athabascan

• Nom désignant un membre de l'un des groupes d'Amérindiens parlant une langue athapascane et vivant dans les régions subarctiques de l'ouest du Canada et du centre de l'Alaska.

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.

nom propre

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.

   Famille de langues athabascanes

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

   Synonymesathabaskanathapascanathapaskan

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.

   Athapascan (peuple)

   • 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.

   Synonymesathabaskanathapascanathapaskan