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Jaan ch'e tiikaan.
This is a wolf. |
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Tiikaan łii k'e'eltsįį.
Wolf looks like a dog. |
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Tiikaan niłshii xetdek ts'į' naxtel'iis.
Wolves travel in packs (group). |
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Tiikaan wuxa' deltthuux tl'aan delmah, xataatah dat-sęy chih ch'e xołeegh.
Wolves are brown or grey, occasionally, black. |
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Tiikaan de'enh shii deltth'iix.
Wolves live in dens. |
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Niłshii xel'es tah dendeey iin xuu'exneljiit.
When they travel in packs the people are afraid of them. |
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Tiikaan xunsųų t'eey na'elsiix tl'aan shi' e'iił.
Wolf is a good hunter and it eats meat. |
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