athapaskan

• Angehöriger einer der nordamerikanischen Indianergruppen, die eine athapaskische Sprache sprechen und in den subarktischen Regionen des westlichen Kanada und Zentralalaskas leben; auch die von Edward Sapir benannte Familie der amerindischen Sprachen.

A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska, or the group of Amerindian languages named by anthropologist Edward Sapir.

Eigenname

1. C1formal

   A member of any of the North American Indigenous groups speaking an Athapaskan language, traditionally living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska.

   Athapasken

   • The Athapaskan peoples have a rich oral tradition.
   • Many Athapaskan communities rely on hunting and fishing.
   • Anthropologists have studied Athapaskan social structures extensively.

   Synonymeathabascanathabaskanathapascan

2. Language familyC1formal

   A group of related Indigenous languages spoken across western North America, from Alaska to the southwestern United States.

   Sprachfamilie

   • Navajo is one of the most widely spoken Athapaskan languages.
   • The Athapaskan language family includes over 30 distinct languages.
   • Linguists have traced the migration patterns of Athapaskan speakers.

   Synonymeathabascanathabaskanathapascan