Vocabulary Comparison
The comparison of some animal names in the three Athabaskan languages:
| Ahtna | Tanacross | Lower Tanana | meaning |
| udzih | wudzih | bedzeyh | caribou |
| ggax | gah | gwx | rabbit |
| tsa’ | tsá’ | tso’ | beaver |
| dzen | dzenh | dzenh | muskrat |
| niduuyi | niidûuy | niduuy | lynx |
| debae | demee | deba | Dall sheep |
| sos | shos | sresr | bear |
| dliigi | dlêg | dlega | squirrel |
| łuk’ae | łuk’a | łuk’a | salmon |
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