athapaskan

• 指任何讲阿萨巴斯卡语的北美印第安人群体成员，分布于加拿大西部和阿拉斯加中部的亚北极地区；也指人类学家爱德华·萨皮尔命名的阿萨巴斯卡语族（美洲原住民语言）。

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.

专有名词

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.

   阿萨巴斯卡人

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

   同义词athabascanathabaskanathapascan

2. Language familyC1formal

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

   阿萨巴斯卡语系

   • 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.

   同义词athabascanathabaskanathapascan