Gitxsan Alphabet
Welcome to the Gitxsan Alphabet section of the KCS Gitxsanimx Curriculum. This was created at the Kispiox Community School to help get our language in the homes of our community. A good place to start is with making the sounds we need to pronounce the words correctly. Go through the following enough times so that you can pronounce the words correctly. There are 2 samples per Gitxsan sound. In the first sample you will hear the sound, then the sound used in a word and short phrase.
Hard em -'M
'Mal - canoeHard 'M Sound
‘Mal
Hard em -'M
Luu'mitxw - fullHard 'M Sound
Luu’mitxw
Soft en - N
NakxSoft N Sound
Nakx
Soft en - N
NaxSoft N Sound
Nax
Hard en - 'N
'Nax - BaitHard N Sound
‘Nax
Hard en - 'N
'Nuu'u - to dieHard N Sound
‘Nuu’u
Short O
Hon-fishShort O Sound
Hon
Short O
An'on -Hand/armShort O Sound
An’on
Long O
Hoobix- SpoonLong O Sound
Hoobix
Long O
MoosLong O Sound
Moos
Soft P
Psa - Grey claySoft P Sound
Psa
Soft P
Wilp - HouseSoft P Sound
Wilp
Hard P'
Goop' - WavesHard P' Sound
Goop’
Hard P'
Ansiip'binsxw - FriendHard P' Sound
Ansiip’binsxw
ess- s
Sim'oogit - ChiefS-ess Sound
Sim’oogit
ess- s
Smax - Meat/bearS-ess Sound
Smax
Soft T
Bil'ust - StarSoft t Sound
Bil’ust
Soft T
Goot - HeartSoft t Sound
Goot
Hard T'
T'imges - headHard T' Sound
T’imges
Hard T'
T'ax - lakeHard T' Sound
T’ax
Hard - tee ell - tl'
Tl'ook' - mudHard tl'
Tl’ook’
Hard - tee ell - tl'
Tl'ak - frownHard tl'
Tl’ak
Soft tee ess-ts
Tsigins - ChickenSoft ts Sound
Tsigins
Soft tee ess-ts
Yats - Chop/hitSoft ts Sound
Yats
Hard tee ess-ts
Ts'uuts - birdHard ts Sound
Ts’uuts
Hard tee ess-ts
Ts'a'awaxs - shoesHard ts Sound
Ts’a’awaxs
Short u
Anuhl - drumShort u Sound
Anuhl
Short u
Dulpxw - to be shortShort u Sound
Dulpxw
Long u - uu
Gibuu - wolfLong u Sound
Gibuu
Long u - uu
Duus -catLong u Sound
Duus
Soft W
Wilp - houseSoft W Sound
Wilp
Soft W
Wit - collarboneSoft W Sound
Wit
Hard w - w'
'win - toothHard W Sound
‘Win
Hard w - w'
'Watsx - otterHard W' Sound
‘Watsx
Front eks-x
Xsi-riverFront x Sound
Xsi
Front eks-x
Hix- fatFront x Sound
Hix
Back eks-Underline x
Xadaa - mooseBack x Sound
Xadaa
Back eks-Underline x
Bax - runBack x Sound
Bax
Eks-w - Xw
Xwsdins - Five (animals/things)Eek-w Sound
Xwsdins
Eks-w - Xw
ixw - fish line and hookEek-w Sound
ixw
Soft y
Yeen-couldSoft y Sound
Yeen
Soft y
Yip- Land/groundSoft y Sound
Yip
Hard 'y
'YimkHard 'y Sound
‘Yimk
Hard 'y
'Yans-leafsHard 'y Sound
‘Yans
Glottal Stop '
An'onGlottal stop
An’on