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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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angry : ts'ani'elt'eh he's angry imperfective paradigm ts'ani'egt'eh ts'anits'elt'eh ts'ani'ilt'eh ts'ani'alt'eh ts'ani'elt'eh ts'anixelt'eh sts'į́' ts'ani'elt'eh  he or she is angry with me shshíi xnét-tthet  I am really angry (but not visibly showing anger) stá'ilch'éex he or she went away in anger

animal : nûun a mammal (for example, fox or rabbit) nahkaay wounded animal

animal den : wu'enh

ankle : shkeechěnn' my ankle

ant : kelahdôdz

antlers : The same term is used to refer moose or caribou antlers or sheep horns. ch'edé' antlers ALSO horn dendîig dé' moose antlers ch'edé' théth velvet on antlers

anus : shtthel my anus SYN rectum

anyone (whoever) : dóo t'êey neeshax dóo t'êey kó́l   there's nobody at home

anything : díi t'êey  anything díi t'êey ch'e le'  anything at all

apart (separated) : niłts'edíndlah it is apart

apparently : xúu' k'éxúltsįį it appears to be that way xúu' k'éxúltsįį deh ch'e nach'ih'âadl  I ate at a place like that one

appear : SEE resemble

apple (dry) : aames

approach : yits'į́' xáhtseyh shetth én' etthet ts'į́' t'êey yitsį́' xáhtseyh  she or he is sweeping the snow away as he/she approaches him/her

April : Ch'etthaayh Sǎa' \de LITERALLY 'red-tailed hawk month'

arctic ground squirrel : tthel SYN ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)

are : SEE is

area : SYN region xt'een  area ndée xt'een inłęę?  where (what area) are you from? Dihthâad xt'een ihłęę  I'm from Mansfield

argue \cl : łedadzetxąą we are arguing with each other łedaxdetxąą they picked an argument with each other medatdédhihmáak  I argued angrily with him or her

arm : shgáan' my arm shtth'íil' my forearm shgaantthį́į' 'under part' of my upper arm

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