na dene
ni, ˌnɑ noun
1.
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
2.
the hypothesized protolanguage itself.
adjective
3.
of, belonging to, or pertaining to Na-Dene.
Also, Na·de·ne.
Origin:
1915; name coined by Edward Sapir from assumed reflexes of a single Na-Dene root: Haida na to live, house, Tlingit na people, Athabaskan *-ne in dene, representing a word in Athabaskan languages for “person, people,” e.g., Navajo diné
1915; name coined by Edward Sapir from assumed reflexes of a single Na-Dene root: Haida na to live, house, Tlingit na people, Athabaskan *-ne in dene, representing a word in Athabaskan languages for “person, people,” e.g., Navajo diné
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Na-Dene or Na-Déné (nɑːˈdeɪnɪ, nəˈdiːn, nɑːˈdeɪnɪ, nəˈdiːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a phylum of North American Indian languages including Athapascan, Tlingit, and Haida | |
| [from Haida na to dwell + Athapascan dene people; coined by Edward Sapir (1884--1939), American anthropologist] | |
| Na-Déné or Na-Déné | |
| —n | |
| [from Haida na to dwell + Athapascan dene people; coined by Edward Sapir (1884--1939), American anthropologist] | |
| Na-Dene or Na-Déné (nɑːˈdeɪnɪ, nəˈdiːn, nɑːˈdeɪnɪ, nəˈdiːn) | |
| —n | |
| a phylum of North American Indian languages including Athapascan, Tlingit, and Haida | |
| [from Haida na to dwell + Athapascan dene people; coined by Edward Sapir (1884--1939), American anthropologist] | |
| Na-Déné or Na-Déné | |
| —n | |
| [from Haida na to dwell + Athapascan dene people; coined by Edward Sapir (1884--1939), American anthropologist] | |
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