Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 06:04 AM
Site: Alaska Native LanguagesCourse: Tanacross (Tanacross)
Glossary: Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
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pacifier: fat from a moose kneecap used as a baby pacifier |
pack: pack, packsack (carry (on your back)) for packing water see 'haul' ghihxeeł I'm packing (it) imperfective paradigm
dendeh dexěel' áaxeeł | ||||||
pack down: |
paddle: a paddle taat'ogh éł áakeeł she or he is paddling a boat taachet'ogh wu'éł ch'áakeel she or he is paddling boat tach'iht'ox I'm paddling imperfective paradigm
ghegdzéł | ||||||
padlock: SYN lock |
pail: SYN bucket |
pain:shshíi chétkeyh I have a stomachache shtthí' shíi chétkeyh I have a headache shxól' tah chetkeyh I have pain in my legs |
paint: SYN ochre xnihtseyh I am painting it |
palm (of hand): my palm |
pant: my dog is panting |
pants: pants shehtlé' my pants ch'etlé' t'ah pants pockets ch'ethéth thetl old time skin pants thetl pants dąą thetl fur pants |
paper: ALSO book |
pardon: |
parents: my parents shchox iin my parents |
parka: parka, winter coat ch'egaay eek child's parka (anorak style) |
part: part of, a portion of, some of neeshí'i ts'enh ch'ehłaad déghulchúut de' make sure you put aside some of the food for yourself xáan' half, part of, piece (of something), referring to a sizeable piece aayh xáan' éxdék-'ąą I found part of a snowshoe shxáan' ts'į́' łuug įhma' do your part of the fish drying nxáan' ts'į́' t'uhdę́'ę I am going to do my part (to help you) |
partition: a partition xdanint'eeyh it is partitioned |
partly cloudy: |
partner: |
pass: they passed each other on the trail, went by each other SEE give me for "pass" as in "give me" or "hand me" |
pass (mountain): |
patch: I patched it, put a patch on it |
path: ALSO trail, road |
pattern: a pattern, guide wuk'éetáa ch'į́htseeyh make it like this (using this as a guide or pattern) |
paw: it's paw ALSO foot |
pay: I paid him or her nexuteghihkéet I'm going to pay you SEE repay |
peaceful: it is peaceful (right here) |
peak: mountain peak SYN summit shax tthit'aag peak of a house, roof peak |
pear (dried): |
peel: I peeled it (with a knife) wuk'et nâach'ekt'áatth I peeled them dekts'ek I am peeling birch or willow nat'u'ekt'įį I usually peel it wuk'et naxokch'uuł I am peeling it (orange, package) ch'elaat'ûudz dekt'uuts I peeling bark yehts'el she or he is peeling it |
pelt: its pelt SYN hide, skin |
pelvic bone: my pelvic bone |
pelvis: |
pencil: |
peninsula: |
penis: his penis |
people: koxt'een iin ch'ilkeey young people, adolescents |
perhaps: |
person:dendeh person, man koxt'een people is the usual word used; used |
perspire: |
pick:jêg nektseyh I'm picking berries
tsiil tsets nehtseyh | ||||||
pick up:nidihdlah I picked them up (more than one of any object)
The plural forms below imply that more than one person is picking up a single object, not that each person is picking up an single object. nidih'ąą I picked it up (a compact, solid object)
niditąą
nidihkąą
nidekchúuth
nidektęę
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picture: picture, photograph ALSO ghost, reflection ch'ekanuhghuhłêel let me to take your (more than one) picture |
piece: part of, piece (of something), referring to a sizable piece aayh xáan' éxdék-'ąą I found part of a snowshoe ch'edǔul' small pieces, scraps ch'edǔul' én' íntthet sweep those pieces out (for example, bits of broken glass) see part for more examples of 'piece, part of something' |
pierce: he pierced through it dedzǎagh' xáningéet she pierced her own ear |
pike (fish): northern pike (Esox lucius) |
pile: wood is piled up in a heap |
pillow: |
pilot bread: SYN cracker |
pimple:wunę́ę' netgú' his or her face is pimpled, pock marked |
pinch: I pinched it shintsįį éł dádhíhtset I pinched my nose (for example to stop a nosebleed) |
pine cones: SYN spruce cones |
pine grosbeak (bird): (Pinicola enucleator) SYN grosbeak |
pintail, northern (duck): (Anas acuta) |
pipe (steel): |
pit: a hole in the ground SYN hole ALSO ditch, gully |
pitch: pitch SYN gum dzéex kón' hard outer spruce pitch dzéex tl'ę̌y' soft white sticky pitch |
pitiful: someone who looks pitiful (can apply to person or animal) |
pity:teejuh |
place: that place, right there na'atthíi eshěg' deh nek-'ę́ę' I saw it at that place down there (by the water) |
placenta: literally 'with the child ' SYN afterbirth |
plant: plants xt'ach'ihłeeyh I am planting a garden |
plate: |
play: they're playing
shchel łii chox éł délxos | ||||||
playhouse: |
plead: she or he is pleading, begging shí' gha dach'udelkét he or she is begging for food dets'inkeey gha dach'udelkét he or she is praying for the well-being of his children nadayutnelsú' she or he is pleading with him/her |
pliers: |
