A proposed phylum of North American Indian languages including Athabaskan, Tlingit, and possibly Haida.
[Haida náa-, house, to live, and Tlingit naa, tribe + Proto-Athabaskan *dənæ, person.]
NaDene Na-De'ne adj.
Na-Dene
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Na-De·ne Na·Dé·né (nä'dā'nē, -dā-nā')  |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a family of North American Indian languages
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 | hogan (word origin: United States) |
| hooch (word origin: United States – Alaska) |
| Kato language |
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- hogan (word origin: United States)
- hooch (word origin: United States – Alaska)
- Kato language
- Na-Dene languages
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