Haida Language for February 7, 2020

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Video Length: 52 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

Funded by First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative at Strathcona Community Center, Vancouver, BC

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04:16 - Aláay xit xyaatl
08:20 - Gíi jiist uu dáng X̱aat'áagang
09:01 - Díi X̱aat'áagang

09:34 - Díi Kanágaa x̱aat'áagang
10:10 - Lussian X̱aat'áagang
10:35 - Yaa'aats X̱aat'áagang
11:17 - Aáylish
12:05 - Leba
14:54 - Hláaw uu íijang ḵáwaan sangáa. Hin uu díi kya'aang
15:01 - Díi k'iis x̱aat'áagang
18:41 - Sg̱áagaa
26:33 - díi k'iis x̱aat'áagang
26:51 - kil'áas
28:15 - nang ḵ'al hlg̱ahl
29:36 - sangáay 'alaa giihlgiigaagang
30:48 - ts'áak' 31:12 - G̱úud
34:02 - Ḵ'aláax̂an
35:08 - Nang skiist’iigang Xaataas
38:59 - Sgúusiit
43:28 - Ts'áak'aas dii uu ḵ'wáalaagang
43:32 - Ts'et'alaana X̱aat'áay uu iijang

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Xaad kil for February 2, 2020

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Video Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

Funded by First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative at Strathcona Community Center, Vancouver, BC

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00:09 - tats gwíik
00:16 - k'áw hlaa
00:19 - áagii dánghl kíng.dangsaang
00:29 - dalang giihlgii guu
00:50 - Hawíit
00:51 - k'áw hlaa gunáa
00:57 - áagii dánghl kíng.dangsaang
01:51 - dii gíihlgii
03:19 - haw'aa
04:22 - dagwáang
06:02 - gunáa
07:17 - g̱ungáa
08:15 - hadáa
10:02 - awáa
11:15 - awaay
12:14 - ḵaa
12:33 - ḵaagaa
16:53 - Xáldangaa
20:00 - x̱agw
24:34 - sḵáanaa
25:59 - sḵ'ín
27:04 - náanaa
27:32 - naanii
27:37 - nanaay
28:59 - tawíi
33:32 - táwlaang
35:08 - chanáa
35:45 - chinii
35:50 - chinaay
37:22 - íihlangaa
43:54 - náanaa dang an hl kil 'aláagang
49:05 - guu dang áay sk'íilaa
49:30 - Hlgáwjuu

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Haida Language for January 31, 2020

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Video Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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00:19 - yahkwdáng
03:41 - ḵáwk'ahl
09:21 - gin néel sG̱aanuwaay
11:42 - dangkw 'alaa
12:24 - gam gudúu st'i
14:30 - xáldangaa
16:13 - k'áaw
26:40 - gwáayk'aa
29:04 - cháanaang
40:33 - sáns ḵ'aangal sG̱áanuwaay
42:07 - G̱áahlaand
47:15 - Hláa uu k'íigang
55:13 - x̱anáanaa

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Xaad kil for January 24, 2020

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Video Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Haida Language for January 19

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Video Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil words mentioned:
Aláay xit xyaatl
Hláaw uu iijang
Káawan Sangáa hin uu dii kya'aang
Háws dlu wáan
Díi X̱aat'áagang
Sanuu uu ajii kil kya'aang
hal
Díi
G̱ánaanang
Gagiit
Ah gwaa gaa naa
Ts'uswíi
X̱ahlii íiwaan

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Xaad Kil for January 17, 2020

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Video Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil words mentioned:
k'aaw
Hláaw uu iijang
Naat Yáak'uu
kasg̱wáan
sḵaan
lagúus
sangáay 'láa
sánuu sangáay g̱iidang
haw'aa
g̱ánaa naa
káagaay
ah gwaa gaa naa
ts'uswíi
Íihl'aakdáa

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Haida Language for Friday January 10, 2020

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Video Length: 55 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil words mentioned:

G̱andl
Gíilaay
Chíin Káangaa
Sk'ak
háanana
Hláa uu k'íigang
Xíl
Húuyee
Sangdlanaay
Xayaay gwii san sanhlgáang tl'guussuugaangaan
Tlat'aawáay gwii san sanhlgáang tl'guusuugaangaan
G̱andlaay SG̱áanuwaay
K'aaw

Xaad Kil for January 5, 2020

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Video Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaghan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Haida Language for December 20, 2019

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Video Length: 50 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Haida language for December 13, 2019

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Video Length: 62 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Haida Language for Nov 22, 2019

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Video Length: 56 minutes
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Haida Lessons of Water

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Video Length: 1 hr
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil Lessons of Water

Haida Phrases for Nov 10, 2019

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Video Length: 1 hr 11 min
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil phrases

Haida Language for Nov 3, 2019

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Video Length: 58 min
Haida Language/Storyteller: Ḵáawan Sangáa, Woodrow (Woody) Morrison
Video recorded by: Laurel CB Stranaughan
Xaad Kil captions by: Todd @G̱íihlgiigaa DeVries

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Xaad kil phrases described in this video

Íihlx̱aadaas húus x̱íinaangslaang
Ḵáawan Sangáa hínuu díi kya'áang
ts'ahl

k'yúu
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2012/12/chuu.html

kíit
ḵ'ust'áan
ẖlk'yáan ḵ'ust'áan
kanáagaa ḵ'ust'áan

káts
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2012/12/kats.html

k'úuk sgunáay
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2013/01/kuuk-sgunaay.html

Haida Alphabet
Review and practice to help with pronunciation:
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/p/haida-alphabet.html

Everyday Phrases (see also Oct 4th)
https://xaadkilvideo.blogspot.com/2019/10/haida-language-for-october-4.html
NOTE: Practice only one and use it until you become comfortable with it then add another.

