Upper Tanana language
| Upper Tanana | |
|---|---|
| Nee'aanèegn' | |
| Native to | United States, Canada |
| Region | Alaska (upper Tanana River, Yukon |
| Ethnicity | c. 340 Tanana (1997–2007) |
Native speakers | (c. 110 cited 1997–2007) |
Dené–Yeniseian?
| |
| Latin (Northern Athabaskan alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Alaska |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tau |
| Glottolog | uppe1437 |
| ELP | Upper Tanana |
Upper Tanana is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Upper Tanana (also known as Tabesna, Nabesna or Nee'aanèegn') is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken in eastern Interior Alaska, United States, mainly in the villages of Northway, Tetlin, and Tok, and adjacent areas of the Canadian territory of Yukon. In 2000 there were fewer than 100 speakers, and the language was no longer being acquired by children.