Dene Laws
Dene laws from the Sahtu Region
| Term | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| be happy at all times | súdı hahłı eyíí tah denepʼe tah gonezo | |
| be polite and don't argue with anyone | naıva gokʼetsʼedı gotsʼe dene tsʼı̨ nezǫ atʼe | |
| be respectful of elders and everything around you | denecha hé ası̨ı̨ areyone berahcha | |
| follow the dene laws | dene eɂá kʼola bekʼé ahtʼı | |
| follow the school rules | erı̨htłʼé kǫ́ goɂeɂa bekʼé ahtʼı | |
| help each other | ełehenarahdı | |
| keep your feet and hands to yourselves | nakeké hé nakelá edetsʼę́ bekʼé ahdı̨ | |
| listen to when a teacher or others are talking | tsʼodane gogháonehtę daodí dene denetsʼı̨ gode deh gová́pʼe | |
| love each other as much as possible | ełeghǫnáhtǫ | |
| pass on the teachings | ǫhda ke tsʼodane ke goghagokenéhtʼe gha edo nezǫ gokúdıgha | |
| share what you have | ełegharahdı | |
| show respect to others and for the school and personal property | elerahchá gotsʼę erı̨htłʼé kǫ́ hé ayííı naketsʼę aıtʼele sı̨́ı̨́ kʼola berahchá | |
| sleep at night and work during the day | teve chǫnacha gotsʼe dzene de eghalada | |
| use good manners and be positive | kede nezǫ tʼa gwadı hé ełetsʼı̨ nahzǫ | |
| work and help others and play in a good manner | eghálahda hé ełetsʼę́ náahdı hé nezǫ elehe nágwahshe | |
| young girls and boys should behave respectfully | tʼere hé ehke ke ełekeréhchágha |
