Deg Hit’an
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Deg Hit'an (also Deg Xinag, Deg Xit'an, Deg Hitan, Degexit'an, Ingalik, Ingalit, Inkaliten, Inkality, Kaiyuhkhotana) is a group of Athabaskan peoples in Alaska. The older name Ingalik and its derivatives are considered offense to the Deg Hit'an.
Language
| Deg Hit'an (Deg Xinag) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | USA |
| Region: | Alaska |
| Total speakers: | less than 40 |
| Genetic classification: | Na-dene Athabaskan-Eyak Athabaskan Northern Deg Hit'an |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1/-2 | - |
| SIL | ing |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
External links
- [Deg Xinag - Language of the Deg Hit'an]
- [Deg Xinag] (ANLC)
- [Rescuing a language: College course unites far-flung students and elders in an effort to save Deg Xinag]
Bibliography
- Alaskan Native Language Center. Alaskan Native Language Center website: http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/ (accessed July 24, 2005).
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (Ed.). (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the world (15th ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. (Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com).
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