Boys Run I toowú klatseen

Language Resources

Language Resources


Word & Phrase Pronunciation

These recordings were made by Victoria Johnson in Juneau, Alaska on September 27, 2019

Disclaimer:

Atxá (snack):

Déi áwé (that’s all):

Gunalchéesh (thank you):

I toowú klatseen (strengthen your spirit, be strong):

Kw Sound:

Pinched K:

Tonal Language:

Wáa sá i yatee (how are you?):

Wé litseeni aa (the strong one):

Wooch.een (together):

Yéi-áwé (that’s right, that’s the way it is):

Ax toowú sigóo (I am happy, my spirit is happy):

Ghooch (wolf):

Haa gaxlatseení (let us be strong):

Iwlitseen (you became strong):

Latseen nooch (he/she is always strong):

Question Mark:

Voiceless L:

Wáa sá iduwaasáakw_(what are you called?):

Wooch.een yéi jigaxtoonéi (we will work together):

Xat Yak’ei (I am good):

Yee-litseen (you all are strong):

Ax toowú ya néekw Ya (I am sad, my spirit is sick):

Gooch (hill):

Héen (water):

Kei haa naltseen (we are becoming strong):

Likoodzí (amazing):

Snack Song:

Wáa sá i yatee (how are you feeling on your outside?) vs. wáa sá i tuatee (how is your spirit feeling inside?):

Wáa sá itoowatee (how is your spirit?):

Wooch.een yéi jinaxtoonei (let’s work together)):

Yak’ei áwé (that’s good):

Videos & Songs

Teambuilding song from Lesson # 14. Credit Heather Powell (Director of Language and Education for Sitka Tribe of Alaska).