Alaska, Hawaiʻi and the US Pacific
Koyukon
Lands
Villages along the Koyukuk River and the middle Yukon River, Interior Alaska, United States
Countries United States
Facts 3
Today
Doyon Languages Online is creating introductory online lessons for Denaakk'e and nine other Doyon region languages; its first courses came out in summer 2019 and are free.
As of 2026 Source: Doyon Foundation, Language Programs (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The language name Denaakk'e comes from denaa, meaning people, plus a suffix meaning like, so it literally means like us.
Source: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Languages - Koyukon (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Denaakk'e covers the largest territory of any Alaska Athabascan language, with Upper, Central and Lower dialects along the Koyukuk and middle Yukon rivers.
Source: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Languages - Koyukon (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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