 | It has been suggested that this article should be split into articles titled Northern Tutchtone language and Southern Tutchtone language. (discuss) (July 2024) |
| Tutchone | |
|---|---|
| Dän kʼè (Southern) Dän kʼí (Northern) | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Yukon |
| Ethnicity | 2,500 (1,100 Northern Tutchone, 1,400 Southern Tutchone; 2007) |
Native speakers | 360 (2016 census)[1] |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tce – Southernttm – Northern |
| Glottolog | tutc1236 |
 Speaker location | |
 Southern Tutchone is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tutchone is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Northern and Southern Tutchone First Nations in central and southern regions of Yukon Territory, Canada. Tutchone belongs to the Northern Athabaskan linguistic subfamily and has two primary varieties, Southern and Northern. Although they are sometimes considered separate languages, Northern and Southern Tutchone speakers are generally able to understand each other in conversation, albeit with moderate difficulty.[2]
Southern Tutchone is spoken in the Yukon communities of Aishihik, Burwash Landing, Champagne, Haines Junction, Kloo Lake, Klukshu, Lake Laberge, and Whitehorse.[3]
Northern Tutchone is spoken in the Yukon communities of Mayo, Pelly Crossing, Stewart Crossing, Carmacks, and Beaver Creek.[4]
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (28 March 2018). "Aboriginal Mother Tongue". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Krauss, M. E. and V. Golla. (1981). Northern Athapaskan Languages. Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 6: Subarctic, ed. by June Helm, 67–85. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Did you know Southern Tutchone is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Did you know Northern Tutchone is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2017-11-01.