Kaiik'ìt vs Wolas

Built from sentences and vocabulary from Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik Ihłak Gè’tr’oonahtan, our beginner level Gwich’in language textbook, this app introduces learners to basic conversation in both dialects. With recordings of our Elders, we learn basic greetings, how to talk about our feelings, our family, the weather, eating and drinking, birds and animals. Keep an eye out for new modules and further updates.

Facilitate learning the Wolastoqey language and explore cultural teachings with Wolas-talk. Connect with ancestral teachings of the Wolastoqey people, and learn how to promote respectful relationships with all beings through the phrase “Psiw Ntułnapemok” (All My Relations). Engage with language and cultural insights passed down by Elders. Learn how to participate in daily practices like the smudging ceremony.