athapaskan

(noun) a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska. Synonyms: Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan.

(noun) a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir). Synonyms: Athapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan language.