Language

Tlingit

Tlingit is a language in the Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit family spoken in United States and Canada.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Tlingit

Portions of Scripture are reported in Tlingit.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Tlingit is spoken

  • United States
  • Canada

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About Tlingit

Language family
Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
ISO 639-3 code
tli
Glottocode
tlin1245
Also known as
Thlinget: Tongass

Dialects and varieties 9

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tlingit as a whole.

  • Central Northern TlingitNo known Scripture
  • Gulf Coast Northern TlingitNo known Scripture
  • Inland Northern TlingitNo known Scripture
  • Southern TlingitNo known Scripture
  • Thlinget: NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Thlinget: Sanya-HenyaNo known Scripture
  • Thlinget: TongassNo known Scripture
  • Thlinget: Transitional SouthernNo known Scripture
  • Transitional Northern TlingitNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.