LINGÍT PLACE NAMES
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Below you will find the place name pronunciation, spelling, meaning, and English equivalent in parenthesis.
Shg̱agwei ~ Place with Solid Core Trees (Skagway)
Skagway has been long recognized to mean the windy place or where the North wind blows, however, in recent years, researchers and linguists in the field have questioned the meaning and from the Lingít language roots and other information believes it means place with solid core trees. Click Here to Learn More
Aanká Dei ~ Downtown Trail (City Walking Tour)
Áa Akag̱ásʼ Yé ~ Place Where It [Lynx] Scratches (Denver Glacier Camp Area)
Aakʼé Éesh Deiyí ~ Dennis Isaac Trail (Chilkoot Trail)
Aankadax̱tseen Sítʼi ~ Bert Dennis Glacier (Laughton Glacier)
Deiyáa Héeni ~ Pack Trail River (Taiya River Raft Route)
Diyée Áa Xʼáasi ~ Lower Lake Falls (Lower Reid Falls)
Dikée Áa ~ Upper lake ( Upper Dewey Lake )
G̱éelákʼw Áa ~ Mountain Pass Lake (Devils Punchbowl)
Diyée Áa Dei ~ Lower Lake Trail (Lower Dewey Lake)
Diyée Áadáx̱ Héen ~ River from Lower Lake (Sturgill's Landing)
G̱aaḵ Deiyí ~ Lynx Trail (AK Commisson Road)
Jánwu Áayi ~ Mountain Goat Lake (Goat Lake)
Jánwu Sítʼi ~ Mountain Goat Glacier (Denver Glacier)
Kanagoo Áayi ~ Kanagoo's Lake (Lost Lake)
Kanagoo Deiyí ~ Kanagoo's Trail (Face Mountain Route)
Lḵootká ~ On Chilkoot (Skg-Hns Kayak Route)
Núkdi Shaa ~ Grouse Mountain (AB Mountain)
Sʼáxtʼ Héeni ~ Sʼáxtʼ [D. Club] River (West Creek)
Shg̱agwei Héeni ~ Skagway River (Skagway River Kayak Route)
Táaw Sʼaatí Ḵú ~Thief Cove (Smugglers Cove)
Yaakwdeinyaa ~ Canoe Trail Area (Yakutania Point)
Sound Bite Coming Soon~ x̱áat héeni yaax̱ deiyí ~ trail by the salmon river (Stream Walk)
Sound Bite Coming Soon~ Tʼoochʼ Áayi~ Black Lake (Tutshi Lake)