Tutchone language
Athabaskan language spoken in the Yukon
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Tutchone is an Athabaskan language spoken by the Northern and Southern Tutchone First Nations in central and southern regions of Yukon Territory, Canada. Tutchone belongs to the Northern Athabaskan linguistic subfamily and has two primary varieties, Southern and Northern. Although they are sometimes considered separate languages, Northern and Southern Tutchone speakers are generally able to understand each other in conversation, albeit with moderate difficulty.[2]
NativetoCanada
RegionYukon
Ethnicity2,500 (1,100 Northern Tutchone, 1,400 Southern Tutchone; 2007)
Native speakers
360 (2016 census)[1]| Tutchone | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Yukon |
| Ethnicity | 2,500 (1,100 Northern Tutchone, 1,400 Southern Tutchone; 2007) |
Native speakers | 360 (2016 census)[1] |
Na-Dené
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:tce – Southernttm – Northern |
| Glottolog | tutc1236 |
Speaker location | |
Dialects
Southern (Dän kʼè)
- Aishihik dialect
- Tàaʼan dialect
- Klukshu dialect
- Kluane dialect
Northern (Dän kʼí)
- Big Salmon dialect
- Pelly Crossing dialect
- Mayo dialect
- White River dialect
Vocabulary comparison
The comparison of some words in the two languages:[3]
| Northern | Southern | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| łu ¹ ~ łyok ² | łu | fish |
| łígī | łä̀chʼi | one |
| łä́ki | łä̀ki | two |
| tadechʼi | tayke | three |
| łénínchʼi | dùkʼwän | four |
| hulákʼo | kä̀jän | five |
| èkúm | ä́kų̀ | my house |
| ninkúm | nkų̀ | your (sg.) house |
| ukúm | ukų̀ | his/her house |
| dàkúm | dákų̀ | our house |
| dàkúm | dákų̀ | your (pl.) house |
| huukúm | kwäkų̀/kukų̀ | their house |
¹ Big Salmon dialect
² Pelly Crossing dialect