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 | gé | 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 |