y

A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.


A

The first letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.


i

your (second-person singular possessive pronoun)


at

fourth-person non-human object pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something")

fourth-person non-human possessive pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something's")


l

(US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

(Canada) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.


lú

head

lú (inalienable, see inflected forms below)


aan

land (specifically inhabited or owned land)


kool

ax̱ kool (first-person singular)
haa kool (first-person plural)
i kool (second-person singular)
yee kool (plural second-person)
du kool (third-person)
a kool (third-person)
ash kool (third-person)
ha kool (indefinite)
at kool (indefinite)
chush kool (reflexive)
woosh kool (reciprocal)


át

it; something (fourth-person nonhuman independent pronoun)


yee

Second-person plural possessive pronoun.


hás

third-person plural personal pronoun: they


naa

⇒ English: Na-Dene


hú

third-person singular personal pronoun: he, she, it


hé

here (closer to the speaker than the listener, but not in the immediate space)


shé

Shé a x̱oodé ayatéen du x̱'astoox̱u.
He sees blood in his sputum.


hít

Héen t’iká át la.áa du hídi.


áa

áa (diminutive áak’w, possessed form áawu)

áak’w (diminutive)
áawu (possessed-form)


wa.é

second-person singular personal pronoun: you


x̱át

first-person singular personal pronoun: I


yeewháan

second-person plural personal pronoun: you


uháan

first-person plural personal pronoun: we


tléixʼ

Cognate with Ahtna tsʼiłkʼ, Upper Kuskokwim tsʼełkʼe, Gwich'in chʼihłak, Hän ihłeyy, Chipewyan įłághe.


déix̱

Cognate with Upper Kuskokwim notek’a, Ahtna nadaeggi, Holikachuk nteq, Chipewyan naké, Hän nä̀nkąyy, Gwich'in neekwąįį, Navajo naaki, Western Apache naki.


jín

Cognate with Ahtna ggaan (“arm”), Upper Kuskokwim gon (“arm”), Navajo gaan (“arm”).


shtéen

Ch’aakw hél shtéen ḵustí.


dzántikʼ

[ˈt͡sʌ́n.ˌtʰɪkʼ]


keitl

keitl (plural keitlx’, diminutive keitlk’, possessed form keidlí)

keitlx’ (plural)
keitlk’ (diminutive)
keidlí (possessed-form)


Dzántikʼi Héeni

dzántikʼ (“little flounder”) + héen (“river”)


tsín

Cognate with Chipewyan dzen and Gwich'in dzan.

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual


shát

Cognate with Holikachuk ts’an, Southern Carrier t’et

Dáx̱náx̱ du shátx’i hás yatee.


dlágwaa

dlákw + -aa. Compare with dlagwáa (“harpoon”)


goosh

ax̱ goosh (first-person singular)
haa goosh (first-person plural)
i goosh (second-person singular)
yee goosh (plural second-person)
du goosh (third-person)
a goosh (third-person)
ash goosh (third-person)
ha goosh (indefinite)
at goosh (indefinite)
chush goosh (reflexive)
woosh goosh (reciprocal)


shawút

Alternative spelling of ša'wát (“woman”)


x̱'ún

Callorhinus ursinus
Callorhinus ursinus#Translingual

A northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus


kh

A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.


-aa

Used at the end of verbs to form an agent noun, effectively meaning "the one that does (verb)".


-ch

Ax̱ tláach ax̱ éesh asix̱án


xóots

Xóots tlein áwé aawajáḵ wé ḵáa. -- That man killed a big grizzly bear.


g̱éechadi

[ˈqíː.ˌt͡ʃʰʌ.tɪ]

Possibly from verb root g̱eech (“to pierce”).


gunalchéesh

/kù.nàɬ.t͡ʃʰíːʃʰ/

Verbal noun, literally "it's not easy to get for oneself"


ats'áts

[ʔʌ̀.t͡sʼʌ́t͡sʰ]


at.óow

[ʔʌ̀tʰ.ʔúːw]

"at" (4th-person non-human object pronoun) + ".óow" ("to buy"); roughly translates to "something bought" or "something paid for"

(verbal noun) sacred clan-owned item: denotes something that is owned by a Tlingit clan (or clans), and should not be used by those outside of said clans unless given special permissions. Items considered at.óow include physical (totem poles, houses, land) and more conceptual (songs, imagery, stories) items, in line with Tlingit culture.


du díx̱'

ax̱ díx̱' (first-person singular)
haa díx̱' (first-person plural)
i díx̱' (second-person singular)
yee díx̱' (plural second-person)
du díx̱' (third-person)
a díx̱' (third-person)
ash díx̱' (third-person)
ha díx̱' (indefinite)
at díx̱' (indefinite)
chush díx̱' (reflexive)
woosh díx̱' (reciprocal)


a gwéinli

/ʌ ɡʷéːn.lɪ/


a kádi

a kádi yalik'áts'.


