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Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit languages

Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit is a language family with 36 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are Navajo, Western Apache, and South Slavey. 36 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
NavajoUnited States120,000At risk
Western ApacheUnited States14,000Threatened
South SlaveyCanada3,260Threatened
DogribCanada2,470Endangered
ChipewyanCanada2,235Threatened
Mescalero-Chiricahua ApacheUnited States1,500Threatened
GwichʼinCanada, United States550Severely Endangered
ChilcotinCanada472Severely Endangered
CarrierCanada310Severely Endangered
Southern CarrierCanada310Severely Endangered
Jicarilla ApacheUnited States300Endangered
BabineCanada211Severely Endangered
BeaverCanada201Severely Endangered
Northern TutchoneCanada200Severely Endangered
Southern TutchoneCanada200Severely Endangered
TlingitCanada, United States200Critically Endangered
KoyukonUnited States150Critically Endangered
SekaniCanada66Critically Endangered
Upper TananaCanada, United States55Critically Endangered
TanacrossUnited States50Critically Endangered
TanainaUnited States50Critically Endangered
SarsiCanada47Critically Endangered
TahltanCanada37Critically Endangered
KaskaCanada32Critically Endangered
AhtenaUnited States30Critically Endangered
Lower TananaUnited States25Critically Endangered
Upper KuskokwimUnited States25Critically Endangered
Degexit'anUnited States14Severely Endangered
HanCanada, United States9Critically Endangered
TagishCanada1Critically Endangered
EyakUnited StatesAwakening
HolikachukUnited StatesDormant
HupaUnited States
Kiowa ApacheUnited StatesDormant
Lipan ApacheUnited StatesAwakening
TolowaUnited StatesAwakening

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.