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Dena鈥檌na has been spoken in South Central Alaska for at least the last 1000 years. Dena鈥檌na, like all Indigenous languages of Alaska, was communicated orally until an alphabet was developed in the 1970s. Since then, many Dena鈥檌na elders from the four Dena鈥檌na dialects have worked closely with linguists to record the language for the future. The goal is to see their language spoken again by both Dena鈥檌na peoples as well as people that had moved into their homeland over the past century. With Dena鈥檌na Word of the Week, the hope is to increase exposure of the Dena鈥檌na language to all who are curious, one word at a time.

Additionally, many resources are available to learn more, including at the Alaska Native Language Center, Qenaga.org, and YouTube, where one can find videos of Dena鈥檌na pronunciation and dialogues to listen to and practice.

Chin鈥檃n gheli (Thank you very much)