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Tlingit Phrase of the Week
Click the U symbol to hear Tlingit phrases spoken:
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Aa yóo x’agaxdul.át
yéide gé kgeegóot?
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Are you going to the canoe races? |
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May 30 Which language workshop are you going to? |
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What dance group are you with? |
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It’s starting to get warm. |
X’eikaxwéin yei x’akanalxwéin. The flowers are starting to bud. |
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Let’s put branches in the water. |
Aadóoch sá haaw t’áni héen taa yéi woo.oo gáax’w yís. Who put the branches in the water for herring eggs? |
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Let’s go to the game. |
Ash koolyátx’ yéi ikkwasatéen. I’ll see you at the game. |
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March Who chopped wood? |
Ax éesh gán akawlixóot. My dad chopped wood. |
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Who went to Hoonah? |
Frank went to Hoonah. |
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You fell from heaven (you’re an angel). |
Nóox’sée i shiyáak’w Your face is like a porcelain doll. |
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Feb You have the key to my heart. |
Kiss my hot lips! |
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Dec.
Aan yátx’u sáani “Noble people of this land” U |
Lingít sh tóo xaltóow “I’m learning Lingít” U |
Gunalchéesh ax ée at yilatóowu “Thank you for teaching me” U |
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“Thank you for listening to me” U |
“Thank you for allowing me to speak” U |
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Dec. 5, 2005 Goosú i kinaak.ádi ka i s’áaxu “Where is your coat and hat?” U |
Wáa sá kawdudlisék’w i s’áaxu “What color is your hat?” U |
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Nov. 21, 2005 Yeegoot gé yóo al’eix aa sh tóo dultóow yá nisdaat? “Did you go to dance practice last night?” U |
Gwátgeen sá tsu sh tóo at gaxdultóow? “When is the next dance practice?” U |
Yá haadé yaa nagút aa síndi gé tsu kgeegóot aadé wé l’eix? “Are you going to the dance practice next week?” U |
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Nov. 14, 2005 Sh tugáa haa ditee yagéiyi át kaax. “We have much to be thankful for.” U |
Yá at wuxá gunalchéesh. “Thank you for this food we have eaten.” U |
Gunalchéesh yá haa t’éit’ yeeynaagí. “Thank you all for your support.” U |
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Gunalchéesh áyá yáa yee tula.aaní. “Thank you all for your friendship.” U |
Gunalchéesh háa at yilashugú “Thank you for making me laugh!” U |
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Nov. 7, 2005 Daa sá yisa.éeyin yá shuwaxixí aa sínde? “What did you cook last week?” U |
Daa sá kgisa.ée seigán? “What will you cook tomorrow?” U |
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Oct. 31, 2005 Kéi kunas.áat’ “It’s starting to get cold.” U |
S’áaxw sháat adatín yáx duwatéen yóo shaa yá ts’ootaat. “This morning it looked like the mountain was wearing a hat.” U |
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Oct. 24, 2005 Nakw s’aatí yagiyeeyí áwé yá haadé yaa nagút aa síndi. “Halloween is next week.” U |
Ch’a ldakát at yátx’i núkdzigaa át gugwa.áat. “All the kids will be out looking for candy.” U |
Axoo aa kéi has shakaguxlagéi. “Some of them will look cute.” U |
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Axoo aa kéi has yakaguxlaxéitl’shan. “Some of them will look scary.” U |
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Oct. 17, 2005 Ax léelk’w guwakaan dleeyí ínx’eesháa tóo yéi aawa.oo tliyaa aa dís kát. “Last month my grandma put some deer meat in jars.” U |
Kúnáx ax atxaayí áwé guwakaan dleeyí k’únts’i tín. “My favorite meal is deer meat with potatoes.” U |
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Oct. 10, 2005 Ax éesh ka ax dlaak’ guwakaan l’óon has woo.aat. “My Dad and my sister went deer hunting.” U |
Ch’u dáxnáx áyá tlék’gaa has du jee yéi wootee. “The two of them got one each.” U |
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Oct. 3, 2005 Daa sá yéi ysine yáa kutaan “What did you do this summer?” U |
Aangóonde kuxwaatéen. “I traveled to Angoon.” U |
Deishúde ka Tlákw Aandé wutuwakoox. “We went to Haines and Klukwan (by motorized vehicle).” U |
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Ldakát haa xoonx’í Xunaadé
wutudlitsóow xáat káx. “Our family went to Hoonah to go fishing.” U |
Ax xoonítin kuwtuwak’ít’. “I picked berries with my friends.” U |
Lingít daat át haa éewdudlitóow. “We were taught about Lingít.” U |
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Wutusiteen shayadihéini xóots. “We saw lots of brown bears.” U |
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Sept. 26, 2005 I kutaaní wáa sá wootee? “How was your summer?” U |
Tlél wáa sá wootee. “It wasn't bad.” U |
Kúnáx wook’éi. “It was really great.” U |
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Wulikoodzée! “It was amazing!” U |
Ax daat át woogei. “I was very busy.” U |
Tlax kútx
yéi yikaawayáatl’. “It was too short.” U |
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June 27, 2005 Note: Tlingit has no word that directly translates as ‘weekend’, so fluent speakers have given us two options: borrow the English word, or use the word ‘du wulsaayí’ which means ‘his / her rest time’ |
