Upper Kuskokwim language
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| Upper Kuskokwim | |
|---|---|
| Dinakʼi | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Alaska (middle Yukon River, Koyukuk River) |
| Ethnicity | 160 Upper Kuskokwim (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | <5 (2020)[2] |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Alaska[3] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kuu |
| Glottolog | uppe1438 |
| ELP | Upper Kuskokwim |
The Upper Kuskokwim language (also called Kolchan or Goltsan or Dinak'i) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené language family. It is spoken by the Upper Kuskokwim people in the Upper Kuskokwim River villages of Nikolai, Telida, and McGrath, Alaska. About 40 of a total of 160 Upper Kuskokwim people (Dichinanek’ Hwt’ana) still speak the language.
A practical orthography of the language was established by Raymond Collins, who in 1964 began linguistic work at Nikolai.
Since 1990s, the language has also been documented by a Russian linguist Andrej Kibrik.[4][5]
Bibliography[edit]
- Alaska Native Language Center. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- Collins, Raymond and Sally Jo Collins. 2004. Dichinanek' Hwt'ana: A History of the people of the Upper Kuskokwim who live in Nikolai and Telida, Alaska. (Online: Alaska Native Language Archive item UK964C2004)
References[edit]
- ^ Upper Kuskokwim language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/ANLPAC/ANLPAC%202020%20Report%20to%20the%20Governor%20and%20Legislature.pdf
- ^ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/21/305688602/alaska-oks-bill-making-native-languages-official
- ^ http://ukpreservation.com/kibrik-papers/
- ^ https://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/search/result.xml?contributor=848
Links[edit]
- Upper Kuskokwim Language and Culture Preservation (website in development)
- Dinak'i | Upper Kuskokwim Dictionary iOS app
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