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Na-Dene

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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.

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

Na-Dene adj.

Na-Dene, Na-Déné [nɑːˈdeɪnɪ nəˈdiːn]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a phylum of North American Indian languages including Athapascan, Tlingit, and Haida
[from Haida na to dwell + Athapascan dene people; coined by Edward Sapir (1884-1939), American anthropologist]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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


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