We’re hearing a lot about “social distancing” as the world addresses the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is how our Native languages refer to this important concept:
- Vi’ogh Na’a Gholanh. (Deg Xinag)
- Nedaakoon neełts’uhuhu lʉ (Denaakk’e/Koyukon)
- Sich’odo’. (Dinak’i/Upper Kuskokwim)
- Nihłeeghaih nohthat kwaa. (Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa/Gwich’in)
- Łihghàt hontlʼä̀t dä̀hchʼee kǒo. (Hän)
- Ka tim miu suNaqataguuq siak Laaq Gum miu raal lakta pakma, maana sakniGun nakungitchauq qaniqNailhani. (Inupiaq)
- Ch’iduugn Dadhaltth’iign. (Nee’aanèegn’/Upper Tanana)
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A very special thank you to our amazing translators: Eliza Jones and Marie Yaska (Denaakk’e/Koyukon), Steven Nikolai Sr. (Dinak’i/Upper Kuskokwim), Kenneth Frank and Allan Hayton (Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa/Gwich’in), Ruth Ridley (Hän), and Polly Hyslop and Olga Lovick (Nee’aanèegn’/Upper Tanana).
Stay safe, take care of yourselves and each other, and watch for more translations coming soon!