Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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worry: xáních'ét-thiit she or he is worried |
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wound: nahkaay wounded animal ch'ekaa k'ée a wound, injury SYN sore |
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wrap: ts'ěd' na'udét-ts'es she or he has a blanket wrapped around them |
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wrestle: łeet'eexel'ęh they are wrestling |
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wrinkle: nelch'ų́ųtth it is wrinkled nach'ihgêddh ts'enh shinlaatsógh' nelch'ų́ųtth my fingers are wrinkled from washing clothes |
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write: ch'etnihtl'éts I'm writing
imperfective paradigm
ch'etnihtl'éts
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ts'eytnetl'éts
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ch'etnintl'éts
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ch'etnahtl'éts
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ch'etnetl'éts
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ch'axtnetl'éts
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yawn: etháat she or he is yawning
imperfective paradigm
ihtháat
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ts'etháat
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intháat
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ahtháat
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etháat
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xetháat
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yellow warbler (bird): k'elaxdihtsogh warbler |
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yellow-jacket: ch'elahdziid ![audio](../../file.php/3/speaker.gif) |
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yelp: The Tanacross word can apply to people as well as animals. xedettsax she, he or it is yelping (in pain) |
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Yerrick Creek: Dachi'1ndêedl Ndiig ![audio](../../file.php/3/speaker.gif) |
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yes: ąą ![audio](../../file.php/3/speaker.gif) |
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yesterday: k'ahdąą dą́'ą ![audio](../../file.php/3/speaker.gif) |
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