Gwichʼin language - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gwichʼin language ( Dinju Zhuh Kʼyuu) [4] belongs to the Athabaskan language family and is spoken by the Gwich'in First Nation (Canada) / Alaska Native People (United States). It is also known in older or dialect-specific publications as Kutchin, Takudh, Tukudh, or …
About the Gwich’in Language – Gwich'in Language
WEBGwich’in is considered a severely endangered language due to the fact that today no children are learning Gwich’in as their first language. The Gwich’in language is traditionally spoken in northeastern Alaska, and in northwest Canada in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich'in) | anlorg
WEBGwich'in language. About Dinjii Zhuh K'yaa. Gwich’in is the most northern Athabascan language in Alaska, spoken in the far Northeast, and in Northwestern Canada. About 300 Gwich’in speak the language in Alaska, and another 350 speak the language in Canada. The caribou or vadzaih is of extreme importance to Gwich’in people.
Gwichʼin - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gwichʼin language, part of the Athabaskan language family, has two main dialects, eastern and western, which are delineated roughly at the United States-Canada border. Each village has unique dialect differences, idioms, and expressions.
How We Speak | Gwich'in Social & Cultural Institute
WEBFor the Gwich’in beneficiaries who are living within the NWT, only 20 people spoke the language in their home and only 275 reported they could speak the language. Around two-thirds of the people who can speak the language are over 40.
Languages - Gwich'in | Alaska Native Language Center
WEBGwich'in (Kutchin) is the Athabascan language spoken in the northeastern Alaska villages of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Circle, and Birch Creek, as well as in a wide adjacent area of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory. The Gwich'in population of Alaska is about 1,100, and of that number about 300 are speakers of ...
Dinjii Zhuh (Gwich'in) | The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBMar 13, 2007 · Updated by Michelle Filice. Published Online March 13, 2007. Last Edited June 19, 2020. Dinjii Zhuh (also Gwich’in, formerly Kutchin), meaning “one who dwells (in)” or “the inhabitant of,” are Dene (Athabaskan)-speaking Indigenous peoples who live in northwestern North America.
Gwich'in Social & Cultural Institute of Alaska
WEBWe work to revitalize Dinjii Zhuh K’yàa, the Gwich’in language, by creating language-learning resources and programs. We are Gwich’in community members dedicated to reawakening Dinjii Zhuh K’yàa in our communities.
About — Gwich'in Social & Cultural Institute of Alaska
WEBMission. We aim to preserve and restore Dinjii Zhuh K’yàa by creating language-learning resources and programs. We believe that by revitalizing our ancestral language, we will strengthen our connection to one another, our Gwich’in culture and worldview.
About the Gwich’in | Gwich'in Social & Cultural Institute
WEBAbout the Gwich’in. We are one of the most northerly Indigenous peoples on the North American continent, living at the northwestern limits of the boreal forest. Only the Inuit live further north. We are part of a larger family of Indigenous people known as Athapaskans, which include peoples such as the Slavey, Dogrib, Han and Tutchone but our ...
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