English Explanatory Dictionary

Na-Dene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America.

Word forms

Na-Dene Na-Dené

Etymology

Coined by Edward Sapir in 1915, from Tlingit naa and Athabaskan dene, both meaning people or tribe.

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