Denaʼina is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken around Cook Inlet and on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska in the USA. In 2007 there were about 75 speakers of Denaʼina, which means 'the people', and is also known as Tanaina.
Denaʼina has four dialects: Upper Inlet, Outer Inlet, Iliamna and Inland.
A number of linguists have researched and documented the Denaʼina language since the 1970s, including James Kari, Alan Borass, Peter Kalifornsky and Joan M. Tenebaum. Much of this material is stored in the Alaska Native Language Archive in Fairbanks, Alaska, and is available online. An orthography for Denaʼina was developed in the 1970s.
Efforts are being made to revitalize the language, with classes available at Kenai Peninsula College and at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Download an alphabet chart for Denaʼina (Excel)
Information about Denaʼina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denaʼina_language
http://qenaga.org/
http://www.alaskanativelanguages.org/denaina
http://web.kpc.alaska.edu/denaina/
http://www.native-languages.org/tanaina.htm
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/tfn
Ahtna, Apache (Western), Babine-Witsuwit'en, Chilcotin, Chipewyan, Deg Xinag, Denaʼina, Dane-zaa (Beaver), Eyak, Gwich'in, Hän, Hupa, Jicarilla, Kaska, Koyukon, Lipan Apache, Lower Tanana, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Navajo, North Slavey, Sekani, South Slavey, Tahltan, Tanacross, Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), Tolowa, Tsuut'ina (Sarcee), Tutchone, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 01.06.25
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