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Definition of Na-dene
1. Noun. A family of North American Indian languages.
Specialized synonyms: Haida, Tlingit
Definition of Na-dene
1. Proper noun. A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America. ¹
2. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Na-Dene) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Na-dene
Literary usage of Na-dene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to the American Indian in by Daythal Kendall, John F. Freeman (1982)
"[170(15)] na-dene 4552. SAPIR, EDWARD. Dene dictionary; nd 500 pp. each. ...
Volumes 1, 3, and 4 are comparative Na-Dene with provision for various ..."
2. Russian Orthodox Church Of Alaska And The Aleutian Islands And Its Relation by Vyacheslav Ivanov (1998)
"In his classification Tlingit, North-Athabascan languages, and Haida are fused
together which makes him a predecessor of Sapir's Na-Dene hypothesis (the ..."
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