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Dene Kǝdǝ́

/den.ɛ kə.deɪ/

Dene Kǝdǝ́ proper noun: north Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).

Proper noun

Dene Kǝdǝ́

  1. North Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).
    • 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...2024 October 6, Luke Caroll, “N.W.T. to look into changing official name of Sahtu language”, in CBC News
    • The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June 27.2025 March 26, Leah Hennig, “ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons”, in The Gateway
    Synonyms:
    North Slavey

Synonyms of Dene Kǝdǝ́

  • North Slavey

Origin of Dene Kǝdǝ́

Unadapted borrowing from North Slavey Dene Kǝdǝ́.

Questions about Dene Kǝdǝ́

What does Dene Kǝdǝ́ mean?
Dene Kǝdǝ́ means north Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).
What part of speech is Dene Kǝdǝ́?
Dene Kǝdǝ́ is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dene Kǝdǝ́?
Dene Kǝdǝ́ is pronounced /den.ɛ kə.deɪ/.

Words near Dene Kǝdǝ́ in the dictionary

  1. dendrotropic
  2. dendryphantine
  3. dendryphantines
  4. Dendy
  5. dene
  6. Dene Kǝdǝ́
  7. Dene Valley
  8. Dene Zhatıé
  9. Dene-Caucasian
  10. Dene-Yeniseian
  11. Deneau

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