Different helping words and phrases in the Ahtna Language
Also Known As:
Ahtena, Nabesna, Tanana, Ah-tena, Atna, Copper River, Mednovskiy
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Ahtna Sounds/Alphabet with the Anchorage Language Group
Different Phrases in the Ahtna Language
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
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 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Berez, Andrea L. 2011. Directional Reference, Discourse, and Landscape in Ahtna.
PhD dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.
PhD dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bibliography of Locations:
Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
Bibliography of Context:
Berez, Andrea L. 2011. Directional Reference, Discourse, and Landscape in Ahtna.
PhD dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.
PhD dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.