Athabaskan
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Athabaskan refers to a large group of indigenous languages spoken by Native American peoples across North America, primarily in the western regions and Canada. These languages are significant because they represent an important part of Native American cultural heritage and linguistic diversity, with speakers continuing to use them today despite historical pressures on indigenous languages.
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Athabaskan (/ˌæθəˈbæskən/ ATH-ə-BASK-ən; also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan), also known as Dene (/ˈdeɪneɪ/ DAY-nay; also spelled Dené), is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean). Kari and Potter (2010:10) place the total territory of the 53 Athabaskan languages at 4,022,000 square kilometres (1,553,000 sq mi).
Chipewyan is spoken over the largest area of any North American native language, while Navajo is spoken by the largest number of people of any native language north of Mexico.