Talk:Southern Athabaskan languages

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I moved the page called "Apache language" to this page ("Apachean languages") because there is no such thing as the Apache language, a single language spoken by Apache Native Americans.

There several different (but related) languages termed Apachean (including Navajo) spoken by people who probably came from the North speaking a Proto-Apachean language that is ultimately derived from Proto-Athabaskan.

These people are not all the same, & they generally cant understand each other's language (although some Western Apaches claim to understand Navajo).

Apache is a word used to describe a Western concept of these people.

Comments, email: ish_ishwar@yahoo.com.sg

The tree is confusing

The subdivision of the Southern Athabascan languages is confusing. I believe I should interpret the tree like this:

Western is divided in Chiricahua-Mescalero, Navajo and Western Apache where Chiricahua-Mescalero divides into Chiricahua and Mescalero.

If this is correct then i. in front of Churicahua is confusing and it should be eliminated to avoid confusion or it should be replaced by 2/3.

ICE77 -- 81.104.129.226 20:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bibliography

Seems to me like this article (and possibly Southern Athabascan grammar) can handle the content of Southern Athabaskan languages bibliography. Not sure why it's separated like this. An alternative would be to make the bibliography article into a template as is the case with {{Near-close central unrounded vowel}}. — Æµ§œš¹ _{[aɪm ˈfɻɛ̃ⁿdˡi]} 05:19, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Family Tree

I had to reformat the family tree. Trees and outlines should use a consistent hierarchy in numbers as to not be confusing. Azalea pomp (talk) 19:03, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Third wave of migration from Asia?

In Greenberg's controversial model, Na-Dene represents the second wave. I am not sure which model this "third wave" assertion is based on. In any case, it needs references Helenuh (talk) 15:59, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]