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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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adequate : êy t'o xúu' shęę' that's adequate

adhere : xetnelts'étl  it is adhered to it

admire : maa yidint'eh  she or he admires him/her/it shaa dint'eh  I admire him or her

admonish : SEE scold

adopt : yitnelshąą he adopted him, raised him yetnelsheex  she is raising him

adult : ch'enděddh'

advise : wuts'į́' xghihhá'  I advised him or her shde'intth'ek nts'į́' xghuhhá'a  listen to me because I am giving you advice

adze : ttheetthił  old-time stone adze

afraid : niljet she or he is afraid imperfective paradigm negjet ts'eneljet niljet naljet neljet xneljet sų́'ų nuljed do not be afraid

after (following a person) : yik'eh łii gaay yik'eh aahaał the puppy is following him/her

after (in time) : SEE then

after a while : k'adíidé'  in a while (in the future) k'adíidé' tâatihdaał  after a while I'm going home

afterbirth : ts'enîin él' SYN placenta

afternoon : xeł t'aagh also twilight

again : těyy' těyy' xú' dínih   say it again

ago : k'adídą́'ą a short while ago k'adídą́'ą nach'ih'áatl ts'į́' k'á díhtsí́in  I just ate a while ago so I'm not hungry k'adîidą́'ą a while ago k'adîidą́'ą nach'ih'áatl ts'į́' k'ôd dihtsįį   I ate a long while ago so I'm hungry

ahead : yittheh shttheh ahead of me łii gaay yittheh aahaał  the puppy is walking ahead of him/her

aid : SEE help

ailment : ts'iik SYN sickness, disease

alder : k'ets  alder k'aaz tsets dry alder or willow branches

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