Languages of the Northwest Territories Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (map)

[SlaveyName-3] Mandeville, Curtis (21 June 2016). "Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing". CBC. Retrieved 7 November 2023. [T]he name Slavey is a colonial term that was imposed on the Dehcho Dene[, Nakehk'o said;] "It is a very terrible and horrible name."

[4] Waldman, Carl (2006). Facts on File Library of American History - Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. Infobase Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781438110103. The name given to Dene by the Cree "who sometimes raided and enslaved their less aggressive northern neighbors".

[5] Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh

[lang-6] Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988 Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)

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Slavey
North: Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ South: Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé
Native to	Denendeh, Canada
Region	Northwest Territories
Ethnicity	Slavey, Sahtu
Native speakers	2,120, 65% of ethnic population (2016 census)^[1]
Language family	Dené–Yeniseian? Na-Dené Athabaskan Northern Athabaskan Slavey
Official status
Official language in	Northwest Territories, Canada^[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`den`
ISO 639-3	`den` – inclusive code Individual codes: `scs` – North Slavey `xsl` – South Slavey
Glottolog	`slav1253`
ELP	Dene K'e (Slavey) Bearlake Hare
North Slavey is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.