Tutchone language
| Tutchone | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Yukon |
| Ethnicity | 2,500 (1,100 Northern Tutchone, 1,400 Southern Tutchone; 2007) |
Native speakers | 360 (2016 census)[1] |
Na-Dené
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tce – Southernttm – Northern |
| Glottolog | tutc1236 |
 Speaker location | |
| Dän / Dün "person" | |
|---|---|
| People | Northern: Dän Southern: Dän / Dün |
| Language | Northern: Dän Kʼí Southern: Dän Kʼè |
| Country | Denendeh Northern: Dän Kezhi Southern: Dákéyi / Dän Keyi |
Tutchone is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Northern and Southern Tutchone First Nations in central and southern regions of Yukon Territory, Canada. Tutchone belongs to the Northern Athabaskan linguistic subfamily and has two primary varieties, Southern and Northern. Although they are sometimes considered separate languages, Northern and Southern Tutchone speakers are generally able to understand each other in conversation, albeit with moderate difficulty.[2]
Dialects
Southern (Dän kʼè)
- Aishihik dialect
- Tàaʼan dialect
- Klukshu dialect
- Kluane dialect
Northern (Dän kʼí)
- Big Salmon dialect
- Pelly Crossing dialect
- Mayo dialect
- White River dialect
Vocabulary comparison
The comparison of some words in the two languages:[3]
| Northern | Southern | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| łu ¹ ~ łyok ² | łu | fish |
| łígī | łä̀chʼi | one |
| łä́ki | łä̀ki | two |
| tadechʼi | tayke | three |
| łénínchʼi | dùkʼwän | four |
| hulákʼo | kä̀jän | five |
| èkúm | ä́kų̀ | my house |
| ninkúm | nkų̀ | your (sg.) house |
| ukúm | ukų̀ | his/her house |
| dàkúm | dákų̀ | our house |
| dàkúm | dákų̀ | your (pl.) house |
| huukúm | kwäkų̀/kukų̀ | their house |
¹ Big Salmon dialect
² Pelly Crossing dialect
References
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (28 March 2018). "Aboriginal Mother Tongue". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Krauss, M. E. and V. Golla. (1981). Northern Athapaskan Languages. Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 6: Subarctic, ed. by June Helm, 67–85. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "FirstVoices".
External links
- Yukon Native Language Center: Northern Tutchone Archived 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Native Language Center: Southern Tutchone Archived 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- First Voices: Southern Tutchone Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Freelang Tutchone (Southern)-English dictionary
- OLAC resources in and about the Northern Tutchone language
- OLAC resources in and about the Southern Tutchone language