TAA ISO 639-3
Tanana, Lower
Menhti Kenaga Autonym
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- taa
- Alternate Names
- Minto, Tanana, Tanana Athabaskan
- Autonym
- Menhti Kenaga
- Population
- 15 (Krauss 2007). Ethnic population: 400 (Krauss 2007).
- Location:
- Alaska: Tanana river below Fairbanks, Minto, and Nenana.
- 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).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Alaska: Tanana river below Fairbanks, Minto, and Nenana.
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