- Tutchone language
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Tutchone Spoken in Canada Region Yukon Ethnicity 1400 Southern Tutchone people, 1000 Northern Tutchone people Native speakers 400 (1995) Language family Dené–Yeniseian- Na-Dené
- Athabaskan–Eyak
- Athabaskan
- Northern Athabaskan
- Tutchone
- Northern Athabaskan
- Athabaskan
- Athabaskan–Eyak
Language codes ISO 639-3 either:
tce – Southern
ttm – NorthernTutchone is a threatened Athabaskan language spoken in the Yukon Territory in Canada. It has two varieties that are sometimes considered separate languages, Southern Tutchone and Northern Tutchone.
Southern Tutchone is spoken in the Yukon communities of Aishihik, Burwash Landing, Champagne, Haines Junction, Kloo Lake, Klukshu, Lake Laberge, and Whitehorse.
Northern Tutchone is spoken in the Yukon communities of Mayo, Pelly Crossing, Stewart Crossing, Carmacks, and Beaver Creek.
Dialects
Southern
- Aisihilik dialect
- Tàaʼan dialect
- Klukshu dialect
- Kluane dialect
Northern
- Big Salmon dialect
- Pelly Crossing dialect
- Mayo dialect
- White River dialect
External links
- Yukon Native Language Center : Northern Tutchone
- Yukon Native Language Center : Southern Tutchone
- First Voices: Southern Tutchone
Categories:- Northern Athabaskan languages
- Indigenous languages of the North American Subarctic
- First Nations languages in Canada
- First Nations languages in Yukon
- Endangered languages
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs
- Na-Dené
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