Lingít Word of the Week: Kaklahéen — Slush or Sleet

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Lingít Word of the Week: Kaklahéen — Slush or Sleet

Downtown Juneau in the sleet on March 10, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken throughout present-day Southeast Alaska and parts of Canada for over 10,000 years. Gunalchéesh to X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing the recorded audio for this series. This wee…