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lhigeʔ

(clig-eh)

walale

(wah-lah-lay)

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ǫkech’ii

(oh-kay-chee)

gaah

(g-ah)

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taach’ii

(tah-chee)

ch’ǫne

(ch-oh-neh)

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jęch’ii

(jayh-chee)

sas

(sah-s)

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lhaahtsech’ii

(klaw-steh-chee)

jeyǫ

(jay-oh)

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ęhts’eʔtaach’ii

(eh-sta-tah-chee)

tsaaʔ

(ts-ah)

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taawedze

(tah-weh-zeh)

hak’aichuk

(ha-kwee-ch-uhk)

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ęhts’eʔjęch’ii

(eh-tsah-jay-che)

ębaa

(eh-bah)

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k’alaak’ech’ii

(kalah-kay-nay-chee)

chihk’aa

(chay-kah)

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k’enech’ii

(kay-nay-chee)

dagai

(dah-ghee)

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Dane-zaa	English	Pronunciation
lhigeʔ	one	clig-eh
ǫkech’ii	two	oh-kay-chee
taach’ii	three	tah-chee
jęch’ii	four	jayh-chee
lhaahtsech’ii	five	klaw-steh-chee
ęhts’eʔtaach’ii	six	eh-sta-tah-chee
taawedze	seven	tah-weh-zeh
ęhts’eʔjęch’ii	eight	eh-tsah-jay-che
k’alaak’ech’ii	nine	kalah-kay-nay-chee
k’enech’ii	ten	kay-nay-chee

https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Athabascan/Beaver/Tsaaʔ%20Dane%20-%20Beaver%20People/learn/words/categories/f0e3b60c-9190-44fa-9982-ea059abbe4fc

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Dane-zaa animal	English	Pronunciation
walale	butterfly	wah-lah-lay
gaah	rabbit	g-ah
ch’ǫne	wolf	ch-oh-neh
sas	bear	sah-s
jeyǫ	bull moose	jay-oh
tsaaʔ	beaver	ts-ah
hak’aichuk	buffalo	ha-kwee-ch-uhk
ębaa	weasel	eh-bah
chihk’aa	muskrat	chay-kah
dagai	swan	dah-ghee

https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Athabascan/Beaver/Tsaaʔ%20Dane%20-%20Beaver%20People/learn/words/categories/5c1c61fe-d0d5-407e-a71c-b276a81e4b5f

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This Dane-zaa number and animal book was prepared for schools by the

Language Committee

School District 60

2019/2020

We thank our elders

Madeline Davis and Billy Attachie

from

Doig River First Nation

for their contributions in the making of this book for our schools and our future generations of Dane-zaa speaking children.