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Counting Counting K’waay.yinda dii

Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Raven Pearson (LeBlanc)

English

Level 1

One grey whale feeding.

Kun sɢ̲waansing ga taa dii ga.

Two octopus hunting.

Naw sding ḵáajuu dii ga.

Three eagles flying.

G̱uud hlɢ̲unuhl xidgwang dii ga.

Four killer whales jumping.

Sɢ̲aana sdansing ɢ̲aadxyang dii ga.

Five crows cawing.

K’aalts’ida tleyhll taaḵaaɢ̲uuɢ̲a dii ga.

Six crabs pinching.

Ḵ’uust’an tllɢ̲unuhl tl'lt'axung dii ga.

Seven ravens looking for food.

X̱uuya jiiguuɢ̲a ga taa gii ḵing.

Eight sea lions swimming.

Ḵay sdaansingx̱a dllgiigwang dii ga.

Nine trees standing.

Ḵayd tlaa.ahl ’waasda sɢ̲waansing gaw giix̱ang dii ga.

Ten children playing.

G̱aax̱a tlaa.ahl naang dii ga.

Written by: Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Illustrated by: Raven Pearson (LeBlanc)

Language: English

Level 1

Source: Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

K’waay.yinda dii

Counting

Gidɢ̲alang X̱aayda Kil Sk’aadɢ̲a Dii — Children Learning the Haida Language

Haida by Hlɢ̲aagilda X̱aayda Kil Naay — Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP):

Ḵ'inwas	Winnifred Casey
Ildagwaay	Bea Harley
Gaayinguhlas	Roy Jones
Yang Ḵ'aalas	Grace Jones
Taalgyaa'adad	Betty Richardson
Gwaanjuu Jaad	Doreen Mearns
Jiixa	Gladys Vandal
Gah yah	Norman Price
Sɢ̲aana Jaads K'yaa GaX̱iigangs	Kathleen Hans
Sing.giduu	Laura Jormanainen
Taw.wa K'aw.was	Patricia Gellerman
Yaahldaajii	Gary Russ

Skidegate Haida Immersion Program

Audio CD recording by Yang Ḵ'aalas - Grace Jones

Illustrations by Raven Pearson (LeBlanc)

Story and project coordination by Severn Cullis-Suzuki; Layout by G̱udtaawtis

Coordination and support from Kevin Borserio

Counting Counting K’waay.yinda dii

Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Raven Pearson (LeBlanc)

English

Level 1

One grey whale feeding.

One grey whale feeding.

Kun sɢ̲waansing ga taa dii ga.

Two octopus hunting.

Two octopus hunting.

Naw sding ḵáajuu dii ga.

Three eagles flying.

Three eagles flying.

G̱uud hlɢ̲unuhl xidgwang dii ga.

Four killer whales jumping.

Four killer whales jumping.

Sɢ̲aana sdansing ɢ̲aadxyang dii ga.

Five crows cawing.

Five crows cawing.

K’aalts’ida tleyhll taaḵaaɢ̲uuɢ̲a dii ga.

Six crabs pinching.

Six crabs pinching.

Ḵ’uust’an tllɢ̲unuhl tl'lt'axung dii ga.

Seven ravens looking for food.

Seven ravens looking for food.

X̱uuya jiiguuɢ̲a ga taa gii ḵing.

Eight sea lions swimming.

Eight sea lions swimming.

Ḵay sdaansingx̱a dllgiigwang dii ga.

Nine trees standing.

Nine trees standing.

Ḵayd tlaa.ahl ’waasda sɢ̲waansing gaw giix̱ang dii ga.

Ten children playing.

Ten children playing.

G̱aax̱a tlaa.ahl naang dii ga.

Written by: Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Illustrated by: Raven Pearson (LeBlanc)

Language: English

Level 1

Source: Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP)

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K’waay.yinda dii

Counting