Dene

Appendix:Variations of "dene" English Alternative forms en Dené Etymology Probably from en chp -, though most en ath languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself. en Diné. Pronunciation en /ˈdɛneɪ/ en ɛneɪ 2 Noun p An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. en Marie-Ève Hudon Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories 2025 Library of Parliament Ottawa, Canada 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. 30 https://web.archive.org/web/20260124120430/https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf 24 January 2026 Synonyms en Chipewyan Coordinate terms en Na-Dene Derived terms en Dené-Caucasian Related terms en Dene-Yeniseian en Deneology en Proto-Dene See also en Dene Valley Diné Anagrams en deen Eden Ende deen eden ende need Old English Alternative forms ang Dæne Etymology ang :inh gmw-pro:*Danī From ang gmw-pro *Danī, from ang gem-pro *daniz. Cognate with non danir. Pronunciation Dene ang e.ne 2 Proper noun m-p Danes Denmark Declension Dene Dene Dena Denum Derived terms ang Denemearc<t:Denmark> Denisċ<t:Danish> Ēastdene<t:East-Danes> Gārdene<t:Spear-Danes> Hringdene<t:Ring-Danes> Norþdene<t:North-Danes> Sūþdene<t:South-Danes> Westdene<t:West-Danes> Descendants enm Dene Dane ang Germanic tribes