| ISO 639-2: | ath |
| English: | Athapascan languages |
| French: | athapascanes, langues |
The code ath is classified in ISO 639 as a collective language code. It encompasses all the related languages that comprise the members of a single genetic subgroup (excluding those that have a more specific code).
It is mapped to the following subgroup in the Ethnologue's genetic classification system:
The code ath excludes all the languages that are covered by the more specific ISO codes that fall within the above genetic subgroup. These include the following codes:
| apa | Apache languages |
| chp | Chipewyan |
| dgr | Dogrib |
| gwi | Gwich´in |
| hup | Hupa |
| nav | Navajo |
| den | Slave (Athapascan) |
The code thus encompasses the following 31 languages from the Ethnologue:
| AHTENA | [AHT] USA. 80 speakers out of 500 population (1995 M. Krauss). Alternate names: ATNA, AHTNA, COPPER RIVER, MEDNOVSKIY. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanaina-Ahtna. More information. |
| BABINE | [BCR] Canada. 1,600 speakers out of 2,200 population (1982 SIL). Alternate names: BABINE CARRIER, NORTHERN CARRIER. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Babine-Carrier. More information. |
| BEAVER | [BEA] Canada. 300 speakers (1991 M. Dale Kinkade) out of 600 population (1987 SIL). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Beaver-Sekani. More information. |
| CARRIER | [CAR] Canada. 1,500 speakers out of 2,100 population (1987 SIL). Both Carrier languages have 2,190 mother tongue speakers (1998 Statistics Canada). All Athapaskan language family mother tongue speakers in Canada 20,090 (1998 Statistics Canada). Alternate names: CENTRAL CARRIER. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Babine-Carrier. More information. |
| CARRIER, SOUTHERN | [CAF] Canada. 500 (1987 SIL). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Babine-Carrier. More information. |
| CHETCO | [CHE] USA. 5 speakers or fewer (1962 Chafe) out of possible 100 population (1977 SIL). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, Oregon, Tolowa-Galice. More information. |
| CHILCOTIN | [CHI] Canada. 705 mother tongue speakers (1998 Statistics Canada) out of 1,800 population (1982 SIL). Alternate names: TZILKOTIN. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Chilcotin. More information. |
| COQUILLE | [COQ] USA. Probably no speakers left (1977 SIL). Alternate names: UPPER COQUILLE, MISHIKHWUTMETUNEE. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, Oregon, Tolowa-Galice. More information. |
| DEGEXIT'AN | [ING] USA. 40 or fewer speakers out of 250 to 300 population (1997 M. Krauss). Alternate names: 'INGALIK', 'INGALIT', DEG XINAG, DEG XIT'AN. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Ingalik-Koyukon, Ingalik. More information. |
| GALICE | [GCE] USA. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, Oregon, Tolowa-Galice. More information. |
| HAN | [HAA] USA. 7 or 8 speakers in Alaska (1995 M. Krauss) out of a total population of 300 (1995). Population total both countries 7 or 8. Alternate names: HAN-KUTCHIN, MOOSEHIDE, DAWSON. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Han-Kutchin. More information. |
| HOLIKACHUK | [HOI] USA. 12 speakers out of 200 population (1995 M. Krauss). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Ingalik-Koyukon, Koyukon-Holikachuk. More information. |
| KASKA | [KKZ] Canada. 400 speakers (1995 M. Krauss) out of 900 population (1995). Alternate names: CASKA, EASTERN NAHANE, NAHANE, NAHANI. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tahltan-Kaska. More information. |
| KATO | [KTW] USA. 10 speakers or fewer (1962 Chafe) out of 92 population (1982 SIL). Alternate names: CAHTO, BATEM-DA-KAI-EE, KAI PO-MO, TLOKEANG. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, California, Mattole-Wailaki. More information. |
| KOYUKON | [KOY] USA. 300 speakers out of 2,300 population (1995 M. Krauss). Alternate names: TEN'A. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Ingalik-Koyukon, Koyukon-Holikachuk. More information. |
| KUSKOKWIM, UPPER | [KUU] USA. 40 speakers out of 160 population (1995 M. Krauss). 3 households (1997). Alternate names: MCGRATH INGALIK, KOLCHAN. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanana-Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Kuskokwim. More information. |
| MATTOLE | [MVB] USA. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, California, Mattole-Wailaki. More information. |
| SARSI | [SRS] Canada. 50 speakers or fewer (1991 M. Dale Kinkade), out of 600 population (1977 SIL). Alternate names: SARCEE. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Sarcee. More information. |
| SEKANI | [SEK] Canada. 100 to 500 speakers (1991 M. Dale Kinkade) out of 600 population (1982 SIL). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Beaver-Sekani. More information. |
| TAGISH | [TGX] Canada. 2 speakers out of a possible population of 400 (1995 M. Krauss). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tahltan-Kaska. More information. |
| TAHLTAN | [TAH] Canada. 40 speakers (1991 M. Dale Kinkade), out of 750 population (1977 SIL). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tahltan-Kaska. More information. |
| TANACROSS | [TCB] USA. 65 speakers out of 220 ethnic population (1995 M. Krauss). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanana-Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana. More information. |
| TANAINA | [TFN] USA. 75 or fewer speakers, out of 900 population (1997 M. Krauss). Alternate names: DENA'INA, KINAYSKIY. Dialects: KENAI PENINSULA, UPPER INLET, COASTAL-INLAND, STONEY RIVER. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanaina-Ahtna. More information. |
| TANANA, LOWER | [TAA] USA. 30 speakers out of 380 population (1995 M. Krauss). Alternate names: TANANA. Dialects: CHENA, SALCHA-GOODPASTER. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanana-Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana. More information. |
| TANANA, UPPER | [TAU] USA. 105 speakers (1995 M. Krauss), out of 300 population in Alaska (1995). Population total both countries 115. Alternate names: NABESNA. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tanana-Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana. More information. |
| TOLOWA | [TOL] USA. 5 speakers or fewer (1977 SIL). Alternate names: SMITH RIVER. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, Oregon, Tolowa-Galice. More information. |
| TSETSAUT | [TXC] Canada. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan. More information. |
| TUTCHONE, NORTHERN | [TUT] Canada. 200 speakers out of 1,000 population (1995 M. Krauss). Alternate names: SELKIRK. Dialects: MASSET. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tutchone. More information. |
| TUTCHONE, SOUTHERN | [TCE] Canada. 200 speakers out of 1,400 population (1995 M. Krauss). Dialects: SKIDEGATE. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Tutchone. More information. |
| TUTUTNI | [TUU] USA. 10 speakers or fewer (1962 Chafe). Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, Oregon, Tolowa-Galice. More information. |
| WAILAKI | [WLK] USA. Classification: Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Pacific Coast, California, Mattole-Wailaki. More information. |
