Tanaina
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A language of United States
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dena’ina, Kinayskiy
Population
11 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 900 (Golla 2007).
Location
Alaska: Cook Inlet and adjacent area.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310).
Classification
Dialects
Kenai Peninsula, Upper Inlet, Coastal-Inland, Stoney River.
Language Use
Shifting to English [eng]. Kenai dialect nearly extinct (Golla 2007). Mainly adults.
Language Development
Orthography developed in the 1970s.
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