- Deg Xinag
Infobox Language
name=Deg Xinag, Deg Hit’an
states=United States
region=Alaska (lowerYukon River ,Anvik River ,Innoko River )
speakers= 15
iso1=
iso2= ath
iso3= ing
familycolor=Dené-Yeniseian
fam2=Na-Dené
fam3=Athabaskan-Eyak
fam4=Athabaskan
fam5=Northern Athabaskan
script=Latin (Northern Athabaskan variant)The Deg Xinag language is a
Northern Athabaskan language spoken by theDeg Hit’an peoples in Shageluk and Anvik and at Holy Cross along the lowerYukon River inAlaska . About 15 out of a total population of about 275 Deg Hit’an people speak the language."Engithidong Xugixudhoy (Their Stories of Long Ago)", a collection of traditional folk tales in the Deg Xinag language by the elder Belle Deacon, was published in 1987 by the
Alaska Native Language Center . A literacy manual with accompanying audiotapes was published in 1993.External links
* [http://www.alaskool.org/language/Athabaskan/deg_xinag/ Deg Xinag - Language of the Deg Hit'an]
* [http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/langs/dx.html Deg Xinag] (ANLC)
* [http://www.adn.com/life/story/1994446p-2096145c.html Rescuing a language: College course unites far-flung students and elders in an effort to save Deg Xinag]Bibliography
* [http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/ Alaskan Native Language Center] . Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
* Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (Ed.). (2005). "Ethnologue: Languages of the world" (15th ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. (Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com).
*cite paper |author=Ekada, Patricia J |title=Athabascan Culture-From the Lower Yukon Area |accessdate=2008-03-22
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