I want to learn one language in my lifetime that nobody else knows, that is endangered. I love life, languages are alive, I want to keep them alive. I'm an American from Alabama, but I want to learn Tlingit.
Thank you so much. I might suggest that instead of saying "The next time we go into a clan house we will speak only Lingít" to "we will speak as much Lingít as we can" or "we will speak more Lingít than we have before." By making this "only" you might discourage those who can't speak much from coming. An idea: stories from Lingít culture (in audio, video, and text format) in several versions: all English, English with Lingít glosses, Lingít with English glosses, all Lingít.
I am Tlingit.....My mother is Tlingit my father is white.....I am pride to be part of both race....I am from the Raven Clan and wish to learn me about my mother's people and its history.......
Ruth Demmert is my Aunt, she is my father's sister and she is the most wonderful and patience woman with the kindest heart and i am so proud to be her niece and i thank you for all your nice comments about her!
This is very good! It has improved since I first saw it last semester in Dick and Nora's Lingit Linguistics class. Jason please tell Linda that she created a wonderful piece and I would love to see many many more of these!
I went to a seminar last year on preserving the Tlingit language. (I live in Juneau, AK) What they said really impressed me. The speakers pointed out that to preserve a language not only means remembering how it was spoken centuries ago but it also means adapting it to present day situations. It's not enough to be able to talk about fishing and berry picking in Tlingit, for the language to survive you also have to be able to talk about changing a baby's diaper or playing basketball.
i fell in love with a tlingit woman. she does not like me at all and she hurt me. but i still love her. I looked at her and saw the light from a star that shone from thousands and thousands of years ago. she opened my eyes. it was the most spiritual thing that has ever happened to me. she affected me like no man or woman ever has. she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole entire life. she hurt me badly but I can not stop loving her because of what I saw when I looked at her
im lingit and gwitchin im from atlin bc and i love this video
evy5772 2 weeks ago
I heard the language has a very complex phonology, very intresting
GodOfUnbelief 1 month ago
I want to learn one language in my lifetime that nobody else knows, that is endangered. I love life, languages are alive, I want to keep them alive. I'm an American from Alabama, but I want to learn Tlingit.
Thrawn6211 1 year ago
Nihizaad t'óo ayóó nizhoniyéé!
stlouisramsfan03 1 year ago
haglaa....
stoagy 1 year ago
this is pretty neat
starla80 1 year ago
Thank you so much. I might suggest that instead of saying "The next time we go into a clan house we will speak only Lingít" to "we will speak as much Lingít as we can" or "we will speak more Lingít than we have before." By making this "only" you might discourage those who can't speak much from coming. An idea: stories from Lingít culture (in audio, video, and text format) in several versions: all English, English with Lingít glosses, Lingít with English glosses, all Lingít.
Interlingua 2 years ago
I am Tlingit.....My mother is Tlingit my father is white.....I am pride to be part of both race....I am from the Raven Clan and wish to learn me about my mother's people and its history.......
Fluffyman0969 3 years ago 3
waa sa wei?
GukDei 3 years ago
Ruth Demmert is my Aunt, she is my father's sister and she is the most wonderful and patience woman with the kindest heart and i am so proud to be her niece and i thank you for all your nice comments about her!
Tlingitwoman 3 years ago
woah!!! im tlingit!!!!
TameraWentz1 3 years ago
that's my languige
Sweatee123 3 years ago
ruth demmert was my teacher too she is an awesome woman
sweetpeavic 3 years ago
Heyy I'm teaching my son Tlingit! =]]
Someday I wanna be a Tlingit teacher
like Ruth Demmert of Kake, Alaska.
She was my teacher since Headstart... ~
BabyGrl4life50 3 years ago 2
Khunaxh yak'ei aya!
This is very good! It has improved since I first saw it last semester in Dick and Nora's Lingit Linguistics class. Jason please tell Linda that she created a wonderful piece and I would love to see many many more of these!
Gunalcheesh,
Amanda
mandasthe01 3 years ago
I went to a seminar last year on preserving the Tlingit language. (I live in Juneau, AK) What they said really impressed me. The speakers pointed out that to preserve a language not only means remembering how it was spoken centuries ago but it also means adapting it to present day situations. It's not enough to be able to talk about fishing and berry picking in Tlingit, for the language to survive you also have to be able to talk about changing a baby's diaper or playing basketball.
08A1A5KA 3 years ago
i fell in love with a tlingit woman. she does not like me at all and she hurt me. but i still love her. I looked at her and saw the light from a star that shone from thousands and thousands of years ago. she opened my eyes. it was the most spiritual thing that has ever happened to me. she affected me like no man or woman ever has. she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole entire life. she hurt me badly but I can not stop loving her because of what I saw when I looked at her
bradq 3 years ago
I'm on the same boat
alfonsodonate 3 years ago
amd still u never learned her language, how sad dude
akumie 2 years ago
I am Tlingit do they have any language cd rom software to learn Tlingit I want to revive the Tlingit language
ekalb2185 3 years ago
This is a great story!
mirandahayes 3 years ago