Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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stack: |
staff (walking stick):SYN cane, walking stick |
stagger: |
stamp: |
stanchion: |
stand:ná'éthet she or he is standing
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star:sén' ndlâan nek-'ęh I see lots of stars sén' tsáan' falling star |
stare:nidhékgeets I am staring at you idhekgeets I am staring at him/her shidhį́hgeets you are staring at me shaxíhgeets they are staring at me |
start:applies to cars and other machines shkár' nádį́hk'aay start my car! kón' díik'ąą a fire started up |
startle:díi ntéhkeyh? what startled you? shdaadzeey nin'ąą it startled me literally 'it made my heart stop' |
starvation:SYN famine detsenh ts'enh xghinłaak they died of starvation |
stay: |
stay up:teddh ghintth'et he or she stayed up all night teddh uud1ih dég dhíhdah I stayed up through the night |
steal:náhts'įįth éeł ts'enh ch'ene'íiyh wolverine steals from traps needhíh'įį I stole it ch'eneedhíh'įį I stole something |
steam:wuts'enh xadząąghįh'ah steam is coming out of it k'áhmén tah tuu k'et dząą xołeex during the morning there is steam over the water |
steambath:nech'in'áatl tl'âan ttheetheł dal'ę́ę' after he ate he took a steambath |
steel: |
steep: |
steer: |
stem:ch'echěnn' stem, stump (of a plant) ALSO trunk |