DAKELH COUNTING SONG

Lhukui, nankoh, tagih, dunghi

Skwunlai, lhk’ut tagih

Tagalt’i, lhk’ut dunghi 

‘Ilhoh hooloh, lanezi

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho

Way yah hey yah ho hey 

Lhukui, nankoh, tagih, dunghi

Skwunlai, lhk’ut tagih

Tagalt’i, lhk’ut dunghi 

‘Ilhoh hooloh, lanezi

Lhukui means one 

Nankoh means two

Three would be tagih

Dunghi is four, there’s so much more 

Skwunlai, five honking geese

Lhk’ut tagih six moose run free

Tagalt’i is seven

Lhk’ut dunghi eight big pine trees

‘ilhoh hooloh, nine’s my bedtime 

And ten is lanezi

Lhukui (lhukui)

Nankoh (nankoh)

Tagih (tagih)

Dunghi (dunghi)

Skwunlai (skwunlai)

Lhk’ut tagih (lhk’ut tagih)

Tagalt’i (tagalt’i)

Lhk’ut dunghi (lhk’ut dunghi) 

‘Ilhoh hooloh (‘ilhoh hooloh)

Lanezi…  

Lhukui, nankoh, tagih, dunghi

Skwunlai, lhk’ut tagih

Tagalt’i, lhk’ut dunghi 

‘Ilhoh hooloh, lanezi

Lhukui, nankoh, tagih, dunghi

Skwunlai, lhk’ut tagih

Tagalt’i, lhk’ut dunghi 

‘Ilhoh hooloh, lanezi

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho

Way yah hey yah ho, way yah hey yah ho