Dene Suline (Chipewyan)
E254257
Dene Suline (Chipewyan) is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Chipewyan people of northern Canada, notably in regions of the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dene Suline | 2 |
| Dene Suline (Chipewyan) canonical | 2 |
| Dene Sųłiné | 2 |
| Dene Suline language | 1 |
| Tsezʼutʼine (Chipewyan) language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2309285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dene Suline (Chipewyan) Context triple: [Na-Dene, includesLanguageWithLargeSpeakerPopulation, Dene Suline (Chipewyan)]
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A.
Dene
The Dene are a group of First Nations peoples of the subarctic regions of Canada, known for their Athabaskan languages, deep land-based traditions, and long-standing presence across the northern interior.
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B.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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C.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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D.
Tłı̨chǫ
Tłı̨chǫ is an Athabaskan (Dene) language spoken by the Tłı̨chǫ people of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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E.
Swampy Cree
Swampy Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the swamp and lowland regions of northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas, with a distinct dialect and cultural practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dene Suline (Chipewyan) Target entity description: Dene Suline (Chipewyan) is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Chipewyan people of northern Canada, notably in regions of the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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A.
Dene
The Dene are a group of First Nations peoples of the subarctic regions of Canada, known for their Athabaskan languages, deep land-based traditions, and long-standing presence across the northern interior.
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B.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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C.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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D.
Tłı̨chǫ
Tłı̨chǫ is an Athabaskan (Dene) language spoken by the Tłı̨chǫ people of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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E.
Swampy Cree
Swampy Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the swamp and lowland regions of northern Manitoba, Ontario, and adjacent areas, with a distinct dialect and cultural practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Chipewyan
ⓘ
Dënesųłiné ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Dene peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Dene people
|
| belongsToGroup |
Indigenous languages of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
First Nations languages of Canada
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAgreement | verbal agreement with subject and object ⓘ |
| hasCaseMarking | postpositional system ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
dictionaries
ⓘ
grammars ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | chip1261 ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRecognition | recognized Indigenous language in some Canadian jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive length in vowels
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ tonal contrasts in some dialects ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ school-based language instruction ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | chp ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dene languages ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Dogrib language
ⓘ
Gwich’in language ⓘ
surface form:
Gwichʼin language
Slavey language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
|
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | head-marking language ⓘ |
| region | Northern Canada ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Chipewyan people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
community communication ⓘ traditional oral storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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Subject: Dene Suline (Chipewyan) Description of subject: Dene Suline (Chipewyan) is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken primarily by the Chipewyan people of northern Canada, notably in regions of the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Referenced by (8)
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