Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 03:47 AM

Site: Alaska Native Languages
Course: Tlingit Language (Tlingit)
Glossary: Tlingit Phrases

feel

teeʰ1 (13) be, born, care, think, need, busy, want, feel
care about it; think about it, consider it; have an opinion about it
N daa O-tu-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to care about N; for O to think about, consider N; for O to have an opinion about N
need, lack, require it
N eetéenáx̲ O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to need, lack, require N
like, similar to him/her/it
N yáx̲ O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be like, similar to N
busy
N daat át k̲u-d-s-teeʰ~ (g̲a state) for N to be busy, occupied with things
appear before him/her; apparent to him/her
N wak̲shiyeex' yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to appear to N; for O to be apparent to N
born; exist; live
O-k̲u-d-s-teeʰ~ (g̲a state) for O to be, be in existence, live; for O to be born
grateful, thankful, satisfied
sh tóog̲aa O-d-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be grateful, thankful, satisfied
still, quiet; stop functioning
tleiyéi yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be still, quiet; for O to stop (car, clock, e.g.)
be (for the weather to be a certain way)
(yéi) k̲u-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for the weather to be (that way)
feel like doing, want to do; feel that way
(yéi) O-tu-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to want to do, feel like doing (that); for O to feel a certain way
be (a certain way)
(yéi) O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be (that way)
be, stay, remain there; live, dwell there
N-x' yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be, stay, remain at N; for O to dwell, live at N
be, become
P-x̲ O-s-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be P (a member of a group); for O to become P

feel

taan (29) think, feel, give, take, carry, cover, bend, habit, end, rain, snow, speak, rough, rely
think over, consider, make up one's mind about (singular subject)
N daa yoo tu-S-ø-taan~ (ø act) for (singular) S to think over, consider, make up one's mind about N
change one's mind; think it over and reconsider, be converted (singular subject)
N daatx̲ k̲ux̲ tu-S-d-taan~ (Ø motion) for (singular) S to change mind about N; for (singular) S to think over and reconsider N
wash over it (of waves) V
N kanax̲ ji-ya-s-taan~ (Ø motion; CV́C Hort/Pot) for waves to wash over N
cover it (esp. pot) with something
at S-ø-taan~ (g̲a event) for S to cover (esp. pot, etc.), put on lid
carry it, take it (container or hollow object) VIII
O-S-ø-taan~ (ga motion) for S to carry, take O (usually a container or hollow object)
bend it (long, simple object)
O-ka-S-taan~ (na event) for S to bend O (usually long, simple object) over
like to do it; in the habit of doing it
O-ka-u-S-sh-tán (ga state) for S to be in habit of doing O; for S to do O frequently because S enjoys doing it
carry it, take it (container or hollow object) II
P-t~ O-S-ø-taan~ (ø motion) for S to carry, take O (usually a hollow object) to P
extend to it; end there
P-t shu-ka-ø-tán (position) for something to extend to, end at P
sit there (of container or hollow object)
P-t ø-tán (position) for a container or hollow object to sit at P
precipitate (rain, snow, etc)
daak s-taan~ (ø event) for rain, snow to fall
speak, talk to him/her (singular subject)
N ée-t~ x̲'a-S-ø-taan~ (ø motion) for S to speak, talk to N
call him/her on the phone VII
N jeedé x̲'a-S-d-taan~ (na motion) for (singular) S to call N on telephone
give, take, hand it to him/her (long, complex object)
N jee-t~ O-S-s-taan~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (usually long, complex object) to N
call him/her on the phone II
N jee-t~ x̲'a-S-d-taan~ (ø motion) for S to call N on telephone
put trust in, rely on, have faith in
N káa yan tu-S-ø-taan~ (Ø motion) for S to put trust in, rely on, have faith in N
rough (of ocean)
ji-s-taan~ (na event) for the ocean to be rough
bring it out, unearth it; pick it up (usually long, complex object)
kei O-S-s-taan~ (ø motion) for S to bring out, unearth O (usually long, complex object)(esp. from a box or other container or place which O is kept); for S to pick up, lift up O
raise one's hand I
kei ji-S-s-taan~ (Ø motion) for S to raise a hand
speak, talk, make speech (singular subject)
x̲'a-S-d-taan~ (na event) for (singular) S to speak, talk, make a speech
put it down (small, stick-like object)
yan O-ka-S-s-taan~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave, place O (usually quite small, stick-like object)
put it down, leave it (long, complex object)
yan O-S-s-taan~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave, place O (usually long, complex object)
hit, reach the beach (of waves)
yan ji-s-taan~ (Ø motion) for waves to hit, reach the beach
lower one's hand
yan~ ji-S-s-taan~ (Ø motion) for S to lower a hand
stop speaking, stop talking (singular subject) II
yan~ x̲'a-S-d-taan~ (Ø motion) for (singular) S to stop talking
bent
yóo ka-ø-tán (position) for something to be bent
speak to, talk to (singular subject)
yoo x̲'a-S-ø-taan~ (ø act) for (singular) S to speak to, talk to
bend over, lean down (singular subject)
yínde sh ka-S-d-taan~ (na motion) for (singular) S to bend over, lean down
decide, make up one's mind; feel, think (a certain way)
(yéi) tu-S-d-taan~ (na event) for (singular) S to decide, make up one's mind (that way)

