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