Meaning of Dene Kǝdǝ́ | Babel Free

Definitions

North Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).

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“At its annual general meeting in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., in late September, the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. (SSI) — the organization responsible for the Sahtu land claim — voted in favour of recommending that the old term, North Slavey, no longer be used. SSI is recommending that instead the language be called Dene Kǝdǝ́. [...] Dene Kǝdǝ́ is the primary language spoken in the N.W.T.'s Sahtu region, which includes Colville Lake, Délı̨nę, Norman Wells, Tulita and Fort Good Hope.”

“The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June 27.”

“In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.”

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