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Athabascan

Group of indigenous languages of North America AthabaskanDeneGeographicdistributionWestern North AmericaLinguistic classificationNa-DeneAthabaskan–EyakAthabaskanProto-languageProto-AthabaskanSubdivisions Northern Pacific † Southern Language codesISO 639-2 / 5athGlottologatha1247Geographic distribution of the Athabaskan languages Athabaskan (/ˌæθəˈbæskən/ ATH-ə-BASK-ən; also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan), also known as Dene (/ˈdeɪneɪ/ DAY-nay; also spelled Dené), is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean).

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