Northern Athabaskan languages

Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska and the Yukon. The Northern Athabaskan language group has 31 languages that can be divided into seven geographic subgroups.

Southern Alaskan

1. Ahtna (a.k.a. Atna, Ahtena, Copper River)

Central Copper River Ahtna
Lower Copper River Ahtna
Mentasta (a.k.a. Upper Ahtna)
Western Ahtna

2. Dena’ina (a.k.a. Tanaina)

Lower Inlet Dena’ina

- Outer Inlet

- Iliamna

- Inland

Upper Inlet Dena’ina

Central Alaska – Yukon

A. Koyukon

3. Deg Xinag (a.k.a. Deg Hit'an, Kaiyuhkhotana)

Lower Yukon River
Middle Kuskokwin

4. Holikachuk (a.k.a. Innoko, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana)

5. Koyukon (a.k.a. Ten’a, Co-Youkon, Co-yukon)

Lower Koyukon (a.k.a. Lower Yukon Koyukon)
Central Koyukon (a.k.a. Dinaakkanaaga Ts’inh Huyoza, Koyukuk River Koyukon)
Upper Koyukon (a.k.a. Upper Yukon Koyukon)

B. Tanana-Tutchone

6. Kolchan (a.k.a. Upper Kushokwin, Goltsan)

I. Tanana

7. Lower Tanana (a.k.a. Tanana, Minto, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)

Minto-Tolovana-Toklat-Nenana-Wood River

- Minto-Tolovana

- Toklat

- Nenana

- Wood River

Chena
Salcha-Goodpastor

8. Tanacross (a.k.a. Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)

9. Upper Tanana (a.k.a. Tanana, Dandey in, Dineh su, Tananatana)

Nabesna
Tetlin
Northway
Scottie Creek
Canadian Upper Tanana

II. Tutchone (a.k.a. Gens de Bois, Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Tutchonekutchin)

10. Southern Tutchone

11. Northern Tutchone (a.k.a. Mayo)

C. Kutchin-Han

12. Gwich’in (a.k.a. Gwitch’in, Kutchin, Kootchin, Loucheux, Loucheaux, Takudh, Tukudh, “Quarrelers”)

Alaskan Gwich’in (a.k.a. Western Gwich’in)
Canadian Gwich’in (a.k.a. Eastern Gwich’in)

13. Hän (a.k.a. Han, Moosehide, Dawson, Gens du Fou, Han Gwich-in, Han-Kootchin, Hankutchin)

Northwestern Canada

A. Cordillera

I. Central Cordillera (a.k.a. Tahltan-Tagish-Kaska)

14. Tagish (a.k.a. Gunana, Nahane, Nahani, Si-him-E-na, “Stick Indians”, Tagisch, Tahgish, Tahkeesh, Tahk-heesh)

15. Tahltan (a.k.a. Nahanni, Keyehotine, Nahane, Nahani, Tahl-tan, Tatltan, Ticaxhanoten, Toltan)

16. Kaska (a.k.a. Nahanni, Nahane, Nahani, Cassiar)

II. Southeastern Cordillera

17. Sekani

18. Dunneza (a.k.a. Beaver, Tasttine, Dunne-za, Deneza, Gens de Castor)

B. Mackenzie

I. Slavey-Hare (a.k.a. Slave)

19. Slavey (a.k.a. Slavey proper, South Slavey, Southern Slavey, Dene Tha, Esclave, Nahane, Nahani, Slave)

20. Mountain (a.k.a. Montagnards, Nahane, Nahani, Sih gotine, Sihta gotine)

21. Bearlake (a.k.a. Satudine, Sahtu gotine, Bear Lake)

22. Hare (a.k.a. Kawchottine, Ka so gotine, Kancho, Kawchodinneh, Rabbitskins, Ta-na-tin-ne)

23. Dogrib (a.k.a. Tli Cho, Tłįchǫ or Thlingchadine)

C. Chipewyan

24. Dene Suline (a.k.a. Chipewyan, Dëne Sųłiné, Dene, Yellowknife, Montagnais, "Northern Indians", Copper Indians, Coppermine Indians, Mithcocoman, Red Knife, T’atsan ottine, Tatsotine, Yellow Knife)