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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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wu'éł tsąądadihdlih audio  I am teasing him, her or it
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SEE tooth
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naxtédhégdek audio I'm going to tell a story
imperfective paradigmaudio
naxogdek nats'exaldek
naxuldek naxaldek
naxaldek naxaxaldek

na'ilsêegh gha sh'éł naxuldek audio tell me about your hunting trip

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ts'ani'elt'eey sínt'eh audio he or she has a bad temper
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tthé' díndah audio  in the meanwhile, temporarily
jah tthé' díndah dhihdah audio  I am temporarily staying here
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ts'ehłox detaan audio
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det-tlog audio soft, tender
SYN soft
shí' det-tlog ih'aał audio I'm eating tender meat
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ch'eseex tthį́į' audio  tenderloin from moose
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taathéth audio  tent
niimaal audio traditional skin-covered shelter
tsults'og audio  temporary teepee-like shelter
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ché' delgez arctic tern (Sterna paradisaaea)
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shxěez' audio my testicles
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tsín'ęę audio thank you
tsíná'ęę audio thank you very much
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tsín'ęę nłęę audio she or he is thankful
tsín'ęę ihłęę audio I am thankful
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êy audio that
êy łáan t'ádu'níi'i? audio do you mean to say that?
nâan audio that one
xúu' audio that way, like that
xúu' díinii audio he said it like that
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na'alxęę' audio it thawed
shí' na'elxęę' audio  the meat is thawing
wunach'udéełet audio  it thawed (on the surface)
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There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English 'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing is meant comes from the context.
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SEE they
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tl'âan audio  then
nee'eł ghindah gha tl'âan natetshah audio  he visited us and then went home
êy tl'âan tédhíhshah audio  after that I left
êy gha tl'âan audio  and then
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naa audio
naa nínínłeeyh audio  put it there!
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jahdûug audio
jahdûug nats'enuhtseyh audio let's gather these

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