Different helping words and phrases in the Ahtna Language
Also Known As:
Ahtena, Nabesna, Tanana, Ah-tena, Atna, Copper River, Mednovskiy
Dialects & Varieties
Directional Reference, Discourse, and Landscape in Ahtna
Berez, Andrea L. 2011. Directional Reference, Discourse, and Landscape in Ahtna.
PhD dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Among the Ahtna population, there are approximately thirty first-language speakers of the language alive today, all of whom are at least sixty years of age. Although most children know some phrases and vocabulary items in the language, English is the language taught in homes today. There is, however, a growing passion for Ahtna language revitalization in the community, and several recent projects have undertaken to increase knowledge of the heritage language among Ahtna people and non-Ahtna residents of the Copper Valley. (pp. 3-4.)
Location and Context
Countries
USA; Alaska
Location Description
The Ahtna community today consists of eight modern villages (Mentasta, Chistochina, Gakona, Gulkana, Tazlina, Copper Center, Chitina, and Cantwell) in the Copper River and Upper Susitna drainages of south central Alaska. More than 1600 Ahtna residents of the area are shareholders in Ahtna, Incorporated, one of the thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations established by Congress under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. (p. 3)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
Ahtna Sounds/Alphabet with the Anchorage Language Group
Different Phrases in the Ahtna Language