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Tlingit

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-n
noun
This is a grammatical suffix used to indicate that an action is in progress or continuing.

“yoo duwaa-n”

it is being called

Also means
  1. A progressive suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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A
aan
noun
This refers to land that is specifically owned, inhabited, or part of a community. It can also describe a town or village.

“Aan kát woogood.”

He walked in the village.

Also means
  1. land (specifically inhabited or owned land)
  2. town; village; settlement
  3. land

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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aas[ʔàːs]
noun
A living plant that has a trunk, branches, and leaves.

“S’aaxw aas yan kawdiyéx.”

The willow tree grew up.

Also means
  1. tree

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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at[ʔʌ̀tʰ]
pron
This is a pronoun used when referring to a non-human object or something belonging to a non-human source. It is often used to translate the idea of 'something' or 'something's' in a sentence.

“At du eeyí.”

It is his/her something.

Also means
  1. fourth-person non-human object pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something")
  2. fourth-person non-human possessive pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something's")
  3. something

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ax̱[ʔàχ]
pron
A possessive word used to show that something belongs to the speaker.

“Ax̱ éilʼ át kawlihán.”

My salt is on the table.

Also means
  1. my

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Á
át
pron
A pronoun used to refer to a non-human thing or object.

“Wé át wuduwaat.”

They went to that thing.

Also means
  1. it; something (fourth-person nonhuman independent pronoun)
  2. it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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D
dáanaa[ˈtáː.nàː]
noun
This word refers to money in general, as well as specific items like coins, silver, or the color silver.

“Dáanaa x̱waatʼee.”

I found money.

Also means
  1. money
  2. dollar
  3. coin
  4. silver (element)
  5. silver (colour)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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déi
noun
A path or road used for traveling from one place to another.

“Déi yak'éi.”

The trail is good.

Also means
  1. trail
  2. path
  3. road

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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déix̱[téːχ]
num
The number two.

“Déix̱ lítaa yaax̱.”

There are two knives.

Also means
  1. two

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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dís
noun
The object that shines in the sky at night or a period of roughly four weeks.

“Dís yéi yatee.”

The moon is there.

Also means
  1. moon
  2. month

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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du
pron
A pronoun used to indicate possession by a person. It means that something belongs to him or to her.

“Du káani.”

His/her friend.

Also means
  1. his/her

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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É
éilʼ[eːɬʼ]
noun
This refers to the mineral salt or the salty ocean water.

“Éilʼ yátkʼu aawax̱áa.”

The child ate the salt.

Also means
  1. salt
  2. salt water, ocean

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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G
g̱ayéis’[qà.jéːsʼ]
noun
A type of hard metal commonly used in construction and manufacturing.

“G̱ayéis’ át iwdzináa.”

He found an iron object.

Also means
  1. iron
  2. tin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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géewaa[ˈkíː.wàː]
noun
A type of alcoholic beverage.

“Géewaa wé át kawlihán.”

The beer is on the table.

Also means
  1. beer

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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g̱ooch[qùːt͡ʃʰ]
noun
The word for the wolf, an animal significant in Tlingit culture and moiety systems.

“G̱ooch áwé.”

That is a wolf.

Also means
  1. wolf

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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góon[kʷúːn]
noun
A yellow precious metal that is very valuable.

“Dleit ḵáa góon oox̱aach.”

The white man is looking for gold.

Also means
  1. gold

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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H
haa[hàː]
pron
A word used to show that something belongs to us.

“Haa át k'idéi.”

Our thing is good.

Also means
  1. our

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hás
pron
A pronoun used to refer to a group of three or more people.

“Hás du jeewú át has duwajeek.”

They have it in their hands.

Also means
  1. third-person plural personal pronoun: they
  2. they

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hé
det
Used to point out a location that is closer to the speaker than to the listener.

“Hé yéi ayduné.”

Do it here.

Also means
  1. here (closer to the speaker than the listener, but not in the immediate space)
  2. here

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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héen[híːn]
noun
A general term for fresh water, such as water from a stream or a river.

“Héen áwé yoo kaxwateen.”

