Upper Tanana
Upper Tanana Athabascan is spoken mainly in the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ villages of Northway, Tetlin, and Tok, but has a small population also across the border in Canada. The indigenous name for the language is Nee'aaneegn'. During the 1960s, Paul Milanowski established a writing system, and he worked with Alfred John to produce several booklets and a school dictionary for use in bilingual programs. James Kari recorded and transcribed a by Mary Tyone in 1996.
Common Expressions
| maasee' | thank you |
| betlanh | my friend |
| do'eent'aa? | hello (how are you?) |
- materials on Upper Tanana. YNLC supports YFNs with language revitalization by providing training, capacity building,
technical expertise, advocacy and being a central repository for all to access and
use.
- UAF Newsroom article on postdoctoral fellow Olga Lovick's work with Upper Tanana
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ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ is home to at least twenty distinct indigenous languages. More than just dialectal variants, these different languages reflect the diverse cultural heritage of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s Native peoples. For more information about particular languages, click below.