athabascan — ● athabascan nom masculin Famille de langues indiennes d Amérique du Nord, appartenant au groupe na déné et comprenant l apache et le navaho … Encyclopédie Universelle
Athabascan — 1846, Athapaskan, from the name of the North American Indian people, from Lake Athabaska in northern Alberta, Canada, from Woods Cree (Algonquian) Athapaskaw, said by Webster to mean lit. grass or reeds here and there, referring to the delta… … Etymology dictionary
Athabascan — or Athabaskan; also Athapaskan or Athapascan noun Etymology: Athabasca, a Cree band, from Cree dialect aδapaska•w, name for the area east of Lake Athabasca, literally, (where) there are reeds one after another Date: 1846 1. a family of American… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Athabascan — noun 1. a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) (Freq. 14) • Syn: ↑Athapaskan, ↑Athapascan, ↑Athabaskan, ↑Athapaskan language • Regions: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Athabascan — Athabaskans Pour les articles homonymes, voir Athabaskans (homonymie). Les Athabaskans sont les ancêtres des Navajos et des Apaches. Ils commencèrent leurs passages du nord et de l ouest dans les déserts du sud il y a quelque mille ans ou plus de … Wikipédia en Français
Athabascan — /æθəˈbæskən/ (say athuh baskuhn) noun a Native American linguistic grouping including Apache and Navajo. Also, Athapascan. {Cree Athapaskaw, literally, grass or reeds grow here and there + an} …
Southern Athabascan grammar — Southern Athabascan (also Apachean, Southern Athabaskan) is a subfamily of Athabaskan languages spoken in the North American Southwest. Refer to Southern Athabascan languages for the main article.Typological overviewTypologically, Southern… … Wikipedia
McKinley, Mount — Athabascan Denali Highest mountain in North America. Located near the centre of the Alaska Range in south central Alaska, U.S., and in Denali National Park, it rises to 20,320 ft (6,194 m). The northern peak was first scaled in 1910, and in 1913… … Universalium
Apache — Infobox Ethnic group group = Apache poptime = 31,000+Fact|date=October 2007 popplace = Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma rels = Shamanism, Christianity langs = Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Plains Apache, Mescalero, Western Apache related =… … Wikipedia
David Salmon (tribal chief) — For the Alberta politician, see David Salmon (politician). David Salmon Born 1912 Salmon Village, Alaska Died October 11, 2007 … Wikipedia