Dene Kǝdǝ́

English Etymology en scs Dene Kǝdǝ́. Pronunciation en /den.ɛ kə.deɪ/ Proper noun 1 North Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain). en North Slavey en Luke Caroll N.W.T. to look into changing official name of Sahtu language w:CBC News 2024-10-06 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-to-look-into-changing-official-name-of-sahtu-language-1.7343771 At its annual general meeting in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., in late September, the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. (SSI) — the organization responsible for the Sahtu land claim — voted in favour of recommending that the old term, North Slavey, no longer be used. SSI is recommending that instead the language be called Dene Kǝdǝ́. [...] Dene Kǝdǝ́ is the primary language spoken in the N.W.T.'s Sahtu region, which includes Colville Lake, Délı̨nę, Norman Wells, Tulita and Fort Good Hope. https://web.archive.org/web/20260506131444/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-to-look-into-changing-official-name-of-sahtu-language-1.7343771 6 May 2026 en Leah Hennig ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons The Gateway 2025-03-26 https://thegatewayonline.ca/2025/03/isu-offering-free-dene-kede-language-lessons/ The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June 27. https://web.archive.org/web/20250401112209/https://thegatewayonline.ca/2025/03/isu-offering-free-dene-kede-language-lessons/ 1 April 2025 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 en Languages