Athabaskan (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir).
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- The Athabaskan language family is a large and diverse group of languages spoken in western North America.
- Edward Sapir, an American anthropologist, coined the term Athabaskan to describe this group of languages.
- The Athabaskan language family includes languages such as Navajo, Apache, and Haida, among others.
- Linguists have identified several distinct branches within the Athabaskan language family, including the Pacific Coast branch and the Southwestern branch.
- The Athabaskan language family is known for its complex grammar and rich storytelling traditions.