Southern Athabaskan languages

Southern Athabaskan (also Apachean) is a subfamily of Athabaskan languages spoken in the North American Southwest. These languages are spoken by various groups of Apache and Navajo peoples. They are spoken in primarily the southwestern part of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, but also in Colorado & Utah), and formerly spoken in northwestern Mexico and Texas. The other Athabaskan languages are spoken in the northwest of Canada and Alaska and on the Pacific coast regions of the U.S.

Related Topics:
Athabaskan languages - Apache - Navajo - United States - Canada - Alaska

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Western Apaches call their language Nnéé biyáti? or Ndéé biyáti?. Navajos call their language Diné bizaad.

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The most famous speaker of a Southern Athabaskan language was Geronimo (Goyaałé) who spoke Chiricahua.

Related Topics:
Geronimo - Chiricahua

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