The Tlingits have many sayings. Some of these are:
* "When the tide goes out, the table is set."
- This saying refers to the bountiful intertidal life that they find on the beach.
* "In Lingit Aani, you have to be an idiot to starve."
- Considering how much food they find on the beach, you would have to be an idiot to starve yourself!
- "Tlingit" in English means, people. In their language, the first sound to this is a breathy "I" sound that does not exist in English.
- Tlingit is also known as "kolosh".
* "When the tide goes out, the table is set."
- This saying refers to the bountiful intertidal life that they find on the beach.
* "In Lingit Aani, you have to be an idiot to starve."
- Considering how much food they find on the beach, you would have to be an idiot to starve yourself!
- "Tlingit" in English means, people. In their language, the first sound to this is a breathy "I" sound that does not exist in English.
- Tlingit is also known as "kolosh".