Ahtna Listening Exercises

This is a draft page for language exercises based on Cheesh'na Tribal Council. Audio by Katie Wade, illustrations by Dimi Macheras.

March Exercises

Speaking Native Language

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Do you speak your Native language? Nkenaege’ k’e ’eł hniyaes?
Yes, I speak my Native language. ‘Aen’ skenaege’ ’eł kensyaes.
I do not speak my Native language. Kole, skenaege k’ale’e kiisyaeze.

How Are You?

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How are you? Nts’e dit’ae?
I am sick. Ests’aat.
My head hurts. Stse’ nts’aat.
I am better. Ugheli na’ełaen.
I am tired. Teghastnak.
I am sleepy. Naał sdila’

Numbers

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One Ts’ełk’ey
Two Nadaeggi
Three Taa’i
Four Denc’ii
Five ’Ałts’eni
How many spurce did you see? Ndohwk’e ts’abaeli nghił’aen’?
I saw one spruce tree. Ts’ełk’ey ts’abaeli nghał’aen’.
I saw two spruce trees. Nadaeggi ts’abaeli nghał’aen’.
I saw lots of spruce. Ts’abaeli nelt’e’I nghał’aen’.
I did ee a ce. K’ale’e ts’abaeli neł’iile.

The Sky

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What did you see in the sky? Yide yaa nghił’aen?
I saw the stars. Son’ kunghał’aen’.
I saw the moon. Tets na’aay nghał’aen’.
I saw the sun. Dzaen na’aay nghał’aen’.
I saw the clouds. Yanlaey nghał’aen’.

Classificatory Verbs

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Give me the rock. Ts’es sle’ ditsiit.
Give me the hat. Tsic’uudze’ sle’ ditsiit.
Give me the tea (in a cup). Tsaeyi sle’ ’ikaas.
Give me the water (in a cup). Tuu sle’ ’ikaas.
Give me the puppy. Łiggaay sle’ ’iłtaes.
Give me the baby. Sc’enggaay sle’ ’iłtaes.

Landforms

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Where are you going? Ndoxo tiziyaa?
I am going to the mountain. Dghilaay ts’e’ tiisyaa.
I am going to the hill. Tes ts’e’ tiisyaa.
I am going to the creek. C’ena ts’e’ tiisyaa.
I am going to the lake. Ben ts’e’ tiisyaa.

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