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Babine-Witsuwiten (Northern Carrier, Nadot'en, Natooten)

Babine-Witsuwit'en is an Athabascan language spoken by around 500 people in British Columbia. Babine is related to Carrier and is commonly referred to as a dialect of Carrier, but monolingual speakers of the two languages cannot understand each other well, and most linguists regard them as distinct languages.

Like most Athabaskan languages, Babine-Witsuwit'en is a tone language with SOV word order, but tonality is not as important a part of the Babine-Witsuwit'en language as it is in some Athabaskan languages.

˜Babine Language

Babine language samples and resources.

˜Babine Culture and History

Information and links about the Babine-Wetsuwit'en tribe past and present.

˜Babine-Witsuwit'en Language Resources –

Our Online Babine-Witsuwit'en Materials

Babine-Witsuwit'en Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Nadot'en language, with comparison to words in other Athabaskan languages.

Babine-Witsuwit'en Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Babine words.

Babine-Witsuwit'en Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Babine-Witsuwiten language.

Babine-Witsuwit'en Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Babine-Witsuwiten language.

Babine-Witsuwit'en Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Babine-Witsuwiten language.

Babine Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Witsuwit’en Words for the Land:
Vocabulary lists of terrain-related words in the Babine-Witsuwit'en language.

Babine Language:
Babine demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Babine-Wetsuwet'en:
Brief profile of this Athabaskan language, with a thorough linguistic bibliography.

Nat'ooten-Witsuwit'en Keyboard:
Software for typing in the Babine-Witsuwit-en language, for Windows and Mac.

Babine Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Babine and Carrier Phonology: A Historically Oriented Study:
Linguistics text on the Carrier and Babine languages for sale online.

Native American Language Dictionaries:
Babine and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Babine-Witsuwit'en:
Encyclopedia articles on the Babine Wits'uwit'en language.
La Lengua Babines:
Information about Babine-Witsuwit'en in Spanish.
The Carriers:
Carrier and Babine-Witsuwiten links.

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