I see the water.

Also means
  1. water; fresh water
  2. river
  3. water

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hít[hít]
noun
A place where people live; a building used as a dwelling.

“Héen t’iká át la.áa du hídi.”

His house sits beside the river.

Also means
  1. house

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hú
pron
A pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is not the speaker or the listener.

“Hú át uwagút.”

He went over there.

Also means
  1. third-person singular personal pronoun: he, she, it
  2. he, she, it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Í
ín[ʔɪ́n]
noun
A hard, gray rock that can be struck to create sparks for starting a fire.

“Ín ch'a át wudixán.”

The flint is lying right there.

Also means
  1. flint

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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íx̱t’[ʔíχtʼ]
noun
A traditional spiritual healer or medicine man in Tlingit culture.

“Íx̱t’ yoo sakoowu.”

He is known as a shaman.

Also means
  1. shaman, medicine man
  2. shaman

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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J
ji-
prefix
A grammatical prefix attached to words to indicate they relate to the hand.

“Jiyéet.”

Underneath the hand.

Also means
  1. hand prefix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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jín[t͡ʃɪ́n]
noun
A part of the body used for holding or touching things. It can also refer to an animal's paw.

“Ax̱ jín daak awlihán.”

He reached out his hand.

Also means
  1. hand
  2. paw

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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K
káa
noun
A word used to refer to an automobile or car.

“Káa k'idéin yak'éi.”

The car is very good.

Also means
  1. car

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kanéist[kʰà.néːst]
noun
An object or shape consisting of two lines that cross each other.

“Kanéist át kawlihán.”

The cross is placed there.

Also means
  1. cross

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kool
noun
This is the physical term for the navel or bellybutton on a person's stomach.

“Daa kool sá yaa?”

Whose bellybutton is this?

Also means
  1. navel; bellybutton
  2. navel

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kút
noun
The home or resting place built by a bird or animal for its young.

“Xáat kút yéi kwagóot.”

The bird goes to the nest.

Also means
  1. nest (of a bird or animal)
  2. nest

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Ḵ
ḵwáan[qʰʷáːn]
noun
A term used to describe a group of people, a clan, or a tribe. It is often attached to a place name to identify a specific group.

“Aanḵwáan”

People of the town or city.

Also means
  1. clan
  2. people
  3. tribe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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L
l’éiw[tł'ayw]
noun
sand

“K’asigóo kaltéelk l’éiw kát at wusheex.”

It’s fun running around barefoot in the sand.

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Lingít[ɬìn.ˈkítʰ]
noun
This word refers to the Tlingit people as a whole or to the Tlingit language itself. It is a central term in the culture.

“Lingít yoo x̱ʼatángi ḵa wé Lingít ḵwáan.”

The Tlingit language and the Tlingit people.

Also means
  1. Tlingit people
  2. Tlingit language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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lítaa[ɬí.tʰàː]
noun
A tool or weapon with a cutting blade.

“Lítaa duwasáakw.”

It is called a knife.

Also means
  1. knife

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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lú
noun
This word refers to the physical nose of a person or animal. It can also describe the beak of a bird or a pointed piece of land extending into water.

“A lú kawligéi.”

His nose is red.

Also means
  1. nose
  2. beak
  3. point of land
  4. point of a long thin pointed object

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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N
naa[nɑː]
noun
A word referring to a group of people or a tribe.

“Ch'áak' naa yéi uwaháa.”

The Eagle people have arrived.

Also means
  1. people
  2. tribe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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násʼk[násʼk]
num
The number three.

“Násʼk héen áwé.”

That is three waters.

Also means
  1. three

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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S
saa[sàː]
noun
The word or title by which a person, animal, or thing is known.

“I saa yáa k'idéi?”

Is your name good?

Also means
  1. name

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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sgóon[skʷúːn]
noun
A place where people go to learn or study.

“Sgóon daak yéi x̱at yaawakaa.”

I was told to go to school.

Also means
  1. school

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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shaa
noun
A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.

“Shaa yak'éi.”

The mountain is beautiful.

Also means
  1. mountain

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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