We are pleased to present our March 2019 Native words of the month. Thank you to our translators Irene Solomon Arnold (Tanacross) and Avis Sam (Upper Tanana).
Tanacross
Dzenh = Muskrat
Dzenh gha níʼéeł xáłeek. = They set trap for muskrat.
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Upper Tanana
Dzänh = Muskrat
Dzänh kah eeł nihiłeek. = They set trap for muskrat.
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For more translations, view our Native word of the month archives on the Foundation website.
This is a important service. Seeing small older photos and knowing that our language might have been spoken as the activity was happening is good. I suggest you have a search feature where one can click on the dialect category they seek to learn and all the recordings will be grouped together for faster learning. I enjoy seeing the other dialects too – we are a diverse people sharing common values.