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Sekani language

Sekani or Tse’khene is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by 135 of the Sekani people of north-central British Columbia, Canada. Most of them are only semispeakers, and it is considered critically endangered.

Phonology

Consonants

Sekani has 33 consonants:

Vowels

Tone

Sekani has two tones: low and high. High tone is the more common tone. Syllables phonologically marked for tone are low. For example, means , while means .

Nasalization

Nasalization of vowels is phonemic. The root means , while the root means . Nasal vowels also contrast with vowels followed by .

Orthography

The orthography of the Kwadcha Tsek'ene dictionary uses the following letters.

In addition, represents , represents , represents , and represents .

Vocabulary

These words are from the FirstVoices dictionary for Kwadacha Tsek'ene dialect.

Notes

Bibliography

  • Original dissertation:

Articles

  • References:
  • Journal article:

External links