Book 2 K’ek’ele

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Kk’ᵾdaa nosodetl’ooh.

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Neełotdon k’ek’el k’eleł aahaa ghedeghon’.

Clothes were made from animal furs and skins long ago.

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Enaa Baasee’ tl’eeyek’e nedohdetolet ts’e haaghnee tleedohdaalᵾhoyh. Thank you to our Denaakk'e speakers for helping create this ebook. Children Neydaaldlo Makellis Tsee’ ołyeets Kylah Bejeesh Victor Adults Hᵾkk’aaghneestaatlno Lorraine David Yaats'ek'etl'o' Freeda Felix Kk'odaał'o' Anastasia Agee Kk’ołeyo Dewey Hoffman

Map credit from Page 2: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Photos on pages 6 and 7 are from the UAF Archives

Segooge’ no’edetl’ooh.

Yeh haaghnee huyaan’ ts’ełtl’oonh.

Go Alaska nen’ neets hᵾts’enh endaago Denaakk’e kkenaazelghus.

Denaakk’e is an Alaska Native language spoken by Athabascan people from the central region of Alaska.

Denaa k’ek’el ghu ts’ehtohaak ts’e haaghnee hedots’ᵾhdetoleeh.

Let’s learn to speak Denaakk’e about our clothes.

Kk’ᵾdaa nolsetl’oonh.

Tleeteey sooztoloł.

K’ek’el k’eleł aahaa ghedeghonee t’ozeełt’aa.&nbsp;

Eenaa’aa Celia Beetus Hᵾt’odlee Kkaakk’et hᵾts’enh.

Seketl’e Wilmer Beetus Hᵾt’odlee Kkaakk’et hᵾts’enh.

My younger brother Wilmer Beetus from Hughes.

Denaakk’e denaa k’ekel ts’oozee ts’e hedots’ᵾhdeleeh.

We learn the names of our clothing in Denaakk'e.

Developed through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Native American and Alaska Native Children in Education Program Grant Award # T365C160001 eBook published November 2020

Sek’e tleeteey hᵾkkaatseey hodee?

Molly of Denali heł nedaa ts’e ełtl’oonh?

Hᵾkk’aaghneestaatlno Lorraine David tleeteey hᵾk’ek’el ghu henaayh.

Lorraine David talks about outdoor clothing.

Molly heł genee yee ełtl’oonh?

Sots’eeyh ghaanee hoozoonh ts’e nots’edetl’ooh.

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