Thanks to everyone for the quick & lively response. I made four suggested changes.<br>Also attached is the current Na-Dene languages t-shirt, printed here in Fairbanks.<br>the language names on that too can be modified, some time next year.<br>
Jim<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Dagmar Jung <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:djung@uni-koeln.de" target="_blank">djung@uni-koeln.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hi Jim,<br>
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thanks a lot for an update on language names, that's indeed very
useful!<br>
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A comment about renaming Beaver: the name you have right now on
the map commonly refers to the Dene Tha' First nation in NW
Alberta that speaks South Slavey. <br>
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For the majority of Beaver-speaking First Nations the name Dane-<u>z</u>aa
seems to be the preferred one (cf. also the Dane-<u>z</u>aa
language authority in Fort St. John that represents most BC
communities that speak dialects of this language).<br>
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The underline of the fricative marks a range of possible
pronounciations according to the variety/speaker: postdental,
interdental, or alveolar. The first vowel of Dane is sometimes
seen by speakers as a clear demarcation to Dene/Slavey.<br>
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Hope this is useful & best wishes,<br>
<br>
Dagmar<div><div class="h5"><br>
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On 19.12.12 20:32, James Kari wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">Hi<br>
I have been meaning to update my map "Distribution of Na-Dene
Languages" to show the language name changes that were discussed
and suggested during the August (now renamed) Dene Languages
Conference.<br>
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The box lists the changes<br>
comments are appreciated of course<br>
Happy Holidays!<br>
Jim kari<br>
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