ERIC Number: ED169771
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 125
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Tongass Texts.
Williams, Frank; Williams, Emma
This bilingual volume in the Tongass dialect of the Tlingit language and in English contains stories about the cultural heritage of the Tlingits. The introduction in English describes the phonology of the dialect. The five stories include free English translations, and are entitled: (1) Concerning Our Heritage; (2) The War at Goochlaakanoow; (3) Concerning Tlingit Medicine; (4) Concerning Food; and (5) The Lazy Woman. Explanatory notes on the text in English are appended. (NCR)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages, Bilingual Education, Consonants, Cultural Background, Dialects, Folk Culture, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Phonology, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Second Language Learning, Tales, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vowels
Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 ($4.50)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: EnglishTlingit
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alaska Univ., Fairbanks. Alaska Native Language Center.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
