Navajo language
Navajo (ISO 639-3 code nav) is a language of the Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit family spoken in United States. It has about 120,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | nav |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | nava1243 |
| Family | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | United States |
| Speakers (estimate) | 120,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit languages, nearest first.
- Western Apache14,000 speakers
- Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache1,500 speakers
- Gwichʼin550 speakers
- Jicarilla Apache300 speakers
- Tlingit200 speakers
- Koyukon150 speakers
- Upper Tanana55 speakers
- Tanacross50 speakers
- Tanaina50 speakers
- Ahtena30 speakers
- Lower Tanana25 speakers
- Upper Kuskokwim25 speakers
More about Navajo
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.