athabaskan

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de cualquiera de los grupos indígenas de América del Norte que hablan lenguas atabascanas, tradicionalmente asentados en las regiones subárticas del oeste de Canadá y el centro de Alaska.

A noun referring to 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.

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1. Indigenous personC1formalamerican

   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.

   Persona atabascana

   • The Athabaskan peoples have a rich oral tradition.
   • Many Athabaskan communities rely on hunting and fishing.
   • The Athabaskan tribes have distinct cultural practices.

   Sinónimosathabascanathapaskan

2. Language familyC1formalamerican

   A group of related Indigenous languages spoken across western North America, from Alaska to the southwestern United States. The term was coined by anthropologist Edward Sapir.

   Familia de lenguas atabascanas

   • Navajo is the most widely spoken Athabaskan language.
   • Linguists study the structure of Athabaskan languages.
   • The Athabaskan language family includes over 40 languages.

   Sinónimosathabascanathapaskan