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It's none of your business.

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Tlél i daat át áwé.
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Are you Raven or Eagle?

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Yéilx gé isitee, kach'u Ch'áak'?
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S/he sent me an email.

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Kashóok' yoo x'atánk ax jeet jeeyaháa.
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S/he likes to interrupt people.

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Akwshitán kaa x'ayawu.aa.
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They’re the same.

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Wooch yáx has ditee.

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Make it all equal (when dishing out food, e.g.).

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Wooch yáx naxdatee.
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S/he spoke on behalf of us.

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Haa káx yoo x'ayatánk.
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Have faith and it shall be so.

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Yan tután, aagáa yéi kgwatee.
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[profanity]

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Náanaa.eená! / Naana.éené! / Ná na ée ná!
(Literally "here, here, yuck, here!") This is considered profanity, and is used when someone is really angry at another person. Traditionally, it was accompanied by the gwáatl' (fist with thumb stuck between index and middle finger). They would spit on their fist and then shake it in front of the other person's face and say this. This gesture is said to represent female privates. This is the worst thing one can say in Tlingit. Use with caution!
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Nevermind; Forget it; Let it be; That’s OK.

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Kushtuyáx déi.
This is an expression of giving up when trying to do something. For example, after repeating something several times and the listener still can't hear, this phrase can be used to mean "nevermind".
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