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Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary

Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary

Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
273
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.

5
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 5

Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.

5
Transmission

Transmission 4

Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.

4
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
2037
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Alaska, USA
Location Description

"Koyukon Athabaskan is spoken on the middle Yukon, the Koyukuk, and lower Tanana rivers in northwestern Alaska ... in a territory that covers in the historic period approximately 78,000 square miles." Lower dialect: Kaltag, Nulato; Central Dialect: Koyukuk, Huslia, Galena, Ruby, Tanana, Rampart, Hughes, Allakaket; Upper Dialect: Tanana, Rampart, Stevens Village, Beaver, Bearpaw.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
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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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
The Koyukon practical orthography makes use of the characters of the English alphabet, with the addition of two non-standard characters, barred-l and barred-u.

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