Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 08:35 AM

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

lost : geet1 (7) fall, wake up, lost fall into it P-dé O-d-s-geet~ (na motion) for O (live creature) to fall into P fall, trip P-náx̲ yei O-d-s-geet~ (ø motion) for O (live creature) to fall down, trip over P fall into, against it P-t~ O-d-s-geet~ (ø motion) for O (live creature) to fall into, against P fall (esp. off of something) daak O-d-s-geet~ (ø motion) for O to fall (esp. off of something) wake him/her up; rouse him/her from sleep kei O-S-s-geet~ (ø motion) for S to wake O up, rouse O from sleep wake up kei O-s-geet~ (ø motion) for O to wake up lost k̲ut O-d-s-geet~ (ga motion) for O to lose oneself, be lost, usure of one's location

lots : haaʰ many, plenty, lots many, plenty, lots O-sha-ya-d-haaʰ~ (na state) for O to be many, plenty, lots

love : x̲án (2) love love him/her/it O-S-s-x̲án (ga state) for S to love O accompany, take to one, follow around P-x' sh S-d-l-x̲án (ga state) for S to accompany, take (a liking) to, follow P around

lucky : x̲eitl blessed, lucky lucky, blessed O-li-x̲éitl (ga state) for O to be blessed, be lucky

magic : héix̲waa magic perform rites, make magic O-S-ø-héix̲waa (na act) for S to make magic, perform rites on O to bring desirable results in nature or give youngsters power and confidence

make a face : kaa2 copy, make a face copy him/her/it; copy what s/he said; make a face at him/her O-ka-S-d-kaa (na act) for S to copy O

many : geiʰ1 (2) big, many big, many (yéi) k-u-ya-geiʰ~ (na state) for a thing to be (so) big; for things to be (so) many big (that big, of plural things) (yéi) + ka-u-d-geiʰ~ (na state) for (plural) things to be (so) big

many : haaʰ many, plenty, lots many, plenty, lots O-sha-ya-d-haaʰ~ (na state) for O to be many, plenty, lots

marry : shaa1 (3) marry marry him/her O-S-ø-shaa~ (ø event; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for S to marry O marry each other wooch S-d-shaa~ (ø event; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for S (two people) to marry each other marry (get married) O-du-ø-shaa~ (ø event; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for O to get married

mash : g̲ootl mash, squeeze mash it; sqeeze it O-ka-S-ø-g̲ootl~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to mash O by squeezing in the hand; for S to squeeze O tightly