Athapascan

Athapaskan Athabascan or Athabaskan (ˌæθəˈbæskən)

/ (ˌæθəˈpæskən) /


noun
  1. a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum, including Apache and Navaho

  2. a speaker of one of these languages

Origin of Athapascan

1
from Cree athapaskaaw scattered grass or reeds

Words Nearby Athapascan

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