Commands/Useful expressions Come here! Enin! Go away! Day! Sit down! (group) Tenah’e! Stand up! (group) Nahthät! Be quiet! Tsyän! Yes Ihe No Edu Around Camp Give me tea Ledyät ihtl’inke (in a cup) Give me water Tu ihtl’inke (in a cup) Is this your _____? Je _____ et’o? Yes, it is my _____ Ihe, _____ et’i It is not my _____ Edu _____ et’i Where is _____? ______ yedya? Here is ______ Deju ______ Around Camp Give me the axe Khwät de Give me the knife Mrah de Here, take it Ne! I am walking to the Män ts’e ihna lake I am making a fire Kwän dihk’e This is a berry Je jäk et’i This is a fish Je łyok et’i This is a grouse Je di et’i Actions I am fishing T’ra’ih’e I am picking berries Jäk nihtsi I am going hunting Ładihzhe I am hunting for __ __ ke ładihzhe I am sewing Ne’enihtl’u I am playing Nohohzhi I am singing Ihjän Other Words Sewing needle ts’agaw Thread tth’í’ Beads yáw’ Fish scales łyok t’rú’ Porcupine quills dechʼok chʼóʼ Moose skin denyak dho Knife mra Moccasins kensų Drum kegaw Playing cards k’oke Happy sóhóthän Mad/Angry ihyááhodhät Cold hók’o Pained/sick denihde Tired nétenihtse Important Words Water tu Mountain ddhaw Snow zha Gun, rifle k’onk’e ́́ Firewood tso Fire, matches kwán Snare gemyán’ Trap kyá’ Gum dzí Birch k’i Clothes ech’aw Hazard nonajät Prayer hoodené’di Respect nįtrą Sun se Sunrise se hadede’en Sunset se nade’en Important Words Person, people dän My friend iyéłák Elder, elders echo Mayo people dechan to hot’yan Wolf Clan Egune Crow Clan Handyá Northern Tutchone dän-dhá k’é (people’s language) English k’uch’än-dhá k’é (whiteman language) Stranger, foreigner hátáana Ethel Lake Tekwänt’e Män Woman eyéndyá Man, male dek’án Shyness huzhe Song shän Greetings/Conversation How are you? Inye dohoht ’i? I am fine Ihye sohothän And you? Näna? Me too, I ’m fine Sän cho, ihye sohothän It ’s good to see you Sok neyni ’in I am sleepy Maw esedehtle It is getting dark Tanch ’e outside nóhudékhya Good morning K ‘éhmé sothän Greetings/Conversation Are you cold? Indlia? Yes, I am cold Ihe, ihdli I am not cold Edu ihdli Where do you live? Indyo nini? I live in ______ ____ kezhi nihni What’s your name? Inzi du ’uuzhi? My name is ____ Ihzi ____ uuzhi This is _______ Je _____ et ’i Weather How is it outside? Tanch’e dohoht’i? It is sunny Se henidin It is nice outside Tanch’e sohothän It is cold Tanch’e hok’o It is snowing Zha hohsha Is it windy? Hohts’ia? Yes, it is windy Ihe hots’i Is it getting warm? Honindhyawa? Questions What is this? Je zhi et ’o? What do you see? Zhi nih ’in? Where are you Indyo ts ’e inna? walking? What do you have? Zhi int ’in? What do you want? Zhi yenihthän? Who is this? Je me et ’o? What are you doing? Zhi dih ’in? What is he/she doing? Zhi deh ’in? Commands/Useful expressions Listen! (group) Edenahtth ’e Do you hear me? Sedintth ’äka? I hear you Nedihtth ’äk I don ’t understand Edu you nedihtth’äk I don ’t know Edu hiihni ’ What do they call Deheyehnin in Native Language? Dän-dhá k’ehte? Commands/Useful expressions Good! Sothän! Really good! Tlinat’o sothän! Scram! Day! Enough! Tl ’ahkuh! Don’t! Ław! Hurry! Hek ’aw! See you Hent ’e de nenuh’in tomorrow Food Are you hungry? Mät indehtlea? Yes, I am hungry Ihe, mät esedehtle I am not hungry Edu mät esedehtle I am eating Ih’a I am eating Łyo t’yo ih’a bannock I am eating dry Etthän gän ih ’a meat I want dry meat Etthän gän yenihthän Food I want some soup Tedhaw ye nihthän Do you want Tu nidhäna? water? Yes, I want water Ihe, tu nihthän No, I do not want Edu, tu nihthän water Do you want tea? Ledyät nidhäna? Yes I want tea Ihe, ledyät nihthän No, I do not Edu, ledyät nihthän want tea Here are some Northern Tutchone phrases you can use while out at camp, on the land, or anywhere you please. Have fun learning Dän -dhá k’ehte (our language) and practicing it with others!
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Commands/Useful expressions Come here! Enin!
Go away! Day!
Sit down! (group) Tenah’e!
Stand up! (group) Nahthät!
Be quiet! Tsyän!
