n.
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.]
Na-Dene Na-De'ne adj.
Dictionary:
Na-De·ne Na·Dé·né (nä'dā'nē, -dā-nā')
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[Haida náa-, house, to live, and Tlingit naa, tribe + Proto-Athabaskan *dənæ, person.]
Na-Dene Na-De'ne adj.| WordNet: Na-Dene |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a family of North American Indian languages
| hogan (word origin: United States) | |
| hooch (word origin: United States – Alaska) | |
| Kato language |
| What are the homes of Dene Tha '? | |
| More about the dehcho dene? | |
| What did dene tha eat? |
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