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Apachean languages

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The Apachean languages are a branch of the Athabaskan language family spoken by the Apache people in the southwestern United States. These languages are part of a larger linguistic grouping that also includes the Navajo language.12

The Apache people are Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S.. Their languages are one of several language families represented in the region, which also includes Hokan, Uto-Aztecan, Tanoan, Keresan, and Kiowa-Tanoan. The Apache and Navajo are considered relative newcomers to the Southwest, believed to have migrated from present-day Canada around 1100 to 1500 CE.2314

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  2. Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest - The Navajo and Apache
  3. Apachean
  4. Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest: Top Questions
  5. Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest - Language
  6. Indigenous languages of North America - Classification
  7. South American Indian languages - Phonological characteristics

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