Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag (also Deg Hit'an; formerly known by the pejorative Ingalik) is the Athabascan language of Shageluk and Anvik and of the Athabascans at Holy Cross below Grayling on the lower Yukon River. Of a total population of about 275 Deg Hit'an people, about 40 speak the language.
Common Expressions
| dogedinh | thank you |
| sits'ida'on | my friend |
Links and Resources
- , List of common phrases available through Alaskool.org compiled by the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Native
Language course 121/122.
- , online free dictionary with sound. Available through the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Native Knowledge Network.
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ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ is home to at least twenty distinct indigenous languages. More than just dialectal variants, these different languages reflect the cultural heritage of ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ's Native peoples. For more information about particular languages, click below.