LINGÍT YOO X̱ʼATÁNGI - The Tlingit...
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LINGÍT YOO X ̱ ʼATÁNGI Language Families • Learning Methods • Sounds & Letters
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LINGÍT YOO X̱ʼATÁNGILanguage Families • Learning Methods • Sounds & Letters
LANGUAGE FAMILY
DIALECTS
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SPEAKERS
Anchorage 4Angoon 9Carcross 3Craig 0Haines 2Hoonah 9Juneau 31Kake 13Ketchikan 0Klawock 2Klukwan 2Minnesota 1Petersburg 1Saxman 2Seattle 3Sitka 22Skagway 0Teslin 15Whitehorse 4Wrangell 0Yakutat 4
Total 127
THE TLINGIT ALPHABET
•58 letters
•25 not found in English
•4 that may be unique to Tlingit ✴ kʼw, ḵʼw, xʼw, x̱ʼw
•chʼáakʼ
BASIC VERBAL STRUCTURE
LEARNING TLINGIT
➤ work on pronunciation
➤ develop basic reading & writing skills
➤ learn names for common objects (nouns)
➤ learn common and useful phrases
➤ learn verbs with simple conjugation (person)
➤ learn interjections (ha.é!)
➤ begin understanding verbal structure
➤ learn to modify nouns
➤ learn direction & relational terms
➤ learn verbal structure
➤ more roots, prefixes, classifiers
➤ listen to fluent speakers
➤ use the language as often as possible
➤ believe in yourself
➤ assess yourself fairly
SOUND PRACTICE
