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Slavey (;〔Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh〕 also Slave, Slavé) is an Athabaskan language spoken among the Slavey First Nations of Canada in the Northwest Territories where it also has official status.〔(Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988 ) (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)〕 The language is written using Canadian Aboriginal syllabics or the Latin script. ==North Slavey and South Slavey == North Slavey (''Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı̨́'') is spoken by the Sahtu (North Slavey) people in the Mackenzie District along the middle Mackenzie River from Tulita (Fort Norman) north, around Great Bear Lake, and in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Canadian territory of Northwest Territories. Statistics: ''Speakers:'' 1,235 (2006 Statistics Canada) ''Alternate names:'' Slavi, Dené, Mackenzian, Slave Northern Slavey is an amalgamation of three separate ''dialects'': * ᑲᑊᗱᑯᑎᑊᓀ K’áshogot’ıné (Hare, spoken by the ''Gahwié got’iné'' - “Rabbitskin People" or ''K’áshogot’ıne'' - “Great Hare People", referring to their dependence on the varying hare for food and clothing, also called ''Peaux de Lievre'' or ''Locheaux'') * ᓴᑋᕲᒼᑯᑎᑊᓀ Sahtúgot’ıné (Bear Lake, spoken by the ''Sahtu Dene'' or ''Sahtú got’iné'' - “Bear Lake People", also known as ''Gens du Lac d'Ours'') * ᗰᑋᑯᑎᑊᓀ Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, spoken by the ''Shıhgot’ıné'', ''Shuhtaot'iné'' or ''Shotah Dene'' - “Mountain People" or ''Mountain Indians'', also called ''Nahagot’iné'', ''Nahaa'' or ''Nahane Dene'' - “People of the west", so called because they lived in the mountains west of the other Slavey groups, between the Mackenzie Mountains and the Mackenzie River, from the Redstone River to the Mountain River) South Slavey (ᑌᓀ ᒐ ''Dene-thah'', ''Dené Dháh'' or ''Dene Zhatıé'') is spoken by the Slavey (South Slavey) people, which were also known as ''Dehghaot'ine'', ''Deh Cho'', ''Etchareottine'' - “People Dwelling in the Shelter", in the region of Great Slave Lake, upper Mackenzie River (''Deh Cho'' - “Big River") and its drainage, in the District of Mackenzie, northeast Alberta, northwest British Columbia. Statistics: ''Speakers:'' 2,310 (2006 Statistics Canada) Some communities are bilingual, with the children learning Slavey at home and English when they enter school. Still other communities are monolingual in Slavey 〔 ''Alternate names:'' Slavi, Slave, Dené, Mackenzian The division of Slavey dialects is based largely on the way each one pronounces the old Proto-Athapaskan sounds *dz *ts *ts’ *s and *z. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slavey language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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