Han
A language of United States
| Population | 7 in United States (Krauss 1995). Population total all countries: 14. Ethnic population: 40 (2000 census). |
| Region | Alaska, Yukon River near Alaska-Canada border, Eagle. Also in Canada. |
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United States of America, Alaska and Hawaii |
| Alternate names | Dawson, Han-Kutchin, Moosehide |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Han-Kutchin |
| Language use | Shifted to English. Being taught in bush schools as an elective to native and nonnative children. |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | There is a Han textbook with tapes for teaching the language. Nearly extinct. |
Also spoken in:
Canada
| Language name | Han |
| Population | 7 in Canada (Krauss 1997). Ethnic population: 300. |
| Region | Alaska-Canada border, Dawson, Yukon River area. |
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Canada |
| Alternate names | Dawson, Han-Kutchin, Moosehide |
| Language use | Shifting to English. Older adults (1995). |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
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