Audio Files: Flying Things (Birds)

These Tlingit language audio files are used in all the lessons and activities in the Unit “Flying things (birds).”

Verbs, sentences • Target sentence patterns

Nouns

English	Tlingit	Audio	English	Tlingit	Audio
Canadian goose	t’aawáḵ	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/01-Canadian-goose-Taawakh.mp3	tern	kichyaat	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10-Tern-Kichyaat.mp3
mallard duck	kindachooneit	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/02-Mallard-duck-Kindachooneit.mp3	woodpecker	gandaadagóogu	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/11-Woodpecker-Gandaadagoogu.mp3
crow	ts’axweil	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/03-Crow-Tsaxweil.mp3	flower	ḵ’eikaxwéin	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/12-Flower-Keikaxwein.mp3
seagull	kéidladi	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/04-Seagull-Keidladi.mp3	nest	kút	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/13-Nest-Kut.mp3
swallow	séew kooshdaneit	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/05-Swallow-Seew-koosdaneit.mp3	wetlands	taashuká	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/15-Wetlands-Taashuka.mp3
hummingbird	digitgiyáa	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/06-Hummingbird-Dagitgiyaa.mp3	forest; timbered area	aas gutú	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/16-Forest-Aas-gutu.mp3
snipe	éeḵ lukaḵées’i	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07-Snipe-Eekh-lukakheesi.mp3	ocean; salt water; salt	éil’	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/17-Ocean-salt-water-Eil.mp3
sandhill crane	dóol	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/08-Sandhill-crane-Dool.mp3	island	x’áat’	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/18-Island-Xaat.mp3
raven	yéil	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09-Raven-Yeil.mp3	downstream; south; “Lower 48”	ixkée	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/19-Downstream-Lower-48-South.mp3

Verbs, Sentences

English	Tlingit	Audio
they are flying along	yaa s kanalyích
they are flying around	át s kawdlilyéech
What is this?	Daa sáyá?	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/35-What-is-this-Daa-sáyá.mp3
That is a ________.	________ áwé.
I see a ________.	________ xhaatéen.
They are flying around.	Át s kawdlilyéech.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/24-They-are-flying-around-At-kawdliyeech.mp3
Where are they flying?	Goodé sá yaa s kanalyích?	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/27-Where-are-they-flying-Goode-sa-yaa-has-kanalyich.mp3
They are flying out to the ocean.	Éil’ kaadé yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/28-They-are-flying-out-top-the-ocean-Eil-kaade-yaa-has-kanal.mp3
They are flying to an island.	X’áat’dei yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/29-They-are-flying-out-to-an-islsand-Xaat-dei-yaa-has-kanaly.mp3
They are flying to the forest.	Aas gutóode yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/30-They-are-flying-to-the-forest-Aas-gutoode-yaa-has-kanalyi.mp3
They are flying to the wetlands.	Taashukáade yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/31-They-are-flying-to-the-wetlands-Taashukaade-yaa-s-kanalyi.mp3
They are flying to their nests.	A kúdidé yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/32-They-are-flying-to-their-nests.mp3
They are flying to be among the flowers.	Ḵ’eikaxwéin xhoodé yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/33-They-are-flying-to-be-among-the-flowers-Keikuxwein-xhoode.mp3
They are flying south.	Ixkéede yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/34-They-are-flying-south-Ixkee-de-yaa-s-kanalyich.mp3
They are flying from the ocean.	Éil’ kaadáxh yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/36-They-are-flying-from-the-ocean-Eil-kaadaxh-yaa-s-kanalyic.mp3
They are flying from an island.	X’áat’dáxh  yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/37-They-are-flying-from-an-island-Xaat-daxh-yaa-s-kanalyich.mp3
They are flying from the forest.	Aas gutóodáxh yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/38-They-are-flying-from-the-forest-Aasgutoodaxh-yaa-s-kanaly.mp3
They are flying from the wetlands.	Taashukáadáx yaa s kanalyích.	http://www.goldbeltheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/39-They-are-flying-from-the-wetlands-Taashukaadaxh-yaa-s-kan.mp3
They are flying from their nests.	Has du kúdidáxh yaa s kanalyích.
They are flying from being among the flowers.	Ḵ’eikaxwéin xhoodáxh yaa s kanalyích.
They are flying from the south.	Ixkéedáxh yaa s kanalyích.

Target sentence patterns

English	Tlingit
That is a ________.	________ áwé.
They are flying from ____.	________-dáxh yaa s kanalyích.
They are flying to ____.	________-de yaa s kanalyích.
(Bird name) ________ are flying from (Habitat)_________.	(Habitat) _________ -dáxh yaa s kanalyích (Bird name) _______.
(Bird name) ________ are flying to (Habitat)_________.	(Habitat) _________ de yaa s kanalyích (Bird name) _______.

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