ISO 639-3 · gwigwi
Na-Dene family
Gwich’in
Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik
Gwich’in is a language of the Northern Athabaskan branch (Na-Dene), spoken in Canada and United States. Wikidata counts about 670 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Athabaskan language of the Gwich’in indigenous people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gwi- Glottocode
gwic1235- Family
- Na-Dene
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 27 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gwich’in · Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tukudh language, Gwichʼin language, Takudh language, Gwitch'in language, Gwich´in language |
| All speakers | 670 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Na-Dene to Gwich’in
The branches above Gwich’in, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Canada
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