Han Language

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The Hän language is a Native American endangered language spoken in only two places: Eagle, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. There are only a few fluent speakers left (perhaps about 10), all of them elderly. It is a member of the Athabaskan language family, which is part of the larger Na-Dené family. The name of the language is derived from the name of the people, "Hän Hwëch'in", which in the language means "people who live along the river", the ri... more
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Also known as:

  • Han language,
  • Han-kutchin,
  • Dawson,
  • Moosehide,
  • Han

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  • haa
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