Alternate Names: Dene, Dené, Mackenzian, “Slave” (pej.), “Slavi” (pej.)
Dialects: Bearlake, Hare, Mountain Slavey. North and South Slavey , form a chain of related varieties. A member of macrolanguage Slave ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 230 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 1,950 (Golla 2007). Bearlake dialect: 1,070. Hare dialect: 710. Mountain dialect: 170 (Golla 2007).
Language Use: Deline still has strong language use including young people. Decreasing use in other communities. Over half actively use it in the home. Speakers 60 and older.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada