Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 05:51 AM

Site: Alaska Native Languages
Course: Tanacross (Tanacross)
Glossary: Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

tea : ldîil ldîil tatnínts'îig   strong (bitter) tea

teach : xuu'ech'axdehdiix she or he is teaching them nuh'edach'axdekdiix I am teaching you all (orally)

tears : tsax tú' a tear drop tsax tuu tears

teacher : xach'unehten

teal, green-winged (duck) : tuhtsêdl

temper : ts'ani'elt'eey sínt'eh he or she has a bad temper

tooth : shxú' my tooth shxostl'aaxú' my molar shinchetthxú' my incisor

tease : wu'éł tsąądadihdlih  I am teasing him, her or it

tern : ché' delgez arctic tern (Sterna paradisaaea)

ten : ts'ehłox detaan

temporarily : tthé' díndah  in the meanwhile, temporarily jah tthé' díndah dhihdah   I am temporarily staying here

thankful : tsín'ęę nłęę she or he is thankful tsín'ęę ihłęę I am thankful

testicle : shxěez' my testicles

tenderloin : ch'eseex tthį́į'  tenderloin from moose

thank you : tsín'ęę thank you tsíná'ęę thank you very much

there : naa naa nínínłeeyh   put it there!

that : êy that êy łáan t'ádu'níi'i? do you mean to say that? nâan that one xúu' that way, like that xúu' díinii he said it like that

the : There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English 'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing is meant comes from the context.

they : A separate word for "they" or "them" is only used for emphasis or in set phrases, since who or what is involved is a necessary of the verb. A separate phrase can be used to point out or emphasize 'those particular people'. nâan iin they, those people nâan iin xúu' xenih? did they say that?

these : jahdûug jahdûug nats'enuhtseyh  let's gather these