Audio
Pronunciation and Alphabet
This is the place to begin to learn the sounds of Carrier or to learn
how they are written in the Carrier Linguistic Committee writing system.
Examples are provided of all of the sounds and how they are written.
There are also examples of contrasts and sequences of sounds unfamiliar
to English speakers.
Although these materials are provided in several dialects, for the purpose
of learning the sounds and how they are written, it is not important to
use materials from your own dialect. The sounds are the same even if the
examples are different. For example, when you are learning vocabulary,
it matters whether "salmon" is pronounced talo, talook, or
talukw in your dialect, but all three begin with the same t-sound.
If your dialect is not one of the dialects listed here, you can still
use the materials for other dialects. Even if your dialect is listed here,
it is useful to become familiar with the voices of different speakers.
Also, the topics covered are not exactly the same for the different dialects.
Dictionaries
Teaching Materials
- Lheidli Listening Exercises (CLC)
- Listen to audio, write it down as best you can, then reveal the transcription and compare.
- Nadleh/Stella smartphone App
- Covers basic vocabulary. For iOS devices only.
- Nak'albun Listening Exercises
- Listen to audio, write it down as best you can, then reveal the transcription and compare.
- S̲aik'uz̲ Listening Exercises (CLC)
- Listen to audio, write it down as best you can, then reveal the transcription and compare.
- S̲aik'uz̲ Listening Exercises (syllabics)
- Listen to audio, write it down as best you can, then reveal the transcription and compare.
- S̲aik'uz̲ Conversational Carrier
- 170 common sentences and expressions. The Carrier text is offered in a choice of
Carrier Linguistic Committee writing system and syllabics. In either case, you may use
an index with or without the English translation.
- S̲aik'uz̲ Noun Paradigms
- Sample noun paradigms from the first year university-level course
- S̲aik'uz̲ Verb Paradigms
- Sample verb paradigms from the first year university-level course
- S̲aik'uz̲ Sentences
- A set of related sentences illustrating intonation
Annotated Text
Stories, songs, and so forth with explanations.
Resources Elsewhere
Commercials and Public Service Messages
Religious Material
Various religious materials are availble from the
Dakelh Good News site.
The Central (Stuart Lake) Carrier New Testament and an audio recording
of the Gospel of John by the late Ray Prince can be downloaded at no
cost from Scripture Earth.
First Voices
These consist mostly of lists of words, often with example sentences. In some cases there are
also legends with illustrations.