Unit: What do you have?
| English | Tlingit | Audio |
| What do you have? | Daa sá i jeewú? |
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Grade Levels 4-8. Five lessons.
The word “jeewú” is an important and often-used word in the Tlingit language. It is a locative word that is used with many nouns and remains constant when nouns are changing possession. This unit can be used as a pre-unit for students to learn how to possess nouns before learning other culturally significantly verbs, such as hunting, fishing, traditional cooking, etc.
This unit lists 1st/2nd/3rd person possessions of the word “jeewú” including positive and negative. This unit teaches a total of 29 words/phrases and previously learned isolated nouns will help. Instructors are encouraged to use any nouns and substitute as needed. Instructors are also encouraged to teach secondary phrases including classroom management phrases.
What Do You Have Unit [MS Word]
Tlingit language audio files [nouns] for this unit [MP3] Target sentence patterns
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