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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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step

:
xudhih'étth audio I stepped (on it)
yiteth ghin'éetth audio he stepped over it
tídéneg'éetth audio I stepped out

stern (of a boat)

:
ts'eyh tl'á' audio
ts'eyh tl'á' k'et shaa didhindah audio sit in the stern for me

stick

:
dechenh audio stick, small piece of wood
gés audio stick used for stirring campfire

sticky

:
xetnelch'aak audio it is sticky

stiff

:
nedhegk'aas audio  I am stiff (from sitting or staying in one position)
shxǒl' nélk'aas audio my legs are stiff

still (continuing)

:
tth'ihtah audio still, yet
tth'ihtah k'á tth'êy nek-'é́n audio I still haven't seen any mosquitoes
tth'ihtah wukó́l audio he or she is still not here
tth'iht'eey audio still, continue
tth'iht'eey Dihthâad xt'een iin aanděg' shaa dadint'eh audio Tanacross language still sounds good to me

still (quiet)

:
daadhahdeen audio you all be still, sit quietly

sting

:
For a bee or mosquito sting the same basic Tanacross word meaning 'stab' is used.
shíigot audio it stung me
tth'êy shíigot audio the mosquito stung me

stinging nettles

:
gųų xǒz' audio

stingy

:
ch'adet-tsį́į' audio she or he is stingy

stir

:
ch'enihtthek audio I am stirring (something)
imperfective paradigmaudio
wu'éł ch'éníhtthek wu'éł ts'ínétthek
wu'éł ch'éníntthek wu'éł ch'énáhtthek
yi'éł ch'énétthek xi'éł ch'énétthek

stockings

:
sdoogin

stomach

:
shmét audio my stomach (the organ)
SEE belly
 wutsaamét audio it's (animal's) stomach
ch'etthíinikónn' stomach lining
ch'ech'ąąshú' stomach fat (moose or caribou)

stomp

:
wuk'et xúdhihtéł audio  I stomped on it
xotétl audio she or he is thumping, stomping their foot

stone

:
tthee audio
SYN rock

stool

:
stsą́ą' my stool, poop
SYN excrement

stop

:
sų́'ų xú' díghundę́'ę audio stop that!, don't do that!
dadhindeen audio  be still!, stop what you are doing!

store (building)

:
ch'utkeet shax audio

store (keep, set aside)

:
nínekchúut audio I stored food (put food up for the winter)
xnik'aatth de'ukah nínekchúut audio  I stored food for winter

stormy

:
xághints'eyh audio  it's stormy

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