These are some of the most important texts for studying the Tlingit language. While you can access them here for use as a student of the language, you are encouraged to purchase these whenever possible to support the work that went into them, and to help fund future projects.
New Materials (draft)
Kichnáalx̱ George Davis speeches (1980) Handount (Kichnáalx̱)
Lingít Shkalneegí Haa Yátx’i Kagéiyi Yís by X̱ʼunei
Studycard Set by X̱ʼunei
Sʼigeidí ḵa X̱alakʼáchʼ by Keiyishí ḵa X̱ʼunei
Introduction to Tlingit Verbs slideshow by Éedaa ḵa X̱ʼunei
Verb Database view (in browser) and download by Keri Eggleston (downloadable xml file to save locally and open with a web browser)
Beginning Materials
Beginning Tlingit Workbook by X̱ʼunei based on Beginning Tlingit (Dauenhauer)
Tlingit Dictionary (draft) by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Sound Practice: PowerPoint slideshow & PDF handouts
(YouTube video, YouTube video with word examples)
Beginning Tlingit Slideshow by X̱ʼunei
Beginning Tlingit Questions & Nouns Slideshow by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Verb Database (downloadable) by Keri Eggleston
Beginning Tlingit (4th ed) by Nora Marks Dauenhauer & Richard Dauenhauer
Dictionary of Tlingit by Keri (Edwards) Eggleston
Tlingit Verb Dictionary by Constance Naish & Gillian Story
Interior Tlingit Dictionary by Jeff Leer
Lingít X̱ʼéináx̱ Sá! by Nora Marks Dauenhauer & Richard Dauenhauer
Lingít X̱ʼéináx̱ Áx̱ (Hear It In Tlingit: A Mini Phrase Book & CD) by John Marks, Richard Dauenhauer, Nora Marks Dauenhauer, and Keri Edwards
Weather Cards by X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell
Placenames edited by Yaan Jiyeet G̲áax̲ Tom Thornton
Woosh Yáx̱ Yaa Datúwch (Tlingit Math Book) by Katherine Mills, et al.
Intermediate Materials
Haa Wsineix̱ Haa Yoo X̱ ʼatángi: Our Language Saved Us
previously called Understanding the Tlingit Verb by X̱ʼunei (December 3, 2016)
Tlingit Noun Suffixes Slideshow by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Location & Direction Slideshow by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Adjectives & Adverbs gathered by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Body, Plant, & Land Parts gathered by X̱ʼunei
Verb Conjugation Slideshow created by X̱ʼunei & Kaxwaan Éesh George Davis
Intermediate Tlingit 2012 (draft) by Nora & Richard Dauenhauer, et al.
575 Tlingit Verbs by X̱ʼaagí Sháawu Keri Eggleston and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation
Continuing Verb Documentation by X̱ʼaagí Sháawu Keri Eggleston
Verbal Structure Handbook by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Verbal Structure Handbook (booklet) by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Gágiwdul.àt (Gagi Wdul.aat): Brought Forth to Reconfirm the Legacy of a Taku River Tlingit Clan by Elizabeth Nyman and Jeff Leer
Du G̱oojee Yeenaa-dei A Tlingit Language Workshop Reader by the Tlingit Language Workshop at Sheldon Jackson College (Ḵeixwnéi Nora Marks Florendo, Gulʼguyéil Dick Dauenhauer, Yeidiklatsʼúḵk Rosita Worl, Yeilkunéi Jeff Leer)
Advanced Materials
Tlingit Verb Conjugation book (draft) by X̱ʼunei
Verb Mode Tables by X̱ʼunei (draft)
575 Tlingit Verbs: a Study of the Paradigms (dissertation) by X̱ʼaagí Sháawu Keri Eggleston
575 Tlingit Verbs: the Paradigms (for the dissertation) by X̱ʼaagí Sháawu Keri Eggleston
Tlingitology Seminar by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Tlingit Glossing Guide by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Relative Clauses by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Tlingit Stem List by Jeff Leer
Tlingit Verbs (notes) by Jeff Leer
The Schetic Categories of the Tlingit Verb by Jeff Leer
The Scatic Categories of the Tlingit Verb A Whimsical Treatment of Tlingit Verb Paradigms (Made Painless with Laughing Gas) by Nora & Richard Dauenhauer
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The Interrogative Words of Tlingit: An Informal Grammatical Study by Seth Cable
The Grammar of Tlingit Language of Q: Q-Particles, Wh-Movement, and Pied-Piping by Seth Cable
A Compilation of Tlingit Verbs by X̱ʼunei
Tlingit Verbs by Stem – a list compiled by X̱ʼunei from Dictionary of Tlingit & Tlingit Verb Dictionary
Additional Materials
Language Resources in Sealaska Heritage Institute
Tlingit Map by Andrew Hope III
Crippen Tlingit Keyboard place files in Macintosh HD/Library/Keyboard Layouts. Open “System Preferences” and then “Keyboard.” Select the “Input Sources” tab and press the + sign. In the “Others” category you should see the Tlingit keyboard as an option.
Northwest Coast Keyboards by Language Geek
Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian in Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Projects in Progress
Grammar of Tlingit Language by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Basics of Tlingit Verbal Structure by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Tlingit by Dzéiwsh James Crippen
* all files are made available for educational use only.