Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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whetstone: ttheech'iik'agh |
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which: ndée êyninthenh? which do you want? |
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whimbrel: ch'uhdlogn (Numenius phaeopus) |
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whirlpool: ok whirlpool, eddy in water SYN eddy |
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whirlwind: ehts'eyh mâay xaghints'eyh maay SYN dust devil |
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whiskers: shdaaxá' my whiskers SYN beard minch'ědl xá' whiskers on dog or lynx |
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whisper: degdziit I am whispering
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dzeldziit
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dildziit
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daldziit
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deldziit
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xdeldziit
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sts'į́' díldziit whisper to me |
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whistle: ch'udehshíis he or she is whistling
imperfective paradigm
ch'udekshíis
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ts'uyidehshíis
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ch'udįhshíis
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ch'udahshíis
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ch'udehshíis
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ch'uxdehshíis
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whistler: xuhshîiz |
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white fronted goose: dąąxêd (Anser albifrons) |
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White Person (non-Native): Nondlêed |
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white socks (bugs): ch'echog tuu' |
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white-winged junco (bird): chitnetl'edz ts'est'ûud (Junco hyemalis) |
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white-winged scoter (duck): ndêl (Melanitta fusca) |
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whittle: xák'áneksees I am whittling (to a point) |
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