Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik

English Alternative forms en Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik Alaska Proper noun 1 en Gwich'in. en How We Speak Gwich'in Social & Cultural Institute 2016 2025-10-30 https://gwichin.ca/how-we-speak https://web.archive.org/web/20160525041952/http://www.gwichin.ca/how-we-speak 2016-05-25 The Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in language) is one of the most endangered Indigenous languages in Canada. It is the most endangered Athapaskan (Dene) language in the NWT. en Government of the Northwestern Territories Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik Resources Education, Culture and Employment 2024 https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/dinjii-zhu-ginjik 2025-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126181955/https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/dinjii-zhu-ginjik 2024-01-26 Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik is part of the Dene-Athabaskan language family. It is also spoken in parts of Yukon and Alaska where the Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik spelling is more common. en Marie-Ève Hudon Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories 2025 Library of Parliament Ottawa, Canada 30 https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho. https://web.archive.org/web/20260124120430/https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf 24 January 2026 Usage notes In the Northwest Territories, the modifier letter apostrophe (ʼ U+02BC) is preferred to the punctuation mark apostrophe (' U+0027 or ’ U+2019) in the digital representation of the spelling.List of Specialized Letters and Accents Education, Culture and Employment 2025-10-30 https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/list-specialized-letters-and-accents https://web.archive.org/web/20260517121850/https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/list-specialized-letters-and-accents 17 May 2026 In practice, "Dinjii Zhu' Ginjik" (with ' U+0027) or "Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik" (with ’ U+2019) are also used. References