fight

gaaw (3) fight
fight for, defend
N káx̲ k̲u-S-l-gaaw (na act) for S to fight for, defend N
loud-voiced
O-sa-l-gaaw (ga state) for O to be loud-voiced, noisy in speech
fight
(N een) k̲u-S-l-gaaw (na act) for S to fight (with N)

fill

heek (3) fill, finish
fill it (with solids or abstracts)
O-sha-S-l-heek~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to fill O (with solids or abstracts)
full
O-sha-ø-heek~ (ø event) for O to be filled, be full (general and abstract)
finish, complete it
yan~ O-sha-S-l-heek~ (ø motion) for S to finish, complete O

fill

ook (2) boil, tumble, advance, fill
boil it
O-S-l-.ook~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to boil O (esp. water)
boil
d-l-.óok~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for something to boil

fill

tl'eet' fill
fill it (with liquid)
O-sha-S-l-tl'éet'~ (ø event) for S to fill O to overflowing (with liquid)

filter

chaa strain, filter, drain
strain, filter it; drain it off
O-ka-S-l-chaa~ (ø act) for S to strain, filter, drain off O

find

t'ei1 (2) find
find it
O-S-ø-t'ei (ga event) for S to find O (usually as the result of searching)
find it (usually round, spherical object)
O-ka-S-ø-t'ei (ga event) for S to find O (usually round, spherical object)

finish

neiʰ (16) give, take, show, happen, fix, ready, finish, dress up, do, work
carry them, take them (plural objects) IX
P-dáx̲ yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ga motion) for S to pick up, lift up, take (plural) O (objects) up off of P
discipline, restrain, restrict, warn not to do, prevent from doing
O-ya-u-S-ø-nei~ (g̲a act) for S to discipline, restrain, restrict, warn or prevent O from doing something
get revenge, get even with him/her
chush yáa O-S-d-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to get revenge, get even with O
give, take, hand them to him/her (of plural objects)
N jee-t~ yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand (plural) O to N
demonstrate, show how to do it; perform it
N wak̲shiyeex' yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to demonstrate, perform publicly, show N how to do O by action
accident (have an accident); get hurt; happen (something bad to him/her)
k̲áakw-t~ O-ø-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for O to have an accident, get hurt; for something bad to happen to O
straighten it out; smooth it over
wooch yáx̲ O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to straighten out O, smooth O over (literal or abstract)
finish it
yan~ O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to finish, complete O
dressed up
yan~ sh S-d-s-neiʰ~ (ø event) for S to dress up
ready, complete, finished; permanent
yan~ O-ø-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for O to be permanent, happen for good; for O to be finished, complete, ready; for O to be prepared, ready
put them down, leave them (plural round, spherical objects)
yan~ yéi O-ka-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to put down, leave O (plural round objects)
work on it; do it
(yéi) O-daa-S-ø-neiʰ~ (na act) for S to do, perform O (a particular action); for S to work on O
happen
(yéi) at ø-neiʰ (na event) for something to happen
fix it; cause that to happen to it; do that to it
(yéi) O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to do (that) to O; for S to fix, cause (that) to happen to O
work; do
yéi ji-S-ø-neiʰ~ (na act) for S to work; for S to do
happen, occur to him/her/it
(yéi) O-ø-neiʰ (na event) for (that) to happen, occur to O