Tanana, Lower

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
taa
Alternate Names
Minto, Tanana, Tanana Athabaskan
Autonym
Menhti Kenaga
User Population

15 (Krauss 2007). Ethnic population: 400 (Krauss 2007).

Location

Alaska: Tanana river below Fairbanks, Minto, and Nenana.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310). Language of registered tribe: Native Village of Minto, Nenana Native Association.

Classification
Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan
Dialects

Chena, Salcha-Goodpaster (Middle Tanana).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tanana, Lower
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Chena River dialect became extinct in 1976 and Salcha-Goodpaster in 1993 (Mithun 1999).