Yes Ihe
No Edu
Around Camp Give me tea Ledyät ihtl’inke (in a cup)
Give me water Tu ihtl’inke (in a cup)
Is this your _____? Je _____ et’o?
Yes, it is my _____ Ihe, _____ et’i
It is not my _____ Edu _____ et’i
Where is _____? ______ yedya?
Here is ______ Deju ______
Around Camp Give me the axe Khwät de
Give me the knife Mrah de
Here, take it Ne!
I am walking to the Män ts’e ihna
lake
I am making a fire Kwän dihk’e
This is a berry Je jäk et’i
This is a fish Je łyok et’i
This is a grouse Je di et’i
Actions
I am fishing T’ra’ih’e
I am picking berries Jäk nihtsi
I am going hunting Ładihzhe
I am hunting for __ __ ke ładihzhe
I am sewing Ne’enihtl’u
I am playing Nohohzhi
I am singing Ihjän
Other Words Sewing needle ts’agaw Thread tth’í’ Beads yáw’ Fish scales łyok t’rú’ Porcupine quills dechʼok chʼóʼ Moose skin denyak dho Knife mra Moccasins kensų Drum kegaw Playing cards k’oke Happy sóhóthän Mad/Angry ihyááhodhät Cold hók’o Pained/sick denihde Tired nétenihtse
Important Words Water tu Mountain ddhaw Snow zha Gun, rifle k’onk’é́ Firewood tso Fire, matches kwán Snare gemyán’ Trap kyá’ Gum dzí Birch k’i Clothes ech’aw Hazard nonajät Prayer hoodené’di Respect nįtrą Sun se Sunrise se hadede’en Sunset se nade’en
Important Words Person, people dän My friend iyéłák Elder, elders echo Mayo people dechan to hot’yan Wolf Clan Egune Crow Clan Handyá Northern Tutchone dän-dhá k’é (people’s language) English k’uch’än-dhá k’é (whiteman language) Stranger, foreigner hátáana Ethel Lake Tekwänt’e Män Woman eyéndyá Man, male dek’án Shyness huzhe Song shän
Greetings/Conversation How are you? Inye dohoht’i?
I am fine Ihye sohothän
And you? Näna?
Me too, I’m fine Sän cho, ihye sohothän
It’s good to see you Sok neyni’in
I am sleepy Maw esedehtle
It is getting dark Tanch’e outside nóhudékhya
Good morning K‘éhmé sothän
Greetings/Conversation Are you cold? Indlia?
Yes, I am cold Ihe, ihdli
I am not cold Edu ihdli
Where do you live? Indyo nini?
I live in ______ ____ kezhi nihni
What’s your name? Inzi du’uuzhi?
My name is ____ Ihzi ____ uuzhi
This is _______ Je _____ et’i
Weather
How is it outside? Tanch’e dohoht’i?
It is sunny Se henidin
It is nice outside Tanch’e sohothän
It is cold Tanch’e hok’o
It is snowing Zha hohsha
Is it windy? Hohts’ia?
Yes, it is windy Ihe hots’i
Is it getting warm? Honindhyawa?
Questions
What is this? Je zhi et’o?
What do you see? Zhi nih’in?
Where are you Indyo ts’e inna?
walking?
What do you have? Zhi int’in?
What do you want? Zhi yenihthän?
Who is this? Je me et’o?
What are you doing? Zhi dih’in?
What is he/she doing? Zhi deh’in?
Commands/Useful expressions
Listen! (group) Edenahtth’e
Do you hear me? Sedintth’äka?
I hear you Nedihtth’äk
I don’t understand Edu you nedihtth’äk I don’t know Edu hiihni’
What do they call Deheyehnin in Native Language? Dän-dhá k’ehte?
Commands/Useful expressions Good! Sothän!
Really good! Tlinat’o sothän!
Scram! Day!
Enough! Tl’ahkuh!
Don’t! Ław!
Hurry! Hek’aw!
See you Hent’e de nenuh’in
tomorrow
Food
Are you hungry? Mät indehtlea?
Yes, I am hungry Ihe, mät esedehtle
I am not hungry Edu mät esedehtle
I am eating Ih’a
I am eating Łyo t’yo ih’a bannock
I am eating dry Etthän gän ih’a meat
I want dry meat Etthän gän yenihthän
Food I want some soup Tedhaw ye nihthän
Do you want Tu nidhäna? water?
Yes, I want water Ihe, tu nihthän
No, I do not want Edu, tu nihthän water
Do you want tea? Ledyät nidhäna?
Yes I want tea Ihe, ledyät nihthän
No, I do not Edu, ledyät nihthän want tea
Here are some Northern Tutchone phrases you can use while out at camp, on the land, or anywhere
you please. Have fun learning Dän-dhá k’ehte (our language) and
practicing it with others!
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Questions
What is this? Je zhi et’o?
What do you see? Zhi nih’in?
Where are you Indyo ts’e inna?
walking?
What do you have? Zhi int’in?
What do you want? Zhi yenihthän?
Who is this? Je me et’o?
What are you doing? Zhi dih’in?
What is he/she doing? Zhi deh’in?
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