Tanaina
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dena’ina, Kinayskiy
Population
75 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 900 (Golla 2007).
Location
South Alaska, Cook Inlet and adjacent area.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
Coastal-Inland, Kenai Peninsula, Stoney River, Upper Inlet.
Language Use
Shifting to English [eng]. Kenai dialect nearly extinct. Mainly adults.
Language Development
Orthography developed in the 1970s.