Dagwáang (a as “u” in Sun say 'Du-gwaang'.) - Dear one (younger male or female)
Gunáa ("aa" as “a” in father) - Dear boy/young man
Áang Dagẃaang – Yes dear one.
Gei Dagwáang – No dear one.
Diinaa --
Hawíit ("ii" as “ea” in bean) - Come here
Hawíit Dagwáang – Come here dear one.
Hawidáan - in a hurry/quickly
Háws.dluwáan (a as “u” in Sun)- That’s enough/stop it.
Híndaa - Scram
Díi guudangáay sdáng. - This person is two-minded/undecided
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.ca/2012/11/guu-dang-aay-sdang.html

Díi guudangáay st’ígang. - This person is being sad
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.ca/2012/11/guu-dang-aay-stigang.html

Guudangáay kláatsgaa. - strong-mind
Díi guudangáay kláatsgaa. - statement of unconditional support.
Guudángáay hltanáa. - soft-mind/heart (care about other's feelings).
Hal guudangáay hltanáa. - That person thinks kind things.
Gúlgaa - to be enjoyable/full of fun
Hal Gúlgaagáng. (That person is full of fun.)

Haida Langauge for Friday October 18

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Duration: 54 minutes

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Haida Language for Friday October 18, 2019
at Strathcona Community Center
with Woody Morrison, BA, JD Haida Historian and Storyteller
video by Laurel Stranaghan
and xaad kil captions by Todd G̱íihgiigaa

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Haida Language for October 4

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Duration: 20 minutes

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Haida Language for Friday October 4, 2019
at Strathcona Community Center
with Woody Morrison, BA, JD Haida Historian and Storyteller
video by Laurel Stranaghan
and xaad kil captions by Todd G̱íihgiigaa

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We have "interesting" Haida Classes. The room at the Strathcona Comm. Ctr. we were originally assigned... on the other side of the wall was a group playing piano and singing Classical Music. Tonight we were moved to another room on another floor. This time we shared a wall with a group practicing their Pow-Wow Songs. We just kept going. From now on we are going to be learning phrases. Tonight was some Simple terms and phrases for everyday usage.

Íihlxaadas húus x̱íinaangslaang.
(We Haidas are coming alive again.)

Everyday Phrases

NOTE: Practice only one and use it until you become comfortable with it then add another.

Dagwáang (a as “u” in Sun say 'Du-gwaang'.) - Dear one (younger male or female)
Gunáa ("aa" as “a” in father) - Dear boy/young man
Áang Dagẃaang – Yes dear one.
Gei Dagwáang – No dear one.
Diinaa --
Hawíit ("ii" as “ea” in bean) - Come here
Hawíit Dagwáang – Come here dear one.
Hawidáan - in a hurry/quickly
Háws.dluwáan (a as “u” in Sun)- That’s enough/stop it.
Híndaa - Scram
Díi guudangáay sdáng. - This person is two-minded/undecided
Díi guudangáay st’ígang. - This person is being sad
Guudangáay kláatsgaa. - strong-mind
Díi guudangáay kláatsgaa. - statement of unconditional support.
Guudángáay hltanáa. - soft-mind/heart (care about other's feelings.
Hal guudangáay hltanáa. - That person thinks kind things.
Gúlgaa - to be enjoyable/full of fun
Hal Gúlgaagáng. (That person is full of fun.)

We will continue with Greeting Phrases, Content phrases, etc.

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Haida Language for September 13

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Duration: 36 minutes

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Haida Language for Friday September 13, 2019
at Strathcona Community Center
with Woody Morrison, BA, JD Haida Historian and Storyteller
video and xaad kil captions
by Todd G̱íihgiigaa

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Haida Words used in this recording:

Quiz yourself! Write out the English translations to these Xaad kil words and phrases, then watch the video and see if you are correct!

Gagiit = wild man
G̱ánaa =
Sángs X̱aanuwaay =
Ts'uswíi =
Gáwjaaw =
Oolala =
gíilaay =
X̱aatáay =
Háws dáng hl kíng saang =

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Funded by First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative in collaboration with Strathcona Community Center and the Vancouver Haida Elder Collective

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Next class scheduled for Friday October 4, 2019 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Find more at https://xaadkilvideo.blogspot.ca

Jaat'áay Ts'uswíi

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Duration: 36 minutes

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Haida Language for Friday September 6, 2019
at Strathcona Community Center
with Woody Morrison, BA, JD
video and xaad kil captions
by Todd G̱íihgiigaa

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Haida Words used in this recording:

Sángs Ḵ'áangal SG̱áanuway

Sángs X̱aanuwaay

Ts'uswíi

Jaat'áay Ts'uswíi

SG̱aawaay Ḵ'uuna

Nang Ḵ'al hlG̱ahl

Ts'áak' X̱aat'áay

G̱úut

Ḵ'wáalaagang

Quiz yourself after watching the video and write out in English what they mean. Watch again and see if you got them correct.

