ING ISO 639-3
Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag Autonym
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- ing
- Alternate Names
- Deg Xit’an, Degexit’an, “Ingalik” (pej.), “Ingalit” (pej.), “Ingqiliq” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Deg Xinag
- 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.
- 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.
- Classification
- Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan
- Dialects
- Kuskokwim, Yukon.
- Typology
- 52 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes.
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literature. Dictionary. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Deg Xinag
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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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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