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Degexit'an (Ingalik, Deg Xinag, Deg Xit'an)

Degexit'an is an Athabascan language of Alaska. Degexit'an is a highly endangered language spoken by only a few dozen elders today, but some young people are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Degexit'an Language Resources –

Deg Xinag, Language of the Deg Hit'an
Brief profile of Degexitan with an audio file of a native speaker talking.

Rescuing a language
Article on Deg Xinag language revival efforts in Alaska.

Degexit'an Language
Degexit'an demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Deg Xinag/Ingalik Noun Dictionary
Degexit'an dictionary for sale online.

˜Degexit'an Culture and History Links –

Ingaliks
Article on Ingalik (Deg Hitan) culture and history.

Ingalik Indians
Brief ethnography on the Deg Hit'an tribe.

Ingalik Authors

Belle Deacon

Dorothy Savage Joseph:
Deg Hit'an Indian writers, their lives and work.

˜Books For Sale On The Degexit'an –

Tales from the Dena: Indian Stories from the Tanana, Koyukuk, & Yukon Rivers
An interesting collection of Deg Hit'an and other Alaskan Athabaskan legends.

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