Northern Tutchone
E349733
Northern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people in the central Yukon region of Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Tutchone canonical | 9 |
| Northern Tutchone language | 5 |
| Northern Dene languages | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Northern Tutchone Context triple: [Yukon Native Language Centre, focusLanguage, Northern Tutchone]
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A.
Ahtna Athabaskan
Ahtna Athabaskan are an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of south-central Alaska whose traditional homeland centers on the Copper River basin.
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B.
Gwich’in language
The Gwich’in language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western 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.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northern Tutchone Target entity description: Northern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people in the central Yukon region of Canada.
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A.
Ahtna Athabaskan
Ahtna Athabaskan are an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of south-central Alaska whose traditional homeland centers on the Copper River basin.
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B.
Gwich’in language
The Gwich’in language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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C.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western 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.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan language
ⓘ
First Nations language ⓘ Indigenous language of North America ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea |
American Indian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Indigenous languages
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gwich’in language
ⓘ
surface form:
Gwichʼin language
Kaska language ⓘ Southern Tutchone ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Southern Tutchone First Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Tutchone people
|
| hasAlternativeName | Northern Tutchone language ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Pelly dialect
ⓘ
Stewart dialect ⓘ White River dialect ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
aspectual distinctions
ⓘ
classifiers in verb system ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ pronominal prefixes ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
polysynthetic
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prefixing verb morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
rich consonant inventory
ⓘ
tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Carmacks
ⓘ
Mayo ⓘ Pelly Crossing ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ttm ⓘ |
| languageCodeType | ISO 639-3 ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Na-Dene ⓘ
surface form:
Na-Dene language family
|
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| partOf | Yukon Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Yukon
ⓘ
surface form:
Yukon government
|
| region |
Pelly River region
ⓘ
Porcupine River region ⓘ
surface form:
Stewart River region
White River region ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community language programs in Yukon
ⓘ
language classes in Yukon schools ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Yukon ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | central Yukon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
First Nations governments in Yukon
ⓘ
surface form:
First Nations in Yukon
|
| usedIn |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
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Subject: Northern Tutchone Description of subject: Northern Tutchone is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people in the central Yukon region of Canada.
Referenced by (15)
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