du gúk

gúk (canonical)
ax̱ gúk (first-person singular)
haa gúk (first-person plural)
i gúk (second-person singular)
yee gúk (plural second-person)
du gúk (third-person)
a gúk (third-person)
ash gúk (third-person)
ha gúk (indefinite)
at gúk (indefinite)
chush gúk (reflexive)
woosh gúk (reciprocal)


du éesh

ax̱ éesh (first-person singular)
haa éesh (first-person plural)
i éesh (second-person singular)
yee éesh (plural second-person)
du éesh (third-person)
a éesh (third-person)
ash éesh (third-person)
ha éesh (indefinite)
at éesh (indefinite)
chush éesh (reflexive)
woosh éesh (reciprocal)


du lú

lú (canonical)
ax̱ lú (first-person singular)
haa lú (first-person plural)
i lú (second-person singular)
yee lú (plural second-person)
du lú (third-person)
a lú (third-person)
ash lú (third-person)
ha lú (indefinite)
at lú (indefinite)
chush lú (reflexive)
woosh lú (reciprocal)


du káak'

ax̱ káak' (first-person singular)
haa káak' (first-person plural)
i káak' (second-person singular)
yee káak' (plural second-person)
du káak' (third-person)
a káak' (third-person)
ash káak' (third-person)
ha káak' (indefinite)
at káak' (indefinite)
chush káak' (reflexive)
woosh káak' (reciprocal)


du l'aa

ax̱ l'aa (first-person singular)
haa l'aa (first-person plural)
i l'aa (second-person singular)
yee l'aa (plural second-person)
du l'aa (third-person)
a l'aa (third-person)
ash l'aa (third-person)
ha l'aa (indefinite)
at l'aa (indefinite)
chush l'aa (reflexive)
woosh l'aa (reciprocal)


du jintáak

ax̱ jintáak (first-person singular)
haa jintáak (first-person plural)
i jintáak (second-person singular)
yee jintáak (plural second-person)
du jintáak (third-person)
a jintáak (third-person)
ash jintáak (third-person)
ha jintáak (indefinite)
at jintáak (indefinite)
chush jintáak (reflexive)
woosh jintáak (reciprocal)


du l'óot'

ax̱ l'óot' (first-person singular)
haa l'óot' (first-person plural)
i l'óot' (second-person singular)
yee l'óot' (plural second-person)
du l'óot' (third-person)
a l'óot' (third-person)
ash l'óot' (third-person)
ha l'óot' (indefinite)
at l'óot' (indefinite)
chush l'óot' (reflexive)
woosh l'óot' (reciprocal)


tsálk

arctic ground squirrel
arctic ground squirrel


tl'áatl'

[t͡ɬʼáːt͡ɬʼ]


du tláa

ax̱ tláa (first-person singular)
haa tláa (first-person plural)
i tláa (second-person singular)
yee tláa (plural second-person)
du tláa (third-person)
a tláa (third-person)
ash tláa (third-person)
ha tláa (indefinite)
at tláa (indefinite)
chush tláa (reflexive)
woosh tláa (reciprocal)


chéiwís

[t͡ʃʰéː.wɪ́s]


áanjís

[ʔán.t͡ʃɪ́s]


yoo x̱ʼatánk

[yùː χʌ̀.tʰʌ́nk]

Lingít yoo x̱ʼatángi sh tóo tooltóow.


óonaa

óon + -aa (literally "the one that shoots")


tlʼéitlʼ

[t͡ɬʼéːt͡ɬʼ]


keijín

[kʰèː.t͡ʃɪ́n]

kei ("upward") + jín ("hand/arm"): literally "hand up"


tleidooshú

[tɬʰèː.tùː.ʃʊ́]


sʼáxtʼ

devil's club (a plant native to Southeast Alaska)


g̱ílʼaa

g̱ílʼ + -aa, lit. "the one that sharpens".


√aa

to sit; to be situated (singular subject only)

to inspect; to examine; to kiss; to consider; to think over; to come to senses


ḵʼeishkaháagu

Vaccinium oxycoccos
Vaccinium oxycoccos#Translingual


sʼikshaldéen

Hudson Bay tea, bog Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)


tuḵdaa.át

[tʰùːq.tàː.ʔʌ́t]

tóoḵ + daa + át, lit. "thing around the butt"


Lingít Aaní

Tlingit Territory: land that has traditionally been inhabited by the Tlingit people.


lingít xʼáaxʼi

lingít + xʼáaxʼ + i, literally "Tlingit apple"


nadáakw

From Chinook Jargon lətáp, from French la table


kʼínkʼ

fermented salmon heads, a traditional Tlingit food.


gúxʼaa

√gúxʼ + -aa, lit. "the one that dips up".


ḵatltulítaa

[qʰàt͡ɬʰtʰùɬítʰàː]


násʼk jinkaat

From násʼk (three) + jinkaat (ten), literally "three tens".


ḵachoo

or; actually; in fact; contrary to what was thought


yee.át

From yee (below) + át (thing/something), lit. "thing below".


léiḵʼw

red snapper; rockfish (Sebastodes ruberrimus)


tleiḵáa

tléixʼ (one) + ḵáa (person), lit "one person".


dleit eix̱í

dleit (snow/white) + eix̱ (oil) + -í (relational suffix), lit. "white oil".