Deg_Xinag_language

Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag
Deg Hitʼan
Native to	United States
Region	Alaska (lower Yukon River, Anvik River, Innoko River)
Ethnicity	280 Deg Hitʼan (2007)
Native speakers	2 (2020)
Language family	Dené–Yeniseian? Na-Dené Athabaskan Northern Athabaskan Deg Xinag; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Alaska
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ing
Glottolog	dege1248
ELP	Deg Xinag

Deg Xinag language

Endangered Athabaskan language of Alaska

Deg Xinag (Deg Hitʼan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River in Interior Alaska. The language is severely endangered;^[4] out of an ethnic population of approximately 250 people, only 2 people still speak the language.^[2]

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The language was referred to as Ingalik by Osgood (1936). While this term sometimes still appears in the literature, it is today considered pejorative. The word "Ingalik" is from the Yupʼik Eskimo language: Ingqiliq, meaning "Indian".

Engithidong Xugixudhoy (Their Stories of Long Ago), a collection of traditional folk tales in Deg Xinag by the elder Belle Deacon, was published in 1987 by the Alaska Native Language Center.^[5] A literacy manual with accompanying audiotapes was published in 1993.

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Deg Xinag language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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The Alaska Native Language Preservation & Advisory Council’s (2020-01-01). "2020 Biennial Report to the Governor and Legislature" (PDF).

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"Did you know Deg Xinag is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

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Deacon, Belle & James Kari. 1987. Engithidong Xugixudhoy (Their Stories of Long Ago.). Alaska Native Language Archive.

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Leonard, Beth R. (2007). Deg Xinag Oral Traditions: Reconnecting Indigenous Language And Education Through Traditional Narratives (Thesis thesis).

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Sharon Hargus 2009.Vowel quality and duration in Yukon Deg Xinag, University of Washington

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Hargus, Sharon (2009). Vowel quality and duration in Yukon Deg Xinag. University of Washington.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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ankn.uaf.edu: Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy / Deg Xinag Learners' Dictionary (2007)

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		Labial	Dental	Alveolar			Post- alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
		Labial	Dental	plain	sibilant	lateral	Post- alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Plosive/ Affricate	plain	p ⟨b⟩	tθ ⟨ddh⟩	t ⟨d⟩	ts ⟨dz⟩	tɬ ⟨dl⟩	tʃ ⟨j⟩	ʈʂ ⟨dr⟩		k ⟨g⟩	q ⟨G⟩	ʔ ⟨ʼ⟩
	aspirated	pʰ ⟨p⟩	tθʰ ⟨tth⟩	tʰ ⟨t⟩	tsʰ ⟨ts⟩	tɬʰ ⟨tł⟩	tʃʰ ⟨ch⟩	ʈʂʰ ⟨tr⟩		kʰ ⟨k⟩	qʰ ⟨q⟩
	ejective		tθʼ ⟨tthʼ⟩	tʼ ⟨tʼ⟩	tsʼ ⟨tsʼ⟩	tɬʼ ⟨tłʼ⟩	tʃʼ ⟨chʼ⟩	ʈʂʼ ⟨trʼ⟩		kʼ ⟨kʼ⟩	qʼ ⟨qʼ⟩
Fricative	voiceless		θ ⟨th⟩		s ⟨s⟩	ɬ ⟨ł⟩	ʃ ⟨sh⟩	ʂ ⟨sr⟩			χ ⟨x⟩	h ⟨h⟩
Fricative	voiced	v ⟨v⟩	ð ⟨dh⟩		z ⟨z⟩			ʐ ⟨zr⟩	ʝ ⟨yh⟩		ʁ ⟨gh⟩
Sonorant	voiced	m ⟨m⟩		n ⟨n⟩		l ⟨l⟩			j ⟨y⟩	ŋ ⟨ng⟩
	voiceless	m̥ ⟨mh⟩		n̥ ⟨nh⟩						ŋ̊ ⟨ngh⟩
	glottalized	mˀ ⟨m'⟩		nˀ ⟨n'⟩					jˀ ⟨y'⟩	ŋˀ ⟨ng'⟩

	Front	Central	Back
Close			ʊ
Close-mid	e		o
Mid		ə
Open		a

Deg_Xinag_language

Deg Xinag language

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