Gwich’in Expressions:
Gwich’in Ginjik Native Language
Dinjii zhuh ginjik jihtth’ak I understand Native language
DZHii. BIRDS
Jidìi nah’ìn? What do you see?
Jii viiʻidzèe tʼiinchʻuu. This is an Owl.
Jii dachan chyāa tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Woodpecker.
Jii augèh zhūu tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Snowbird.
Jii chʼidzigyek tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Chickadee.
Jii srūh tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Robin.
Jii shitrʼigijiinjiizhee tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Flycatcher.
Jii sheihtsoo tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Swallow.
Jii chʼidin tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Whiskeyjack.
Jii chʼidikʼii tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Barrow’s Goldeneye.
Jii dzhii tsoo tʼiinchʼuu. This is a yellow Warbler.
Jii duh tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Sandpiper.
Jii TsʼAtvit tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Loon.
Jii daazraii tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Swan.
Jii Kheh tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Goose.
Jii chāLvii tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Widgeon.
Jii vyuh tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Seagull.
Jii chinīitrān tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Hawk.
Jii chʼizhīn tʼiinchʼuu. This is an Eagle.
Jii daih tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Grouse.
Jii daagoo tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Ptarmigan.
Jii deetrūʼ tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Crow.
Jii jah tʼiinchʼuu. This is a Crane.
Sreendit gwāndōo dats’an jīhtth’ak I hear ducks in the spring
Jii tsal t’ōo agwàł’aii I found a birds nest
Chiitaii ch’ii gōonlii There’s lots of mosquitos outside
When I was a kid this Elder gave me a Gwich’in name”CHIH AHAA”
Translated it means “walking ahead”
