athapaskan

• Personne appartenant à 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, ou groupe de langues amérindiennes nommé par l'anthropologue Edward Sapir.

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.

nom propre

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.

   Athapascan (membre d'un peuple)

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

   Synonymesathabascanathabaskanathapascan

2. Language familyC1formal

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

   Famille des langues athapascanes

   • 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.

   Synonymesathabascanathabaskanathapascan