Na-Dene languages

Na-Dene (/ˌnɑːdɪˈneɪ/ NAH-dih-NAY; also Nadene, Na-Dené, Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit, Tlina–Dene) is a family of Native American languages that includes at least the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit languages. Haida was formerly included, but is now considered doubtful. By far the most widely spoken Na-Dene language today is Navajo.

"Nadene" redirects here. For the female given name, see Nadine (given name).
Na-Dene
Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit
Geographic
distribution		North America
Linguistic classificationDené–Yeniseian?
  • Na-Dene
Proto-languageProto-Na-Dene
Subdivisions
ISO 639-5xnd
Glottologatha1245

In February 2008, a proposal connecting Na-Dene (excluding Haida) to the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia into a Dené–Yeniseian family was published and well-received by a number of linguists. It was proposed in a 2014 paper that the Na-Dene languages of North America and the Yeniseian languages of Siberia had a common origin in a language spoken in Beringia, between the two continents.

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