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Jaan ch'e tsa'.
This is a beaver. |
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Tsa' deltthox.
Beaver is brown. |
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Tsa' che' dinteeł.
Beaver has a wide tail. |
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Tsa' xu' dehk'eyh.
Beaver has sharp teeth. |
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T'aath eł k'įį eł deldiił.
He eats cottonwood and birch. |
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Tsa' tuu shii deltth'iix.
Beaver lives in the water. |
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���Łeech'ak eł dechenh eł dekęę' xahtsiik.
He builds his dam with mud and wood. |
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Tsa' dekęę' ghendah shęę' etndah.
Beaver is always working on his dam. |
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.
Copyright © 2004 Alaska Native Language Center
Last modified April 20, 2004