plover: |
pluck (birds):dets'ên ghihdóts tl'âan dé' tékłet I plucked the duck and then I will singe it |
| pocket ch'etlé' t'ah pants pocket |
point (finger):wuts'į́' ts'utédhék-'ah I am pointing at it sts'į́' ts'utéh'ah he or she is pointing at me point out with physical contact mets'u'ihttheyh I'm pointing at it mets'u'inttheyh you are pointing at it shets'u'ettheyh she or he is pointing at me mets'u'ts'ettheyh we are pointing at it mets'u'ahttheyh you all are pointing at it nets'uxettheyh they are pointing at you |
point (of an object): point or tip of something SYN end |
point (of land): |
poke: he poked it
shinlaats'ógh maa ittets | ||||||
poker stick: stick used for stirring campfire |
poles (for drying rack): SYN rack poles |
police: ALSO guard |
pond: pond ALSO lake |
pool: LITERALLY 'clam place' |
poor: she or he is without necessities |
poor quality: ts'axnildę'ę ts'į́' ts'áxúntleeg ts'į́' kentsįįth ehtsįį she or he is inexperienced so made poor quality moccasins |
poor thing: poor thing! te'injuh you poor thing! (I feel sorry for you) |
pop \cl: I am popping, snapping gum (as I chew) |
poplar: (Populus sp.) ALSO cottonwood, aspen |
poque (broomrape): (Boschniakia rossica) |
porcupine: (Erethizon dorsatum) ch'ox porcupine quill |
Porcupine Creek: |
possessions:SYN belongings |
possible: SYN maybe |
pot: ALSO dishpan |
potato: Indian Potato SYN carrot, roots (Hedysarum alpinum) teediiz potatoes |
potlatch: potlatch ch'ąą potlatch food jąą' gifts given at potlatch ją́ąy' personal potlatch gift soojee invited potlatch guest łeghaas neltl'uun old time potlatch tripod dzeteex ch'ełiik sorry song sung at potlatch xtéetíitl he or she is going to make a potlatch ldîil téhtsįį he or she is going to make a potlatch literally 'he or she is going to make tea' this is a metaphorical way of talking about potlatch xaxotíitl they made a potlatch |
pound: she or he pounded it in |
pour: I'm pouring (it)
ldîil tuutiił shíi dé'índiił | ||||||
poverty: |
praise: she or he praised him or her LITERALLY 'she/he made him/her look or sound large' |
pray: he or she prayed
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preacher: SYN minister |
precious: she or he is precious to me |
pregnant: she is pregnant wugaay xtéełé' a pregnant animal |
premonition: she or he had a premonition SYN sign |
prepare: |
prepared: |
present (at this place): right here jah deh na'ethet he or she is present, is standing right here |
present (gift): SYN gift ALSO souvenir, keepsake |
pretend: I am pretending to eat cheejeldę'ę' she or he is acting, pretending to do something cheejegnih I pretended I said that |
pretty:ninsųų she is pretty ALSO handsome |
previously: previously, in the past This is used to indicate that a time period is in the past. teddh dą́'ą last night |
probably: probably Fairbanks ts'į́' natihdaał, k'ént'eh I'll probably go back to Fairbanks. súle' probably k'á shnį́h'îil súle' you probably won't see me êy gha súu' probably |
promise: she or he promised him/her, gave him or her their word |
protect: it is being protective This word implies that that someone or something is being protective by being aggressive deshaaz degǎay' gha én' ch'udelnih the cow moose protects its young |
proud: daa súu' él'ęh ts'į́' ch'e aayh aaxaan she or he is proud of the snowshoes she or he made |
prune: LITERALLY 'big berry' |
pry: |
ptarmigan: willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) ddheł k'aal rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) |
puddle: puddle nateldliih frozen puddle with no water in it |
pull:ghihłuuth I am pulling it
xáyínłuuth | ||||||
punch: |
puncture: I punctured it, punched through it |
punish (beat): I am punishing him or her łii ch'udelneey ekts'eth I am punishing the naughty dog (with a switch) |
punk (fungus):ALSO ashes birch fungus ashes |
pupil (eye): |
puppy: |
purchase: |
pus: |
push: I am pushing it
én' mé'éktset | ||||||
pussy willow: pussy willow k'ę́y' jiits pussy willow buds, young growth |
put (place): put it there! chenhtiił ndée nínín'ąą? where did you put the box? tuu shíi táládhég'ąą I put my hand in water taandîidz tah shí' níxníndlah they put the food in the center Dóo ch'e thaayh jah di'endel? Who put this sand here? |
put away: I put away food xey de'ukah shí' nínekchúut I put away food for the winter wuch'aa yidhihdlah I put it away from him or her (so they won't bother it) |
put down:nádíh'ąą I put it down (a compact object such as a box)
nâadih'ąą
nádíkąą
teddh tah kón' daak'ée ts'enh tuu nâadihkîig xde'ishdéyh at night I usually take the water off the stove
nádekchúuth
nîinekchuut I put it back down (piece of food)
nashég' nálághék-'ah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
put on: put on your clothes |
put out (extinguish): put out the fire |