Lingít Yoo Xʼatángi
Lingít language
Ax̲ x̲ʼagáaxʼi áwé yéi kg̲watée:
chʼu tleix̲
k̲ug̲aag̲astee,
Lingít.
— K̲aalk̲áawu
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My prayer will be this:
forever,
let it exist,
Tlingit.
— Cyril George, K̲akʼweidí
- from tlingitlanguage.com
About Lingít
Tlingit is spoken in Southeast Alaska from Yakutat to Ketchikan and by Inland Tlingit speakers in Canada. There are 200 first-language speakers today. There are five major dialects: Northern Tlingit, Transitional Tlingit (spoken in Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake), Southern Tlingit, Inland Tlingit (spoken in Canada), and an extinct Tongass dialect (formerly spoken south of Ketchikan).
Tlingit has a very rich phonological system with many ejective consonants. There are four sounds unique to Tlingit 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. Tlingit courses are taught at the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Anchorage. Sealaska Heritage Institute has also produced Native language curriculum and educational resources for learning Tlingit.
Phrases
Gunalchéesh.
Wáa sá si yatee?
Ax̱ toowu yak'éi.
Yak'éi i x̱wsateení.
Ix̱six̱án.
Aaá.
Tléik'.
Haagú.
K'idéin natá.
Eesháan.
Gunalchéesh haat yigoodí.
Chúk.
Thank you.
How are you.
I feel fine.
It's good to see you.
I love you.
Yes.
No.
Come!
Sleep well.
Poor thing.
Thank you for coming.
Scram.