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Eyak

Eyak is an Alaskan language distantly related to the Athabaskan languages. Sadly, the last fluent speaker of Eyak passed away in 2008, but some younger people are working to learn their ancestral language again.

˜Eyak Language

Eyak language samples and resources.

˜Eyak Tribe Culture and History

Information and links about the Eyak Indians past and present.

˜Eyak Language Resources –

Eyak Preservation Council:
Eyak tribal organization working on language and cultural preservation.

Eyak Orthography:
Introduction to Eyak spelling and pronunciation.

Ancient Tongues Fade Away:
Article about Eyak language loss, and the effort to preserve it and other endangered Native American languages.

Eyak Language:
Wikipedia article about the Eyak Indian language contains some historical and ethnographic information.

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

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