Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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Let’s go, we’re gonna make it, we’re gonna do it!:This is the Tlingit interpretation of Obama's slogan "Yes we can!". | |
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lick:lick it, lap it up O-S-ø-tléit'~ (Ø act) for S to lick, lap up O |
lie1:lie sh k̲'a-S-d-l-yeil~ (ø event) for S to lie, deceive |
lie2:lying down (of human) (singular subject) (P-t) sh S-d-s-táan~ (position) for (singular) S to be lying down (at P) lie down (of human) (singular subject) yan~ sh S-d-s-taa~ (Ø motion) for (singular) S to lie down |
lie2:lying there (to have a round, spherical object lying there) P-t O-ka-S-ø-téen (position) for S to have (round, spherical) O lying at P sit there (of solid, complex object) P-t s-téen (position) for a solid, often complex object to sit at P carry it, take it (general, often compact object) II N jee-t~ O-S-ø-tee~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (general, esp. abstract objects) to N cry, weep, mourn, howl (plural subject) g̲ax̲-S-s-tee~ (ga act) for (plural) S to cry, weep, mourn; for (plural) S to howl (esp. of wolves) take it off (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) I kaax̲ kei O-S-d-tee~ (Ø motion) for S to take off O (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) wear it; have it on kát O-S-d-tee~ (position) for S to wear O impregnate yát N jee-t~ O-S-ø-tee~ (Ø motion) for S to get N pregnant with O (baby) |
lie2:carry it, take it (textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet, etc.) VII P-t O-S-ø-.aax̲~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O (a textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet) around at P lie there (of hide-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet) P-t ø-.áx̲ (position) for a hide-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet to lie at P give, take, hand it to him/her (textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet, etc.) N jee-t~ O-S-ø-.aax̲~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (textile-like object) to N take it off (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) I kaax̲ kei O-S-d-.aax̲~ (Ø motion) for S to take off O (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) |
lie2:think over, consider, make up one's mind about (plural subject) N daa yoo tu-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to think over, consider, make up one's mind about N change one's mind; think it over and reconsider, be converted (plural subject) N daatx̲ k̲ux̲ tu-S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to change mind about N; for (plural) S to think over and reconsider N button it up aanáx̲ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (Ø act) for S to button up O lying there (to have small objects lying there) P-t O-ka-S-l-.át (position) for S to have O (small objects) lying at P lie there (of small objects) P-t ka-l-.át (position) for small objects to lie at P lie there (of several things; of dead or unconscious persons or animals) P-t l-.át (position) for several things to lie at P; for several persons or animals to lie dead, unconscious, or incapacitated at P carry them, take them (esp. baggage) VII P-dé O-S-l-.aat~ (na motion) for S to carry, take (plural) O (esp. baggage) to P speak, talk to him/her (plural subject) N ée-t~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for (plural) S to speak, talk to N give, take, hand it to him/her (small, round or hoop-like objects) N jee-t~ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (ø event) for S to give, take, hand O (small, round or hoop-like objects) to N give, take, hand them to him/her (esp. baggage and personal belongings) N jee-t~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) to N lying down (of human) (plural subject) (P-t) sh S-d-l-.át (position) for (plural) S to be lying down (at P) speak, talk, make speech (plural subject) x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (na event) or (plural) S to speak, talk, make a speech turn the wheel (boat, car) I kei O-ya-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to turn O (boat, car) put it down, leave it (esp. baggage and personal belongings) yan~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) lie down (of human) (plural subject) yan~ sh S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to lie down stop speaking, stop talking (plural subject) II yan~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to stop talking speak to, talk to, converse (plural subject) yoo x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to speak, talk, converse |
light:burn, catch alight; for a light to be on P-t~ a-ka-ø-gaan~ (ø motion) for P (light) to be on; for P (fire) to burn, catch alight light; set fire to; cause to shine; turn on (light) P-t~ a-ka-S-l-gaan~ (Ø motion) for S to light, set fire to, cause P to shine; for S to turn P on (light) shine (of sun) a-d-gaan~ (g̲a event) for the sun to shine shine, be bright; produce light by burning ka-d-gáan~ (ø event) for something to shine, produce light by burning burn it up kei O-S-s-gaan~ (ø motion) for S to burn O up |
like:happy, glad N toowú s-góo (ga state) for N to be happy, glad want, like N tuwáa S-s-góo (ga state) for N to want, like, desire S; for S to be pleasing to N unhappy, lonesome tlél O-tu-sh-góo (ga state) for O to be unhappy, lonesome |
limp:limp, be lame, walk unevenly O-l-k̲áchk (ga state) for O to limp, be lame, walk unevenly |
