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Name:
Han
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Han-Kutchin; Moosehide; Dawson
Spoken in:
USA, Canada
Number of speakers:
7 in United States (Krauss 1995). Population total all countries: 14. Ethnic population: 40 (2000 census)
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
12
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
14
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
haa
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit (Eyak-Athabaskan, Na-Dene, Dene-Yeniseian)
Parent Subgroup:
Kutchin-Han; Han-Kutchin (hank)
Brief Description:
"Han (Hän) is a moribund Athabaskan language spoken in the village of EAgle, Alaska, and in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Of the total Alaskan Han population of about 50 people, perhaps 12 speak the language. In Dawson City only a handful of fluent speakers remain. Han is closely related to Gwich'in, and some older speakers make use of Archdeacon McDonald's Tukudh (Eastern Gwich'in) Bible (1886) and prayer book." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 15
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Critically Endangered
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Critically Endangered
Map of Han
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