Basic Phrases in Haida

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The following are a collection of phrases recorded with native speakers of Haida during a trip to Ketchikan and Hydaburg, Alaska, in March, 2003.

This first set of phrases was recorded on Wednesday, March, 2003 in Ketchikan at the home of Mrs. Erma Lawrence, a native speaker of the Kasaan dialect of Alaskan Haida. The recordings are based on Mrs. Lawrence's book Kíilang Sk'at'áa "Learning Your Language" originally published in 1978.

Sánuu dáng gíidang?

Díi 'láagang.

Tl'áanuu dáng hlgángulaang?

Áatl'an uu hlgángulaang.

Háws dáng hl kíngsaang.

Áang, háws hl díi kíng.

Sánuu dáng kya'áang?

Joe hínuu díi kya'áang.

Gíis dluu dáng tadáay gíidang?

Díi tadáay tláalaay sgwáansanggang.

Gíistgaay gúust uu dáng k'wáalaagang.

Gaa yáalaast gúust uu díi k'wáalaagang.

Táawk dáng sdahláa?

Áang, táawk díi sdahláang?

Gúusuu dáng táagang?

Kyaa uu hl táagang.

Sán kyaa git uu íijang?

K'áat ki'íi uu íijang.

Dáakw k'ut us?

Ge'é, gám díi k'ut-'ánggang.

Dáakw st'i us?

Áang, díi st'igáng.

Kya'áay k'utsgat 'láagang.

Gíist uu dángk isdáayaa?

Díi náan díik istgán.

Gúusuu dáng nílgang?

Xíl kagan uu hl nílgang.

Sántl'aa dáng nílgang?

Díi st'is eihl.

Xíl kagankw 'láa us?

Áang, 'láa áwyaagang.

Gíijiist uu dáng isdáayaa?

K'algáayst uu hl istgán.

Chíin dáng xiláadaa us?

Ge'é, gám chíin hl xiláat-'anggang.

Gúus tl'aa dáng xiláadaang?

Sgíw uu hl xiláadaang.