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Beaver Indian Language (Dunneza, Tsattine)

Beaver, known to its own speakers as Danezaa or Dunne Za, is an Athabaskan language of Northern Canada. (Their English name is a translation of a band name, Tsatinne or Tsa-dane, which means "beavers.") The Beaver language is spoken by about 300 people in British Columbia and Alberta. Like most Athabaskan languages, it is a tone language with SOV word order

˜Beaver Language

Beaver language samples and resources.

˜Beaver Nation Culture and History

Information and links about the Beaver tribe past and present.

˜Beaver Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Beaver Indians.

˜Beaver Language Resources –

Our Online Beaver Materials

Beaver Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Beaver language, with comparison to words in other Athabaskan languages.

Beaver Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Beaver words.

Beaver Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Beaver language.

Beaver Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Dane-zaa Záágé':
Information on the Beaver language from the Virtual Museum of Canada, including videos of Dane-zaa people telling stories in their language.

Dane-zaa, the Beaver Language:
Vocabulary and soundfiles from the Doig River First Nation.

Bibliography of Materials on the Beaver Language:
Bibliography of Dunneza linguistic works.

Athapaskan Languages of Canada:
Place names in Tutchone, Slave, and Dunne-za.

Beaver:
Demographic information about Beaver from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Dunneza:
Brief Wikipedia article on the Beaver language including a phonological inventory.

Beaver Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

A Vocabulary of the Beaver Indian Language:
Beaver dictionary from the 19th century for sale online.

Native American Language Books:
Beaver and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Links, References, and Additional Information

La Lengua Beaver:
Information about the Beaver language in Spanish.
Beaver:
Dunne-za link pages.

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