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Next Haida Song Friday September 13th, 2019
6:30pm-8:30pm with Kelly Love Spence
Rehearsing the Entrance / Peace song.

Please sign-in at the front desk. Haw'aa

Next Haida Language Class with Woody Morrison
is Sunday Sept 15, 2019 from 10:00am-noon
at the Strathcona Community Center, Main Activity Room
601 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Email me if you want special snacks! Donations welcome!


Funded by First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative in collaboration with the Strathcona Community Center Association and the Vancouver Haida Elder Collective

G̱aayhldáa 'la'áaygaa

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Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes

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Haida Language for Friday August 23, 2019 at Strathcona Community Center
with Woody Morrison, BA, JD
video by Vanessa Walterson
xaad kil captions by Todd G̱íihgiigaa

See also page links:

Statements/Commands
http://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2011/04/statements-commands.html

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Funded by a grant from First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative in collaboration with the Strathcona Community Center Association and the Vancouver Haida Elder Collective

Haida Colors and Phrases

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Duration: 38 minutes

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See also page links:

Statements/Commands
http://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2011/04/statements-commands.html

Colors
http://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2011/04/colors-of-rainbow.html

Greetings and Responses
https://haidalanguage.blogspot.com/2011/04/simple-phrases.html

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Funded by a grant from First People's Cultural Council: BC Language Initiative in collaboration with the Strathcona Community Center Association and the Vancouver Haida Elder Collective.

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There are so man things the Old Ones talked about.... imparted to me and I want to pass it on but, the difficulty lies in knowing where to begin. Here is a little bit that was given to me as a small boy.

THE CEREMONY
by Ḵáawan Sangáa

It was then that the Eldest spoke,

Ḵ’áwda G̱ángáas, Díi gyúudiyaa uu daláng weiyit aa hl kil guláasii. Daláng gudangáay an uuhl súugang.

"Listen to me dear boy, I want to tell you good words. I am saying it so you can remember it always...

At the time we were brought into the light, Nang Kilstláas gave each thing its own Ceremony. That is how we see them. So long as they hold to their own Ceremony they remain the Thing Sangs SG̱áanuwaay made them. There are many humans who no longer keep the Ceremony given.

They have discarded their Ceremony and now wander and smash things; like the wind gone crazy. They think they made themselves and try to make a new Ceremony, but only make destruction for themselves and their relatives...

Watch them carefully and learn... the things they do as with all other events, will come this way again."

The Old One paused to let the Atmosphere quieten down then, is the same quiet measured tones he continued.

“…Each of us here are called “Awáahl gin g̱iidiinii iik hal k’iyiit giigiinii.” (He always remembers what happened way over there. Or Tide Watchers). To us was entrusted the knowledge given by Nang Kilstlaas at the time we Came-Into-Being; that is what makes us X̱aat'áay, we have our own Ceremony...

Once we were all Tide Watchers... then just a few... now...? We can only pass to you that which was passed to us by our Grandfathers. As your Chanáa said, others will reveal themselves to you, but, beware of the hollow-Ones...

...Strange ones came among us at a time when it seemed as though this place would no longer have Watchmen to look out for those things which were here before we came-into-Being. We listened to their words. They sounded good. But, like the Cedar that grows tall and straight-grained, they are the ones who, when sounded, are hollow in the center.

Some of our own people are like that; we call them the ‘Hollow-Ones’.

From those, like the Cedar that is hollow in the center, we take what we can use and leave the rest to go back into the ground. This is what Nang Kilstlaas (Raven) taught us. Never take what you cannot use. If you take something you think you can use, do not throw it away in an incorrect manner. This we will teach you.

Those persons with the good words, who are hollow in the middle, take from them that which you can use and leave the rest to decompose as it should. They are hard to see, but if each day you look to see what is supposed to be there, you will soon learn to see what is not supposed to be there. ...everything begins with the knowledge that we are not in control. So, always, especially when things are goin' good, ask for help."

The old man, face impassive, stopped speaking and we listened to the quiet. Ḵ’áwda G̱ángáas glanced at the window and saw the snowflakes continued to fall... he realized that he could hear them falling. The Elder looked at the wood burning stove and, "Díi uúudangíi sgwáansang, Hakw" -- my mind is one let’s go. (we go to meet your relatives.)

Ts'áanuwaay (the Fire) spoke again then, like the drawing of curtains, the world outside the circle faded and disappeared. There was light without light; warmth without heat. Ḵ’áwda G̱ángáas, although but yet a child, sensed that somehow his thoughts had become linked with those of the Elders. He felt as though he was wrapped in a warm blanket without folds to restrict.

To Be continued.