athabascan

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя любой из групп североамериканских индейцев, говорящих на атабаскском языке и проживающих в субарктических районах западной Канады и центральной Аляски.

A noun referring to 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.

proper noun

1. Language familyC2formalamerican

   A large group of indigenous languages spoken by various Native American peoples, primarily in Alaska, western Canada, and the southwestern United States.

   Языковая семья

   • The Athabascan language family includes Navajo and Apache.
   • Linguists study Athabascan to understand its complex verb structures.
   • Many Athabascan languages are endangered today.

   Synonymsathabaskanathapascanathapaskan

2. Indigenous peopleC2formalamerican

   A member of any of several Native American groups who speak an Athabascan language and traditionally inhabit subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska.

   Коренной народ

   • The Athabascan people have a rich tradition of storytelling.
   • Many Athabascans still practice subsistence hunting and fishing.
   • Athabascan communities maintain strong ties to their ancestral lands.

   Synonymsathabaskanathapascanathapaskan