History Phrases
- Xáadas tla gáa. Haida World (everything Haida)
- Iitl’ ’waadluwaan x̱aat’aagaang. We are all Haidas.
- Tla dluu gaagwíi. Ancient Times - before human
- Giihlíitsdluu. Ancient Period - Great Flood
- Wáatsgwaa G̱aagwii uu ḵwáangaang. Before the Ice Age, after humans came into being.
- Awáahl Gaagwíi. After the ice age. (or "it’s way over there,")
- 'Álaa uu tlagáay an úunsiit 'alaa áa uu yaagang. A Wise person.
That person knows its way through the land very well. - 'Alaa uu kuugíin an úunsiit 'alaa aa uu yaagang. An educated person.
That person understands very well what is on the surface of the paper. - Hlaa uu K’iigaang. I am telling the Story of All the Humans.
- Sangáay ’alaa giihlgiiaagang. The Time when everything was in balance.
- Nang ḵ’al hlG̱ahl The Black Skinned one (giant bird).
- Ḵ’áhlgaaw. Loon.
- Gwaay Iiwans Big Island
- Nang. When you want to indicate that something is human.
- Áajii Wáadluu wáan uu gúu daahl Ḵíiwaagang.
Everything is related and we need each other to survive. - Sángs K'áangal SGáanuwaay. The name of the highest power.
- Ts’áak’ Xaat’áay. The eagle people.
Haida Prayer Phrases
- Sangs X̱aanuwaay. Big-Spirit-In-The-Atmosphere
- Nang Kílstlaas. Raven
- Díi Xáahlaat dei uu kyáagaanggang.
My Spirit calls out, come and take a look to see what I need. - X̱aadas -- X̱aats All the humans. Haida (plural)
- Gáahl. The conscious spirit, soul
- Díi Xaat’áagang. I am Haida.
Sourced from Snewaylh Co-op Radio, Vancouver.
Text and Audio by Káawan Sangáa, Compiled and edited by Giihlgiigaa Tsiij Git’anee
