South Slavey Dene Communities

Below is a list of the South Slavey communities in Canada. Names are from the book Dene Łǫ Kádeɂa Gondié. Figures are from the NWT official languages site or Statistics Canada. The percentage after the Number of Speakers figure reflects the approximate proportion of the community that speaks the langauge.

Community Name Transliteration
Into Syllabics
Number of Speakers English Name
      Fort Nelson B.C.
      Kanta B.C.
      Fontas B.C.
    50 (50%) Prophet River B.C.
    205 (59%) Upper Hay River Alta.
    775 (85%) Hay Lake Alta.
    125 (39%) Bushe River Alta.
Katł’o Dehé ᑲᖈ ᑌᐁ 60 (2%) Hay River NWT
K’agee ᑲᗀ 285 (39%) Kakisa NWT
Yahtí Kǫ́ę́ ᔭᕠ ᑯᐁ Fort Providence NWT
    10 (9%) Enterprise NWT
Sambaa K’éh ᐸ ᑫ 55 (85%) Trout Lake NWT
Ɂechaot’į Kǫ́ę́ ᐁᗴᐅᕠ ᑯᐁ 315 (62%) Fort Liard NWT
Nahɂą́ Dehé ᓇᐊ ᑌᐁ 55 (69%) Nahanni Butte NWT
Tthedzéh K’edélį ᕫᐨᘛ ᑫᑌᕄ 30 (55%) Jean Marie River NWT
Łíidlį Kǫ́ę́ ᒢᕄᐨᕄ ᑯᐁ 295 (23%) Fort Simpson NWT
Tthedzéh Kǫ́ę́ ᕫᐨᘛ ᑯᐁ 95 (57%) Wrigley NWT
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Last Modified: 14-Jan-2009