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na-dene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
na--dene
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America.

Etymology

Coined by Edward Sapir in 1915, from Tlingit naa and Athabaskan dene, both meaning people or tribe.

Inflected Forms

Na-Dené (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Dene

Questions

What does na-dene mean?
A major language family consisting of Tlingit, Eyak and the Athabascan languages, spoken in large parts of North America.
Where does na-dene come from?
Coined by Edward Sapir in 1915, from Tlingit naa and Athabaskan dene, both meaning people or tribe.

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