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Athapaskan language

DEFINITIONS OF: Athapaskan language

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n a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)

Synonyms:
Athabascan, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan
Types:
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Apache
the language of the Apache
Navaho, Navajo
the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho
Hupa
the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa
Mattole
the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole
Chipewyan, Chippewaian, Chippewyan
the language spoken by the Chipewyan
Chiricahua Apache
an Apache language
San Carlos Apache
an Apache language
Type of:
American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, Indian
any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
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