Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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soul:SYN spirit |
soup:SYN broth |
sour:SYN bitter ch'ondeyh tnínts'îig t'êey ghishná' medicine usually tastes bitter |
souvenir:SYN keepsake |
spark: |
sparrow: |
spatter: |
speak: |
speech (potlach):deltéł he is making a potlatch speech |
spend the night: |
spider:kelahdzeey gǎal' spider web SYN cobweb |
spill:tuu nadédhéktl'íit I spilled the water shtǔu' dáladegnęyh nadehtl'íit I bumped my water with my hand and it spilled |
spin: |
spinal cord: |
spine:shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN backbone |
spirit:SYN soul mink'âadz ghost, spirit of someone deceased |
spit:SYN saliva tédhihséek I spat tinsaax you are spitting |
splash: |