Na-Dene

Meaning

Proper Noun

A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America.

Origin

Coined by Edward Sapir in 1915, from Tlingit naa and dene, both meaning people or tribe.

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