den – inclusive code Individual codes: scs – North Slavey xsl – South Slavey
Glottolog
slav1253
ELP
Dene K'e (Slavey)
Bearlake
Hare
North Slavey is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Slavey (/ˈsleɪvi/;[5] also Slave, Slavé) is a group of Athabaskan languages and a dialect continuum spoken amongst the Dene peoples of Canada in the Northwest Territories – or central Denendeh – where it also has official status.[6] The languages are primarily written using a modified Latin script, with some using Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. In their own languages, these languages are referred to as: Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́ (spoken by the Sahtu Dene), K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ (the Hare Dene dialect) and Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ (the Mountain dialect) in the North, and Dené Dháh (primarily by the Dene Tha' in Alberta), Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé in the South.
^Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (2 August 2017). "Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census - Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Other Aboriginal language(s) spoken regularly at home for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Official Languages of the Northwest Territories Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (map)
^Mandeville, Curtis (21 June 2016). "Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing". CBC. Retrieved 7 November 2023. [T]he name Slavey is a colonial term that was imposed on the Dehcho Dene[, Nakehk'o said;] "It is a very terrible and horrible name."
^Waldman, Carl (2006). Facts on File Library of American History - Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. Infobase Publishing. p. 275. ISBN 9781438110103. The name given to Dene by the Cree "who sometimes raided and enslaved their less aggressive northern neighbors".
^Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
^Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988 Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)
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Territories. Indigenous language productions on weekdays include Tide Godi ("great lake news") in Tlicho, Dehcho Dene in South Slavey, and Denesuline Yatia...
Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhæni/ nə-HAN-ee; Slaveylanguage: Tthenáágó [t̪θɛnáːkó] "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest...
Kutenai language, the city is referred to as ʔaknuqtapȼik’. In the Slaveylanguage, the area is known as Klincho-tinay-indihay meaning "many horse town"...
or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal...
eleven official languages): Cree, Dënesųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, North and South Slavey and Tłı̨chǫ. As these official languages are legislated at...
and ice bridge combination used for river crossing. Deh Cho is the Slaveylanguage name for the Mackenzie River. NWT Highway 3 (or the Yellowknife Highway)...