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Lingít Yoo Xʼatángi

Lingít language 

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Ax̲ x̲ʼagáaxʼi áwé yéi kg̲watée: chʼu tleix̲ k̲ug̲aag̲astee, Lingít. — K̲aalk̲áawuI 
My prayer will be this: forever, let it exist,Tlingit.— Cyril George, K̲akʼweidí​ - from tlingitlanguage.com

Lingít is spoken in Southeast Alaska from Yakutat to Ketchikan and by Inland Lingít speakers in Canada. There are less than 200 first-language speakers today. There are five major dialects: Northern Lingít, Transitional Lingít (spoken in Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake), Southern Lingít , Inland Lingít (spoken in Canada), and a sleeping Tongass dialect (formerly spoken south of Ketchikan).

 

Lingít has a very rich phonological system with many ejective consonants. There are four sounds unique to Lingít not shared with any other documented language on earth. Verbs, like many Na-Dene languages, can be extremely variant, while nouns are more predictable, often being derived from verbs. Lingít courses are taught at the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Anchorage. Sealaska Heritage Institute has also produced Lingít language curriculum and educational resources for learning the language.

Phrases

Gunalchéesh.

Thank you.

Wáa sá si yatee?

How are you?

Ax̱ toowu yak'éi.

I feel fine.

Yak'éi i x̱wsateení.

It's good to see you.

Ix̱six̱án.

I love you.

Aaá.

Yes.

Tléik'.

No.

Haagú.

Come!

K'idéin natá.

Sleep well.

Eesháan.

Poor thing.

Gunalchéesh haat yigoodí.

Thank you for coming.

Chúk.

Scram.

Resources

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Dictionaries

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Online Courses & Apps

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Other Resources

Lingít Videos
Yéil ḵa G̱uwakaan -- Ḵeixwnéi X̱ʼéidáx̱ (Tlingit Language)
09:44
Jessie Johnnie on Learning the Tlingit Language
04:17
Ketchikan | Learn Lingit (Tlingit Language)
00:36
An Introduction to Tlingit Sounds
14:47
Useful Phrases for Beginning Lingít (Tlingit Language) Learners
00:48
Tlingit Introduction Practice
07:09
Shákw - A Tlingit Language Film
01:55
WIKITONGUES: Lgeik'i and Naakil.aan speaking Lingít
06:16
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