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TSUUG

Jaan ch'e tsuug.
This is a marten.
Tsuug nen' k'et deltth'iix.
Marten lives on land.
Tehts'ųųdz eghįhchaax.
It's the size of a mink.
Tsuug tsugaay eł nuun gaay eł eldiił.
Marten eats birds and small animals.
Tsuug dit-tthuug k'e'eltsįį
Marten is tan.

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.

Images used with permission of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.

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Last modified April 20, 2004