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Jaan ch'e niiduuy.
This is a lynx. |
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Nchaax tl'aan wuche' t'on xunłęę.
It's a large, stubby-tailed animal. |
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Wuxol' ndeeth tl'aan wuke' det-shos tl'aan wudzaagh chii shęę' wuxa' dindeeth.
It has long legs, furry feet and long tufts of hair on the tips of its ears. |
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Delmah tl'aan wuche' chii dat-sęyh.
Grey in color with black-tipped tail. |
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Niiduuy wuke' chox aayh k'e'eltsiin eł xey tah xunsųų' t'eey sheth k'et natediik ts'i' na'elsiix.
Lynx has large feet which look like snowshoes to hunt and travel on the snow during winter. |
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Niiduuy nen' k'et ch'aachenn' deetaan' t'aagh eł teyh eekeyh iin eł de'enh xahtsiik.
Lynx live under wind-fallen spruce, the side of a hill among other places. |
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Niiduuy ch'etthįį' eldiil nłęę.
Lynx is a meat eater. |
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Mindaagh' dehk'ęyh ts'į' deldleedz maa nsųų.
It has acute eye sight so it likes bright objects. |
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