Tlįchǫ Example Text

Below is an excerpt taken from the “Dogrib Overview” section of the book Doing Things the Right Way. The book is in English, and covers issues about Dene Traditional Justice. I have transliterated the text into Dogrib syllabics.

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Dǫne edegha nàowoò gììt’į ts’įįwǫ įlè sìi ehkw’iats’įįwǫ hǫt’e nǫǫ̀. Nàowoò gììt’į įlè sìi diì gogha nàowoò gǫ̀hłį lanì, wet’à dǫne nezį ełexè nàdèe eyits’ǫ wet’à dǫ edehogihdi si gha hòèłį. Nàowoò xàʔa t’à agiat’į̀į sìi łą̀ą enįhtł’è k’e dek’enègįįtł’èe nile. Hanìkò diì nàowoò hǫ̀hłį lanì nàowoò xàʔa t’à gįįdà įlè, nàowoò wòhda dats’ǫ ełèht’e weghàladà, wòhda ełèht’e weghàladà-le eyits’ǫ dǫne hoìla hogehtsį sìi įhk’è hoìla nechà-le, ink’è hoìla nechà.

T’asìi hazhǫ nezį wek’èts’edìi nàowoò, dèe nezį wek’èts’edìi tich’aàdi, dèe k’e t’asìi dehshe, įk’ǫ eyits’ǫ dǫ si, hazhǫ nezį wek’èts’edìi sìi dǫne hazhǫ sìi nezį gik’èezhǫ, wet’aʔàa deè ne t’à, dǫne, tich’aàdi eyits’ǫ t’asìi gomoò whela sìi ełet’à eda ne t’à. Ełexè nàts’edèe nàowoò sìi hots’et’į nàowoò weta wheʔǫ hǫt’e, eyits’ǫ ǫhdah, cheko ayìi laà gits’ǫ ha sìi gha nàowoò gehtsį hǫt’e, nàowoò denahk’e wet’aʔàa dèe chekoa ghàgogehtǫ. Nǫdeè nįdè chekoa ededį t’asìi hazhǫ hogihdiì agede ha ne t’à.

ᑕᑊᓯ ᐊᗱᐠ ᓀᘛᐠ ᐁᐧᑫᑊᐟᓭᑎ ᓇᐅᐅᐧ, ᑌ ᓀᘛᐠ ᐁᐧᑫᑊᐟᓭᑎ ᕱᐟᗴᑎ, ᑌ ᑫᑊ ᑕᑊᓯ ᑌᑋᗯ, ᐬᑯᑊᐠ ᐁᐃᐟᓱᐠ ᑐᐠ ᓯ, ᐊᗱᐠ ᓀᘛᐠ ᐁᐧᑫᑊᐟᓭᑎ ᓯ ᑐᐠᓀ ᐊᗱᐠ ᓯ ᓀᘛᐠ ᑭᑫᑊᗱᐠ, ᐁᐧᑕᑊᐥᐊ ᑌ ᓀ ᑕᑊ, ᑐᐠᓀ, ᕱᐟᗴᑎ ᐁᔨᐟᓱᐠ ᑕᑊᓯ ᑯᒧ ᒉᕍ ᓯ ᐁᒼᕃᑕᑊ ᐁᑕ ᓀ ᑕᑊ. ᐁᒼᕃᒼᐁ ᓇᐟᓭᑌ ᓇᐅᐅᐧ ᓯ ᐅᐟᓭᑎᑊᐠ ᓇᐅᐅᐧ ᐁᐧᕳ ᒉᐥᐭ ᐭᑌᑊ, ᐁᔨᐟᓱᐠ ᐭᑋᑕᑋ, ᐟᗯᒼᑯ ᐊᔨ ᕍ ᑭᐟᓱᐠ ᐊ ᓯ ᖍ ᓇᐅᐅᐧ ᑫᑋᐟᓯᐠ ᐭᑌᑊ, ᓇᐅᐅᐧ ᑌᓇᑋᑫᑊ ᐁᐧᑕᑊᐥᐊ ᑌ ᐟᗯᑯᐊ ᖍᑯᑫᑋᕲᐠ. ᓄᐠᑌ ᓂᐠᑌ ᐟᗯᑯᐊ ᐁᑌᑎᐠ ᑕᑊᓯ ᐊᗱᐠ ᐅᑭᑋᑎ ᐊᑫᑌ ᐊ ᓀ ᑕᑊ.