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Slavey Indian Language (Dene Tha, Hare, Slave)

Slavey, known to its own speakers as Dené Tha, is an Athabaskan language of Northern Canada. North Slavey (also known as Hare or Bearlake) and South Slavey (also known as Mountain or Slavey Proper) are considered to be separate languages by some linguists, dialects of the same language by others. The two are spoken by a combined 2500 people in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, northern British Columbia and Alberta.

˜Slavey Language

Slavey language samples and resources.

˜Slavey Culture and History

Information and links about the Slavey tribe past and present.

˜Slavey Legends

Introduction to Slavey mythology.

˜Slavey Language Resources –

Slavey Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Dene Language
Two language articles and a North Slavey audio recording from the Deline First Nation.

North Slavey Language (K'áshogot'ine – Sahtúgot'ine – Shihgot'ine)

South Slavey Language (Dené Dháh)
Pronunciation and orthography information, place names, and two Slavey language texts.

Bibliography of Materials on the Slave Language
Bibliography of Slavey linguistic works.

Athapaskan Languages of Canada
Place names in Tutchone, Slave, and Beaver.

North Slavey Language

South Slavey Language
Scanned-in language information including orthography, vocabulary, and excerpts from a collection of Slavey stories.

Hare Language Plaque
Canadian human rights tribute written in Hare Athapascan.

South Slavey

North Slavey
Demographic information about Slavey from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Lengua Slave:
Information on the Slavey language in Spanish.
Slavey:
Slavey links.

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