KKZ ISO 639-3
Kaska
Danezāgé’ Autonym
A language of Canada
- ISO 639
- kkz
- Alternate Names
- Caska, Eastern Nahane, Kaska Dena, Nahane, Nahani
- Autonym
- Danezāgé’
- Population
- 16 (FPCC 2014). 62 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). Ethnic population: 540 (FPCC 2014).
- Location:
- British Columbia province: Dease Lake, Fireside, Good Hope Lake, Lower Post, Muncho Lake; Yukon territory: Lower Post, Ross River, Watson Lake.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Dease River, Kwadacha, Liard, Ross River.
- Classification
- Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan, Tahltan
- Dialects
- None known. High intelligibility of Tahltan [tht] and Sekani [sek].
- Language Use
- Adults only. Ross River may have younger users. All shifting to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Texts. Taught at schools in Watson Lake and Ross River, Lower Post and Good Hope Lake. Yukon Native Language Centre conducts annual Literacy Workshops and produces teaching and learning materials (Golla 2007).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kaska
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: British Columbia province: Dease Lake, Fireside, Good Hope Lake, Lower Post, Muncho Lake; Yukon territory: Lower Post, Ross River, Watson Lake.
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