adátxʼi | TRTFN Heritage

adátxʼi

children

Pronunciation

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Part of Speech

compound noun, noun

Definition

Literally translates to “somethingʼs children” but always refers to human children

Sample Sentences

adátxʼi áa dultin yé - Daycare, preschool | Literally translates to “place where children are watched / cared for” | Leer Orthography: adétxʼi â dułtin yé (NJ, WA); Elizabeth Nyman and Jeff Leer, Gágiwduł.àt: Brought Forth to Reconfirm, 1993, p. xxvii-xxviii

adátxʼi daat yawustaag̱i ḵáa - Gaurdian at liedem | Literally translates to "protects and serves the children | Leer Orthography: adétxʼi dàt yawustàghi khâ (GD, MD); Elizabeth Nyman and Jeff Leer, Gágiwduł.àt: Brought Forth to Reconfirm, 1993, p. xxvii-xxviii

Source

X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell, Tlingit Dictionary, 2024

atyátxʼi, atyétxʼi (T), adétxʼi (T), edétxʼi (C)

Part of Speech

compound noun, noun

Definition

There has been debate about whether one « atyátxʼi » is human and « adátxʼi » is nonhuman but the consensus is that both were used for human children only

Source

Alternate Spellings

adétxʼi

Part of Speech

compound noun, noun

Source

Leer Orthography; Jeff Leer, Doug Hitch, and John Ritter, Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary, 2001, p. T1