Na-Dene

Na-De·ne also Na·Dé·né  (nädn, -d-n)

n.

A proposed phylum of North American Indian languages including Athabaskan, Tlingit, and possibly Haida.

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[Haida náa-, house, to live, and Tlingit naa, tribe + Proto-Athabaskan *dnæ, person.]

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Na-Dene adj.

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Noun

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Na-Dene - a family of North American Indian languages American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians Haida - the Na-Dene language of the Haida Tlingit - the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit