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1. • • Dene-Yeniseian is a proposed genealogical link between the widespread North American language family Na-Dene (Athabaskan, Eyak, Tlingit) and Yeniseian in central Siberia, represented today by the critically endangered Ket and several documented extinct relatives.
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   Are Na-Dene languages related to Yeniseian languages?

   • In 2008, Edward Vajda of Western Washington University presented evidence suggesting that the Na-Dene languages (Athabaskan–Eyak–Tlingit) might be related to the Yeniseian (or Yeniseic) languages of Siberia, the only living representative of which is the Ket language .

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   Where is the Yeniseian language spoken?

   • Ket, the only extant Yeniseian language, is the northernmost known. Historical sources record a contemporaneous northern expansion of the Ket along the Yenisei during the Russian conquest of Siberia. Today, it is mainly spoken in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in far northern Siberia, in villages such as Kellog and Sulomay [ ru].

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   What is a Dené-Caucasian language?

   • Dené–Caucasian is a discredited language family proposal that includes widely-separated language groups spoken in the Northern Hemisphere: Sino-Tibetan languages, Yeniseian languages, Burushaski and North Caucasian languages in Asia; Na-Dené languages in North America; and the Vasconic languages from Europe (including Basque ).

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   Are Yeniseian languages related to Old World Languages?

   • As part of the proposed Dené–Yeniseian language family, the Yeniseian languages have been argued to be part of "the first demonstration of a genealogical link between Old World and New World language families that meets the standards of traditional comparative - historical linguistics ". The only surviving language of the group today is Ket .

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dené–Yeniseian_languagesDené–Yeniseian languages - Wikipedia

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   Dené–Yeniseian languages. Striped areas indicate the area of the former extent of the languages. Dené–Yeniseian is a proposed language family consisting of the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia and the Na-Dené languages of northwestern North America.

   • Yeniseian languages

     The Yeniseian languages (/ ˌ j ɛ n ɪ ˈ s eɪ ə n /...

   • Na-Dene languages

     By far the most widely spoken Na-Dene language today is...

   • Dené–Caucasian languages

     Dené–Caucasian languages [8,700 BCE] Na-Dené languages...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Athabaskan_languagesAthabaskan languages - Wikipedia

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   Athabaskan (/ ˌ æ θ ə ˈ b æ s k ən / ATH-ə-BASK-ən; also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan, and also known as Dene) is a large family of Indigenous languages 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 ...

5. www.uaf.edu › dene_yeniseian_languagesDene-Yeniseian Languages | Alaska Native Language Center

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   Dene-Yeniseian Languages. The Dene-Yeniseian Hypothesis proposes a genetic relationship between the Na-Dene (or Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit) languages of North America and the Yeniseian languages of Central Siberia. Edward J. Vajda of Western Washington University developed this hypothesis between 2006 and 2010.