Tsuut’ina language

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Tsuut’ina (also Sarcee, Sarsi, Tsuu T’ina, Tsu T’ina) is a language spoken by Native Americans. It belongs to the Athabaskan language family, which also include the Navajo and Chiricahua of the south, and the Dene Suline and Tłįchǫ of the north.

The name Tsuu T'ina comes from the Tsuu T’ina self designation Tsúùt’ínà which is translated variously as 'many people', 'nation tribe', or 'people among the beavers'. However, all of these derivations are unlikely. The origin of the term Sarcee is unknown.

1 Phonology
- 1.1 Consonants
- 1.2 Vowels
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Phonology

[edit] Consonants

The consonants of Gwich'in in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Lateral	Postalveolar	Velar	Velar Rounded	Glottal
Stop	voiced	b [b]	d [d]			g [g]	gw [gʷ]
	voiceless		t [t]			k [k]	kw [kʷ]	’ [ʔ]
	ejective		t’ [t']			k’ [k']
Affricate	voiced		dz [dz]	dl dɮ]	dj [dʒ]
	voiceless		ts [ts]	tl [tł]	tc [tʃ]
	ejective		ts’ [ts’]	tl’ [tł’]	tc’ [ch’]
Fricative	voiced		z [z]		j [ʒ]	ɣ [ɣ]
Fricative	voiceless		s [s]	ł [ł]	sh [ʃ]	x [x]		h [h]
Nasal		m [m]	n [n]
Approximant		w [w]		l [l]	y [j]