Deg Xinag language

There are two main dialects: Yukon and Kuskokwim. The Yukon dialect (Yukon Deg Xinag, Yukon Ingalik) is the traditional language of the villages of the Lower Yukon River (Anvik, Shageluk and Holy Cross). As of 2009, there are no longer any speakers living in Anvik and Holy Cross. The other dialect (Kuskokwim Deg Xinag, Kuskokwim Ingalik) is the traditional language of the settlements of Middle Kuskokwim. == Phonology ==

Consonants Here is the list of consonant sounds in Deg Xinag, including their pronunciation in IPA and their representations in Deg Xinag orthography in brackets: In final position, consonant sounds are voiced as . Vowels Vowels in Deg Xinag are . == Vocabulary ==

• – airplane • – animal • – bear (lit. 'big animal') • – children • – day • – doctor, nurse • – fish • – dog • – my dog • – her dog • – mammoth • – doll (lit. 'little person') • – door • – earthquake • – my father • – her father • – house • – snow • – iron, metal • – mountain • – Indian ice cream • (in Anvik); niq'asrt'ay (in Shageluk) – fox • – in the morning • – Hello, how are you? • – one • – two • – three • – four • – eleven == References ==