Learning to Speak Łingít (Tlingit) numbers 1-10

Learn to count in Łingít (Tlingit) numbers 1-10 and download corresponding word search.

tłéix’ (one)
déixh (two)
nás’k (three)
daax’oon (four)
keijín (five)
tłeidooshú (six)
daxhadooshú (seven)
nas’gadooshú (eight)
gooshúkh (nine)
jinkaat (ten)‏

Click link to download Tlingit language numbers word search here: Tlingit numbers word search

Tlingit is a language indigenous to Southeast Alaska, Northwestern British Columbia, and Southwestern Yukon. It is one branch of the massive Na-Dene language family, the other being Eyak-Athabascan. Recent studies estimate there are approximately 225 speakers of the language today, and this text is part of a larger movement dedicated to increasing that number.

fist1 Nahaan is of Łingít, Iñupiaq, and Paiute ancestry. His work reflects his teachings and cultural background. He has been a natural artist all his life. As a tattoo artist of 5 years and running he focuses exclusively on working within the spirit of the traditional tattoos of his ancestors. As a carver, painter and designer he emulates the visual storytelling crafts so dear to his people of South East Alaska. He teaches the Tlingit language and song, and is the spokesperson for Náakw Dancers a group which he started in Seattle, Washington in order to perpetuate the rich expressions of the Pacific North West’s indigenous population. He focuses on aspects of community empowerment and self mastery through elements of decolonization and activism.

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