Native Word of the Month

January 2012

New Year = K'eden enohdeedelet (Koyukon)

To hear an audio recording of January's word, click here.

Thank you to Lorraine David for providing this month's translation.

December 2011

Jesus was born = Denaah?to’ bednaa’ hoolanh (Koyukon)

To hear an audio recording of December's word, click here.

Thank you to Lorraine David for providing this month's translation.

November 2011

We eat good = Hoozoonh ts’e k’ets’ehonh (Koyukon)

Thank you to Lorraine David for providing this translation.

Click here to hear a recording of November's Native word.

October 2011

Ełyoł = It is snowing (Koyukon)

Thank you to Lorraine David for providing this translation.

Click here to hear a recording of October's Native word.

September 2011

Moose:

• Dendîig (Upper Tanana)
• Deneege (Koyukon)
• Dinjik (Gwich’in)

Thank you to Doris Miller, Lorraine David and Allan Hayton for providing these translations.

August 2011

Geege = Blueberries

Thank you to Foundation board secretary/treasurer Lorraine David for providing this translation.

July 2011

Gaal tsoo’neelaagh de hoolaanh = The time to try to catch king salmon
Central Koyukon Athabascan

Click here to hear a recording of this month's Native word.

Thank you to Foundation board secretary/treasurer Lorraine David for providing this translation.

June 2011

Nee Ts’ee Neeyh = We all give or help
Athabascan Koyukon dialect

Click here to hear a recording of June's Native word of the month.

May 2011

Neshyee = plant or flower coming up through the ground
Upper Tanana language – Northway dialect

Thank you to Polly Hyslop for providing this translation.

April 2011

Hek’edee’onh = "It's sunny."
Koyukon Athabascan language

Click here to hear the correct pronunciation of April’s word of the month. Thank you to Foundation board secretary/treasurer Lorraine David for providing this translation.