Ahtna Listening Exercises

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September Lessons

Greetings

How are you?	Nts’e dit’ae?
I am fine.	Ugheli ’ełaen.
How about you?	Nen łu’?
Me too, I’m fine.	Sii c’a ugheli ’ełaen.
How is he/she?	Nts’e nt’ae?
He/she is fine.	Ugheli nlaen.

Weather

People

How is outside?	Ba’ane nts’e tkut’ae?
It is sunny.	Key’ni’aan
It is cloudy.	Yanlaey kulaen.
It is foggy.	’Aak’ kulaen
It is raining.	Łcaan
It is windy.	Łts’ii

Who is this?	Bede nt’aenen?
This is a boy/young man.	Gaaenen łu’ ciił
This is a woman.	Gaanen łu’ ts’ak
This is a man.	Gaanen łu’ koht
This is a girl.	Gaanen łu’ ts’akae
This is a baby.	Gaaenen łu’ sc’enggaay
This is a child.	Gaaenen łu’ sc’aen

Fish

What is this?	Gaani yide nt’aeyi?
This is a fish.	Gaani łu tsabaey.
This is a salmon.	Gaani łu łuk’ae.
This is a grayling.	Gaani łu sde’ t’aeni.

Berries

What is this?	Gaani yide nt’aeyi?
This is a berry.	Gigi sunt’aeyi.
Highbush cranberry.	Tsanłtsaey gigi.
Lowbrush cranberry.	Xay gigi.
This is a blackberry.	Giznae sunt’aeyi.

Activities

What are you doing?	Nts’e dit’aen?
I am fishing.	C’etnełgets’.
I am picking berries.	Gigi ’unesbae.
What is the boy doing?	Ciił nts’e t’aen?
The boy is fishing.	Ciił c’etnełgets’.
What is the woman doing?	Ts’akae nts’e t’aen?
The woman is picking berries?	Ts’akae gigi ’uneba.

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