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Yilsaayí wáa sá wootee? “How was your weekend?” U |
Wáa sá wootee iweekendí? “How was your weekend?” U |
Kúnáx
wook’éi. “It was great.” U |
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Wutudiwoo eekx’ at gatooxaa. “We went to the beach for a picnic.” U |
haadé yaa nagút sínde “the coming week” U |
Ax táayee daa yéi jikkwané yaa
haadé yaa nagút aa sínde. “Next week I will work in my garden.” U |
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June 20, 2005 Shaaw gaa ákwé yeegoodín? “Did you all go to get gumboots?” U |
Aáa, tleeyaatgé. “Yes, we went last week.” U |
Tléik’, yaa haadé yaa nagút aa sínde gaxtoo.áat. “No, we will go next week.” U |
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June 13, 2005 Where did you walk to? Goodéi sá yeegoodín? U |
I walked to the store. Hoon daakahídidé xwaagoot U |
Where did you all walk to? Goodé sá yeey.aat? U |
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We walked to the bookstore. X’úx’ daakahídidé wutuwa.aat U |
Where did you travel to? Goodéi sá ikawdiyaayín? U |
I flew to Hoonah. Xunaadéi xwdikeen U |
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I went (by bicycle) to see my friend. Ax xooní xánde sh kaxwdlitseix U |
Where did you all travel to? Goodé sá yeekawdiyáayin U |
We flew to Haines. Deishúde wutudikeen U |
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We drove to the bank. Dáanaa daakahídidé wutuwakúx U |
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June 6, 2005 What were you doing? Daa sá yéi daa.inéiyin? U |
I was cooking. At xasa.éeyin U |
What were you all doing? Daa sá yéi daaynéiyin? U |
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We were eating. At tooxáayin U |
We were fishing (with a hook). A toost’eixín U |
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May 30, 2005 Daa sá i jeewú? “What do you have?” U |
Héen ax jeewú. “I have water.” U |
Tlél héen ax jee. “I don’t have water.” U |
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Héen gé i jeewú? “Do you have water?” U |
Aadoo jeewúsá héen? “Who has water?” U |
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May 23, 2005 Wáa sá i tuwatee? “How are you?” (emotional emphasis) U |
Tlél gé wáa sá eetí? “Are you OK?” U |
Xat tukawdiyúk. “I’m nervous.” U |
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Ax toowú yanéekw. “I’m sad.” U |
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May 16, 2005 Daa sá yisa.éeyin tatgé? “What did you cook yesterday?” U |
Xáat xwashee.útl’ tatgé. “Yesterday I boiled fish.” U |
Xáat gagaxtoos.ée seigán. “We are going to cook fish tomorrow.” U |
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May 9, 2005 Gwátk sáwé at iyaxáa ts’ootáat atxaayí? “When did you eat breakfast?” U |
Gishoo taayí ka k’wát xwaaxáa ts’ootaat atxaayí. “I ate bacon and eggs for breakfast.” U |
Gwátgeen sáwé gageexáa sitgaawsáan atxaayí? “When will you eat lunch?” U |
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Gáax’w
gatooxaaa ya satgaawsáan atxaayí sákw. “Let’s eat herring eggs for lunch.” U |
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May 2, 2005 Xáat dísi “July” “Salmon month; when the fish return” U |
Shaa xeiyí dísi |
Dis yádi “September” “Child moon; young moon” U |
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Dís tlein “October” “Big moon” U |
Kukahaa
dísi “November” “Digging / scratching moon; when bears dig and prepare their winter dens” U |
Sháanáx dísi “December” “Through-the-head month; when hair shows on the seal embryo’s head” U |
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T’aawák
dísi “January” “Canada Goose month; when geese fly and call” U |
S’eek dísi “February” “Black bear month; when the cubs are born” U |
Héen taanáx kayaaní dísi “March” “Month of underwater plant budding” U |
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X’éigaa kayaaní dísi “April” “Month of true plant budding; when land plants begin to bud and sprout” U |
At gadaxit yinaa dísi “May” “Month before giving birth (literally, “breeding”)” U |
At gadaxit dísi “June” “Birth moon; when animals give birth” U |
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April 25, 2005 Goodéi sá ituwatee? “Where do you want to go?” U |
Aandéi kwagoot “I’m going to go to town” U |
I een naka.aat kwshé? “Can I come with you?” U |
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Naxtoo.aat. “Let’s go!” U |
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April 18, 2005
Éekka.ádi |
Neechdéi xwaagoot. |
S’ook xwasiteen. |
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Noow s’áawk’ xwasiteen. “I saw hermit crabs.” U |
Ts’ésx’w xwasiteen. “I saw snails.” U |
Yéil ts’áaxu xwasiteen. “I saw limpets.” U |
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Weix’ xwasiteen. “I saw tidepool sculpins.” U |
Yaak xwasiteen. “I saw mussels.” U |
Tayataayí xwasiteen. “I saw sea anemones.” U |
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Nées’ xwaasieen. “I saw sea urchins.” U |
Yéin xwasiteen. “I saw sea cucumbers.” U |
S’áx xwaatéen. “I saw sea stars.” U |
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Shaaw xwasiteen. “I saw gumboots.” U |
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April 11, 2005 Wáa sá sh tudinookw i tláa?“How is your mother feeling? U |
”Wáa sá kuwanóok i éesh?“What is your Dad doing?” | |||||||