Koyukon language
Koyukon (ISO 639-3 code koy) is a language of the Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit family spoken in United States. It has about 150 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | koy |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | koyu1237 |
| Family | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | United States |
| Speakers (estimate) | 150 |
| Endangerment | Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Koyukon words
- aahaa
- baabe
- bedeedes
- bekenaale
- belaalzene
- bezeye
- binh
- chootl
- daaggoo
- dechedzee
- Deenaalee
- deenaałtʼaas
- delbegge
- denaa
- denesh
- deneyh
- dinaa
- dokkaayeh
- dzaane
- edekkʼʉt
- eegaał
- eggeye
- enaa
- geege
Related languages
Other Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit languages, nearest first.
- Navajo120,000 speakers
- Western Apache14,000 speakers
- Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache1,500 speakers
- Gwichʼin550 speakers
- Jicarilla Apache300 speakers
- Tlingit200 speakers
- Upper Tanana55 speakers
- Tanacross50 speakers
- Tanaina50 speakers
- Ahtena30 speakers
- Lower Tanana25 speakers
- Upper Kuskokwim25 speakers
More about Koyukon
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.