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Upper Kuskokwim Language (Kolchan, Goltsan, McGrath)

Upper Kuskokwim is an Athabascan language of Alaska, very similar to Tanana. There is no "Lower Kuskokwim" language-- "Upper" refers to an area of the Kuskokwim River, not to any peculiarity of the language. Like the Deg Hit'an, the Upper Kuskokwim people are often referred to as "Ingalik" by their white neighbors, a term most reject as insulting. Upper Kuskokwim 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.

˜Upper Kuskokwim Language Resources –

Athabaskan Languages and the Schools
Overview of Alaskan Athabaskan languages, with comparison of Holikachuk, Tanana, Koyukon, and Upper Kuskokwim.

Upper Kuskokwim
Brief language profile from the Alaska Native Language Center.

Rosetta Stone: Upper Kuskokwim
Scanned-in language information including an illustrated Kuskokwim alphabet.

Upper Kuskokwim Language
Upper Kuskokwim demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Upper Kuskokwim Athapaskan Dictionary
Upper Kuskokwim dictionary for sale online.

Nikolai-Telida Village History
Article on Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan history and culture.

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