na-dene

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A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America
a family of North American Indian languages
na-dene

    Hyphenation

    Na-De·ne

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    Etymology

    () Coined by Edward Sapir|Edward Sapir]] in 1915, from Tlingit naa and Athabascan dene, both meaning people or tribe.
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