Deg Xinag
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A language of United States
Alternate Names
Deg Xit’an, Degexit’an, “Ingalik” (pej.), “Ingalit” (pej.), “Ingqiliq” (pej.)
Autonym
Deg Xinag
User Population
15 (2015 census). Ethnic population: 280 (Golla 2007).
Location
Alaska: Anvik, Shageluk, Holy Cross, and Grayling. Kuskokwim dialect spoken in Grayling; Yukon dialect spoken only in Shageluk. Some elderly speakers in Anchorage.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310). Language of registered tribe: Anvik Village, Shageluk Native Village, Village of Stony River.
Dialects
Kuskokwim, Yukon.
Typology
52 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Literature. Dictionary. Texts.