This collection of over 1,500 Tlingit example sentences and audio recordings was part of a Sealaska Heritage Institute project funded by the Administration for Native Americans between 2005 and 2009. Sentences were provided by elders Keiyishí Bessie Cooley, Kingeistí David Katzeek, Saḵaayí Anita Lafferty, Ḵooteix̱téek Johnny Marks, Aan Yax̱ Saxeex June Pegues, Ḵáachkoo.aaḵw Helen Sarabia, and G̱unaakʼw Fred White. Written examples were compiled by Keri Eggleston. Audio recordings feature the voices of Kingeistí David Katzeek, Saḵaayí Anita Lafferty, Ḵooteix̱téek Johnny Marks, Aan Yax̱ Saxeex June Pegues, Ḵáachkoo.aaḵw Helen Sarabia, and G̱unaakʼw Fred White.
Upload of this resource to this website was made possible by funding from the National Science Foundationʼs Dynamic Languages Infrastructure Program, award #BCS- 2125197 “Morphologically Complex Data Collection and Analysis for Improving Lexicographic Models” to the University of Alaska Fairbanks with Keri Eggleston as PI.
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Náakw du x̲’éix̲ wuduwatee du kalóox’shani néegooch. She was given medicine for her bladder pain. du kalóox'shani, náakw, néekw, k̲aa x̲’éi + ya-tee2
Náakw s’é áa yéi kk̲wa.oo ax̲ keey aag̲áa tsá wéi kashóok’ gwéil. I will put medicine on my knee first, then the heating pad. náakw, s’é, á, -x’, A-x’ + yéi + ya-.oo1, ax̲, du keey, aag̲áa, tsá, kashóok’ gwéil
Náakwx̲ awliyéx̲ aasdaak’óox̲’u. She made medicine out of pitch. aasdaak’óox̲’u, náakw
Náakw yís awsitáa wé g̲ítg̲aa. He boiled the pine needles for medicine. g̲ítg̲aa, náakw, si-taa3
Náakw yís kayaaní ashigóok, áa k̲u.aas akwdlix̲éitl’ k̲aa x̲’éix̲ aawuteeyí. He knows medicinal plants but he is afraid to give them to anyone. kayaaní, náakw, a yís, shi-gook1, á, -x’, k̲u.aas, A-x’ + a-ka-dli-x̲eetl’, k̲aa x̲’éi + ya-tee2
Nadáakw kát téen wé x’úx’ gwéil. The empty paper bag is laying on the table. gwéil, nadáakw, x’úx’
Nadáakw káx' yéi na.oo! Put it on the table! nadáakw, a ká, ya-.oo1.2
Nás’gadooshú ch’iyaash kax̲waach’ák’w hoon yayís. I carved eight flat bottomed canoes to sell. ch'iyaash, nás’gadooshú, hoon, yayís
Nás’gináx̲ has yatee wé Yéil naa sháade nák̲x'i. There are three Raven Clan leaders. k̲aa sháade nák̲x'i, nas’gináx̲
Nás’gináx̲ k̲áax’w wé hít káa yéi jiné. There are three men working on that house. k̲áax'w, hít, yéi + ji-ya-nei
Nás'k at xáshti x'óow áwé du káa kakg̲wagéi k'oodás' sákw, wé k̲áa tlein jee yís. It will take three leather blankets for the big man's shirt. nás'k, at xáshti x'óow, ka-ya-gei1, k'oodás', sákw, k̲áa
Nás'k yagiyee a kaanáx̲ has yaawa.át. They walked for three days. nás’k, yagiyee, a ká, -náx̲, has, ya-.aat1
Néekwch at ash yaawa.aat. Sickness is trying to get him. néekw
Neil has oowa.át. They came home. has, neil
Nóokch x̲at kulitán. I get sick easily. néekw
Nóosk káx̲ g̲aatáa yan awli.át. He set traps for wolverine. g̲aatáa, nóosk, li-.aat2
Nukshiyáan x̲aagú k̲únáx̲ yalik'áts'. Wolverine claws are really sharp. nukshiyáan, a x̲aagú, k̲únáx̲, ya-li-k'aats'