athapascan

• Substantivo que designa um membro de qualquer um dos grupos de indígenas norte-americanos que falam uma língua atabascana e vivem nas regiões subárticas do oeste do Canadá e do centro do Alasca, ou o próprio grupo de línguas ameríndias.

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.

nome próprio

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.

   Grupo indígena

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

   Sinônimosathabascanathabaskanathapaskan

2. Language familyC1formalamerican

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

   Família linguística

   • 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.

   Sinônimosathabascanathabaskanathapaskan