Ahtna language
| Ahtna | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Alaska (Copper River region) |
Native speakers | 80 |
Na-Dené
| |
| Latin (Ahtna variant) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ath |
| ISO 639-3 | aht |
| ELP | Ahtna |
Ahtna or Ahtena is the Na-Dené language of the Ahtna ethnic group of the Copper River area of Alaska. The language is also known as Copper River or Mednovskiy. There are 80 speakers out of a population of 500, and the language is facing extinction but many younger people are learning it to try to keep it from extinction.
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