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The Gwich’in language is the Athabaskan language of the Gwich’in indigenous people. It is used principally in the towns of Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, and Tsiigehtchic (formerly Arctic Red River) all in the Northwest Territories; as well as Old Crow, Yukon; Beaver, Circle, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Birch Creek, Arctic Village, and Venetie, Alaska. It is an official language of the Northwest Territories. The glottal stop in the name Gwich’in is written with U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK.
Classification Gwich'in is a member of the Canadian sub-group of the Athabaskan languages, of the Na-Dene family of languages. It shares the Han-Kutchin subgroup with the Han language. Dialects There are several dialects of Gwich'in, including Fort Yukon Gwich'in, Arctic Village Gwich'in, Western Canada Gwich'in (Takudh, Tukudh, Loucheux), and Arctic Red River. Consonants The consonants of Gwich'in in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets): Vowels
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