athapascan

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de cualquiera de los grupos de indígenas norteamericanos que hablan lenguas atabascanas y habitan en zonas subárticas del oeste de Canadá y el centro de Alaska, o bien al propio grupo de lenguas amerindias.

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, or to the group of Amerindian languages themselves.

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1. C1formalamerican

   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.

   atapasco

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

   Sinónimosathabascanathabaskanathapaskan

2. Language familyC1formalamerican

   A group of related Indigenous languages of North America, a term coined by anthropologist Edward Sapir.

   Familia de lenguas atapascanas

   • Navajo is one of the most widely spoken Athapascan languages.
   • Linguists classify Athapascan languages within the Na-Dené family.
   • The Athapascan language group includes many distinct dialects.

   Sinónimosathabascanathabaskanathapaskan