Gwich’in (çhengey)

Gwich’in
Goll er loayrt ayns	Yn Chanadey, Ny Steatyn Unnaneysit
Ard	Thallooyn yn Eear Hwoaie, Yukon, Alaska
Earroo loayreyderyn	770
Kynney çhengey	Dené-Yeniseiagh Na-Dené Athabaskagh-Eyak Athabaskagh Athabaskagh Hwoaie Gwich’in
Staydys oikoil
Çhengey oikoil ayns	Thallooyn yn Eear Hwoaie
Fo stiurey ec	gyn stiureyder oikoil
Coadyn çhengey
ISO 639-1	gyn coad
ISO 639-2	gwi
ISO 639-3	gwi

Ta Gwich’in ny çhengey Athabaskagh ta loayrit ec y chlein bun-dooghyssagh Gwich’in. Ayns Thallooyn yn Eear Hwoaie as Yukon ny Canadey, t'ee ymmydit ayns ny baljyn Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Old Crow as Tsiigehtchic. Ta mygeayrt 430 loayrederyn ny çhengey ass 1,900 olteyn ny cleinney.

Ayns Alaska, ta Gwich’in loayrit ayns Beaver, Circle, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Birch Creek, Arctic Village, Eagle as Venetie. Ta ny smoo na 1,000 'sy chlein ayns Alaska agh cha nel agh 300 loayreyderyn.

T'ee ny çhengey oikoil ayns Thallooyn yn Eear Hwoaie.

Sheeanchoryssaghtys

Corocklyn

Ta corocklyn Gwich’in 'sy chairscreeu cadjinit ry-haishbyney heese (lesh noteyn IPA ayns lhoobeenyn)

		Daa-veillagh	Eddyr- eeacklagh	Cooyl- eeacklagh		Cooyl- chroymmit	Cleaoil	Coghooysagh		Sluggidagh
				Meanagh	Lhiattagh			Baghtal	Meillagh- coghooysagh
Stroanney	Gooagh	m  /m/		n  /n/
	Neughooagh			nh  /n̥/
Bleaystagh	Gooagh	b  /b/		d  /d/		dr  /ɖ/		g  /g/	gw  /gʷ/
	Neughooagh			t  /t/		tr  /ʈ/		k  /k/	kw  /kʷ/	’  /ʔ/
	Tilgit			t’  /t’/		tr’  /ʈ’/		k’  /k’/
	Skeaylley stronnagh			nd  /dⁿ/
Affricaid	Gooagh		ddh  /dð/	dz  /dz/	dl  /dɮ/		dj  /dʒ/
	Neughooagh		tth  /tθ/	ts  /ts/	tl  /tɬ/		ch  /tʃ/
	Tilgit		tth’  /tθ’/	ts’  /ts’/	tl’  /tɬ’/		ch’  /tʃ’/
	Skeaylley stronnagh						nj  /dʒɲ/
Screebagh	Gooagh	v  /v/	dh  /ð/	z  /z/		zhr  /ʐ/	zh  /ʒ/	gh  /ɣ/	ghw  /ɣʷ/
	Neughooagh		th  /θ/	s  /s/	ł  /ɬ/	shr  /ʂ/	sh  /ʃ/	kh  /x/		h  /h/
Faggyssaght	Gooagh				l  /l/	r  /ɻ/	y  /j/		w  /w/
	Neughooagh					rh  /ɻ̥/

Breeocklyn

• giare
  • a [a]
  • e [e]
  • i [i]
  • o [o]
  • u [u]
• liauyr
  • aa [aː]
  • ee [eː]
  • ii [iː]
  • oo [oː]
  • uu [uː]
• ta cowrey ogonek er breeocklyn stronnagh, m.s., ą
• ta cowrey grave reihyssagh er toan injil, m.s., à
• cha bee cowrey erbee er toan ard

Kianglaghyn çheumooie

• Yukon Native Language Centre: Gwich’in
• Alaska Native Language Center: Gwich’in

Lioaryn

• Firth, William G., et al. Gwìndòo Nành' Kak Geenjit Gwich'in Ginjik = More Gwich'in Words About the Land. Inuvik, N.W.T.: Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board, 2001.
• Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board. Nành' kak geenjit gwich'in ginjik = Gwich'in words about the land. Inuvik, NT, Canada: Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board, 1997.
• McDonald. A Grammar of the Tukudh Language. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Curriculum Division, Dept. of Education, Government of the Northwest Territories, 1972.
• Montgomery, Jane. Gwich'in Language Lessons Old Crow Dialect. Whitehorse: Yukon Native Language Centre, 1994.
• Northwest Territories. Gwich'in Legal Terminology. [Yellowknife, N.W.T.]: Dept. of Justice, Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 1993.
• Norwegian-Sawyer, Terry. Gwich'in Language Lessons Gwichyàh Gwich'in Dialect (Tsiigèhchik--Arctic Red River). Whitehorse: Yukon Native Language Centre, 1994.
• Peter, Katherine, and Mary L. Pope. Dinjii Zhuu Gwandak = Gwich'in Stories. [Anchorage]: Alaska State-Operated Schools, Bilingual Programs, 1974.
• Peter, Katherine. A book of Gwich'in Athabaskan poems. College, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, Center for Northern Educational Research, University of Alaska, 1974.
• Yukon Native Language Centre. Gwich'in listening exercises Teetl'it Gwich'in dialect. Whitehorse: Yukon Native Language Centre, Yukon College, 2003. ISBN 1552421678