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Ginjih

Ginjih Gwi’dìnehtå’èe K’ìt

Greetings | Days | Months | Weather | Seasons | Plants

English

Gwichyah Gwich'in

Literal English Translation

Teetå'it Gwich'in

Literal English Translation

Snow

zhoh

 

zhoh

 

Wind

Ahtr'eii

Wind/it is windy

Ahtr'aii

Wind/it is windy

Wind (north)

Dyee ahtr'eii'

Dyee = north
ahtr'eii' = wind

Dii ahtr'aii

Dii = from the north
ahtr'aii = wind

Wind (south)

Nuu ahtr'aih

Nuu = south
ahtr'aih = it is blowing

Nyuu ahtr'aih'

Nyuu = south/across this way
ahtr'aih = it is blowing

Wind (west)

Ddhah ts'êîî
ahtr'aii'

Ddhah = mountain
ts'êîî = in that direction
ahtr'aii' = wind (possessed)

Ee ahtr'aii

Ee = west/this way
ahtr'aii = wind

Wind (east)

*

 

Nii ahtr'aii

Nii = easterly
Ahtr'aii = wind

Rain

tshin

 

tshin

 

Sunshine

Sree nii'êîî

The sun is shining

Srii nii'aii

The sun is shining

Aurora borealis (northern lights)

Yikêîh åithithik'an

Yikêîh = northern lights
åithithik'an = it is burning

yikaih

 

Clouds

K'oh

 

K'oh

 

Fog

Atr'àå

 

Atr'àå

 

Misty

Ne'gwâh'eh

 

Ne'gwâh'eh

 

Rainbow

Gudeedrii da'ootå'ii

Gudeedrii = spider
da'ootå'ii = it is weaved

Gudeedrii chihvyáa'

Gudeedrii = spider
Chihvyàa' = its' web/net