The Sounds of Haida

Click on the words in the following table to hear samples of each of the sounds in the Haida language.  These recordings were made on Wednesday, March 19th in Ketchikan, Alaska, at the home of Mrs. Erma Lawrence, a native speaker of the Kasaan dialect of Alaskan Haida.

a awáa mother!
aa áal paddle
b sablíi bread
ch chíin fish
d dúus cat
dl dláamaal licorice fern
e no
ei eihl because
g gawiit beads
g gantl water
g^ g^ámjuu to be round
h húugaa king crab
i inúu turnip, rutabaga
ii íinaang herring
j jáadaa woman, girl
k kuk firewood
k' k'amáal dishes, china
k kíit tree; sea lion
k' k'án grass
l lagúus floormat
'l 'láanaa village
hl hlgún skunk cabbage
m máahl planting seeds
n núu octopus
ng ngáal broad kelp
p dápjuu mound, hump
p' t'ap'at to break, snap
s sáaw ooligan
t táw grease
t' t'ál yellow seaweed
tl tláal husband
tl' tl'ak' whetstone
ts kats hair
ts' ts'áng beaver, tooth
u úngksii surface
uu dúus cat
w wul yarn
'w 'wáadaa náay store
x xíl leaf, medicine
x xánts namesake, photo
x^ k'aláax^an fence
y yáan fog, cloud
'y 'yáalang parents
' gi'áangw cloth



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