Dene
A language of Canada
| Population | 9,030. Ethnic population: 6,000 (Krauss 1995). |
| Region | Northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, southeastern Northwest Territories (Snowdrift and Fort Resolution), Fort Smith, Fort Chipewyan, Wolliston Post, Buffalo Narrows, Brochet, and Reindeer Lake some communities. |
| Language map |
Canada, reference number 2 |
| Alternate names | “Chipewyan” , Dëne Súline |
| Dialects | Yellowknife. |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Hare-Chipewyan, Chipewyan |
| Language use | Very few readers of Dëne. In La Loche some children still learn Dëne. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1881. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, no longer in use. |
| Comments | “Chipewyan” was an enemy’s term for them. Prefer ‘Dene’; it means ‘the people’ in several Athapaskan languages. |
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