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Deg Xinag Notes, Links and Related Materials

The Learners Dictionary:

Yixgitsiy qay xudix not'ux. Yixgitsiy qay xudixi q'unt'ux.
(raven village above the area it is flying)
"Raven is flying above the village.".aiff - Macintosh Quicktime format (should work on Windows computers with Quicktime) click here

Check out the learners dictionary online

Anchorage Daily News has published an article on the Deg Xinag class: http://www.adn.com/life/story/1994446p-2096145c.html
See it in print in Sunday, October 10th, 2002 on page D1.

Read Beth Leonard's article about her study of Deg Xinag and it's relationship to traditional knowledge:

Documenting Indigenous Knowledge and Languages: Research Planning & Protocol - by Beth Leonard

The Alaskool Public Domain Deg Xinag Font is now available:
Download Now: PC Deg Xinag Font or the Macintosh Deg Xinag Font
PC users - Download and drag into the windows/fonts folder
Mac users - Download and drag into the systems/fonts folder

The same fonts are also available at http://www.languagegeek.com/dene/keyboards/romdene.html

Deg Xinag Phrase Collection
Compiled from UAF Conversational Deg Xinag class 1996-2000
Original Collection from Alice
Phrases sorted by Jim Kerr - in pretty sorry shape for now, but getting better all the time. Dichit (it's tough).
Sorted by Deg Xinag
Sorted by English

Phrases from Beth Leonard from the Fall 2002 class
Original
Sorted by English
Sorted by Deg Xinag
Sorted by Question

Class Notes from ANL 121 - Fall 2002

Class Notes from ANL 121 - Spring 2002
Class Notes from ANL 121 - Fall 2001

Class Notes from ANL 121 - Spring 2001
Class Notes from ANL 121 - Fall 2000

Regisistration is handled by Karen Ladegard at 1-800-478-3074

Materials for the class are: Jerue, Alta, Hannah Maillelle, Sharon Hargus, Alice Taff. 1993. Deg Xinag Dindlidik. Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center.

Kari, James. 1978. Deg Xinag Noun Dictionary. Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center

Taff, Alice. 1994. Deg Xinag axa Nixodhi/"Ts'in': Deg Xinag Verb Lessons. Anvik, Alaska: Anvik Historical Society.