The Communities of the Dene Speech Atlas

Dene communities are linked to this site and to the language(s) spoken in that community. Through the DSA, information is available about the Dene languages, their sound inventories and orthographies, and available resources on both the languages and on language conservation and documentation. 

• Dene Sųłiné is spoken in northern Alberta, Manitoba, eastern Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
• The term Slavey refers to both the North Slavey and South Slavey languages spoken in the Northwest territories. The two groups speak closely related languages and have slightly different orthographic traditions.
• Tłį Chǫ (Dogrib) is spoken in the Northwest Territories. 
• Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee) is spoken on the Tsuu T'ina reserve in southern Alberta. 

For some of the Dene communities, sound examples from speakers and descriptions of the sounds and sound patterns are available. Before a community is included on the DSA website, with examples of the speech sounds, consultants in that community are contacted and permissions obtained. Dene communities which are not represented on this atlas may be added; contact us if you are interested in providing information to be added to this site. 

The Dene Speech Atlas is a work in progress. 

2018-08-07