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Shos Nahtsįįth Wudzih Tehts'ųųdz Tsuug Gah Naageddh Tsa' Dzenh Niiduuy Ntsįįth Tiikaan Nihmaay Demee Ts'iit Dendiig Teltsedz Dleg |
IntroductionWelcome to the Tanacross Animal Book! Here you can listen to simple phrases in the Tanacross Athabascan language describing the habits and appearance of 18 animals. Each page in this "book" is devoted to a different animal. To navigate through the site either click on the arrows in the upper righthand corner, or click on the Tanacross animal names on the left side of the page. The phrases contained in the book were inspired by Nuun Ał łuug Dinahtl'aa' by Alice Brean & Paul Milanowski, published by the Alaska Native Language Center in 1977. The phrases have been written in the modern writing system by Irene Arnold and Gary Holton. The accompanying audio recordings were made with the assistance of Rick Thoman and Olga Müller. The Tanacross phrases have been transcribed using a version of the Tanacross writing system modified for use on the internet. For more information see the section on linguistic notes. For those unable to view the fonts correctly, a PDF version. is available for download. In order to listen to the audio recordings, you will need an MP3 player. We recommend Quicktime for best results. |
The material on this site is based on Nuun Dinahtlaa' by Alice Brean, originally published in print form by the National Bilingual Materials Development Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Editing and retranscription by Irene Arnold, Gary Holton and Rick Thoman. Recordings by Irene Arnold.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0136113. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Images used with permission of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.
Copyright © 2004 Alaska Native Language Center
Last modified April 20, 2004