Meanings
- North Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).
The University of Alberta’s Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons from March 7 to June 27.
2025 March 26, Leah Hennig, “ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons”, in The Gateway2 more examples
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.
2024 October 6, Luke Caroll, “N.W.T. to look into changing official name of Sahtu language”, in CBC NewsIn 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.
2025, Marie-Ève Hudon, Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories, Ottawa, Canada: Library of Parliament, page 30Synonyms: North Slavey
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounNorth Slavey, amalgamation of three Slavey dialects (K’ashógot’ı̨ne or Hare, Sahtúgot’ı̨né or Bearlake, Shíhgot’ı̨ne or Shúhtaot’ine or Mountain).
Origin
- North SlaveyDene Kǝdǝ́
- EnglishDene Kǝdǝ́
Unadapted borrowing from North Slavey Dene Kǝdǝ́.
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Dene Kǝdǝ́. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dene%20K%C7%9Dd%C7%9D%CC%81
“Dene Kǝdǝ́.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dene%20K%C7%9Dd%C7%9D%CC%81. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dene Kǝdǝ́,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dene%20K%C7%9Dd%C7%9D%CC%81.
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