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Tlingit Language
Unit 1: My Body Parts
Ax sh’a (my head) TL-Unit1-1
Ax jin (my hand) TL-Unit1-2
Ax l’u (my nose) TL-Unit1-3
Ax g’uk (my ear) TL-Unit1-4
Ax waak (my eye) TL-Unit1-5
Unit’s sentence
Ax_________yan’eekw.(my ________hurts.)
Unit 2: My Family
Ax tl’aa (my mother) TL-Unit2-1
Ax ‘eesh (my father) TL-Unit2-2
Ax k’eek’ (my younger sibling) TL-Unit2-3
Ax ‘eek’ (his/her younger brother/sister) TL-Unit2-4
Ax dl’aak’ (my sister) TL-Unit2-5
Unit’s sentence
Ax dl’aak’ aya. (this is _____________)
Unit 3: Types of Food
K’oox (rice) TL-Unit3-1
X’aat (salmon) TL-Unit3-2
Tl’eikw (berry) TL-Unit3-3
Sakwn’ein (bread) TL-Unit3-4
K’unts’ (potato) TL-Unit3-5
Unit’s sentence
_________ax ‘eet uwah’aa (I am hungry for_______)
Unit 4: Parts of my home
T’aak’a (floor) TL-Unit4-1
T’aay’a (wall) TL-Unit4-2
Shant’u (upstairs) TL-Unit4-3
H’it k’a (roof) TL-Unit4-4
Eetk’a (bedroom) TL-Unit4-5
Unit’s sentence
Goos’u w’e _________? (where is the_______?)
Unit 5: Types of Animals
Keitl (dog) TL-Unit5-1
D’oosh (cat) TL-Unit5-2
X’oots brown bear) TL-Unit5-3
S’eek (black bear) TL-Unit5-4
Tsaa (seal) TL-Unit5-5
Units sentence
_________ ‘awe’ xaat’een. (I see a _______)
Unit 6: Types of Birds
Y’eil (raven) TL-Unit6-1
Ch’aak’ (eagle) TL-Unit6-2
X’ik (puffin) TL-Unit6-3
G’aaxw (duck) TL-Unit6-4
D’ool (sandhill crane) TL-Unit6-5
Unit’s sentence
________ at kawdliyeech. (________ are flying around)
Unit 7: Weather forms
S’eew daakwusit’an (it is raining) TL-Unit7-1
Koowat’aa (it is hot) TL-Unit7-2
Uwat’aa (it is warm) TL-Unit7-3
Kuwak’ei (it is nice) TL-Unit7-4
Kusi.’aat (it is cold) TL-Unit7-5
Unit sentence
Yaa yakyi ____________ (____________ today)
Unit 8: Types of Clothing
Naa.’at (clothes) TL-Unit8-1
T’eel (shoes) TL-Unit8-2
S’eek (belt) TL-Unit8-3
S’aaxw hat TL-Unit8-4
L’aak (dress) TL-Unit8-5
Unit’s sentence
Y’ees ________ ‘akw’e (is that a new______)
Unit 9: Recreation
Kus’ook’ (playing) TL-Unit9-1
Al’eix (dancing) TL-Unit-9-2
At shi’ (singing) TL-Unit9-3
Ast’eix (fishing) TL-Unit9-4
Aloon (hunting) TL-Unit9-5
Unit sentence
__________ yei adaane’ (h/s is __________)
Unit 10: Buildings
Hit (house) TL-Unit10-1
Neil (home) TL-Unit10-2
Naa kahidi (tribal house) TL-Unit10-3
Hoon dakahidi (store) TL-Unit10-4
X’ux’ dakahidi (post office) TL-Unit10-5
Unit’s sentence
__________ de’ yaa nxag’ut (I am going to the _______)