Gwichʼin language facts for kids
The Gwichʼin langauge (Dinju Zhuh Kʼyuu in Gwichʼin) is a language spoken by the Gwichʼin people in Canada and Alaska.
Contents
Today
Gwichʼin is now an endangered language because most Gwichʼin now speak English.
Sounds
Gwichʼin has a lot of sounds that are not found in English.
| Letter | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| a | "a" as in Tina |
| e | "e" as in bed |
| i | "i" as in bit |
| o | "ough" as in thought |
| u | "oo" as in hook |
| aa | "a" as in hat |
| ee | "ay" as in may |
| ii | "ee" as in free |
| oo | "o" as in go |
| uu | "oo" as in boot |
Consonants
| Letter | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| b | "p" |
| ch | |
| chʼ | |
| d | "t" |
| dr | |
| dh | "th" like in this |
| ddh | "th" like in eighth |
| dj | |
| dl | |
| dz | |
| f | |
| g | |
| gw | |
| gh | |
| ghw | |
| h | |
| k | |
| kw | |
| kh | |
| khw | |
| kʼ | |
| l | |
| l/ | |
| m | |
| n | |
| nd | |
| nh | |
| nj | |
| r | |
| rh | |
| s | |
| sh | |
| shr | |
| t | |
| tʼ | |
| th | "th" as in thin |
| tth | |
| tthʼ | |
| tl | |
| tlʼ | |
| tr | |
| trʼ | |
| ts | |
| tsʼ | |
| v | |
| w | |
| y | |
| z | |
| zh | "si" as in vision |
| zhr | |
| ʼ | like the pause between "uh" and "oh" in uh-oh
This letter is a curved apostrophe (ʼ) and not a straight one ('). |
Images for kids
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A sign in the Fort McPherson identifies the city by its original Gwichʼin name, Teetl'it Zheh
See also
In Spanish: Idioma gwichʼin para niños
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