The Na-Dene languages of North America

What is it about?

There are about forty languages that belong to the Na-Dene family, all Indigenous languages of North America. They are typologically similar in many ways but also show internal diversity. This chapter lays out the internal relationships within the family together with some of their phonological, morphological and syntactic properties.

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Why is it important?

Na-Dene languages are all endangered. This typologically unusual family of languages urgently needs quality documentary research.