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Neeʼaandèegnʼ

Upper Tanana language

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About Neeʼaandèegnʼ

Upper Tanana is spoken by Athabascans in Tok, Tetlin and Northway, as well as in the Scottie Creek Drainage in the Yukon. Upper Tanana is mutually intelligible with Tanacross, but uses a low lexical tone where Tanacross would use a high lexical tone. The language is spoken by 55 people in Alaska and about as many in Canada.

Phrases

Nts'ąą' dįįt'eh?

How are you?

Suu'.

Good, fine.

Tsen-'įį.

Thank you.

Ąą'.

Yes.

Kol.

No.

Resources

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Dictionaries

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Online Courses & Apps

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Other Resources

Upper Tanana Videos
A Grammar of Upper Tanana Pt 1-4
13:01
Language, Culture, and the Environment: Waterways in Alaska's Upper Tanana
13:57
1 to 10 in Upper Tanana Athabascan
00:33
Saanayh Niihoolin Dziin
00:11
Upper Tanana Pt 1: The Language and its Speakers
02:25
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