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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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bleed : deł xúnłęę shinłá' dhiht'eddh éł deł xúnłęę  I cut my hand and it is bleeding shintsįį deł my nose is bleeding

blend (together) : niłtah nenínhąą  liquids are blended, mixed together

blessing : shaa nítjélnęyh  I received a blessing

blind (unable to see) : wudǎagh' kó́l she or he is blind

blink : naneldzeyh light blinks off and on SEE wink

blister : tuułot minłá' k'et tuułot nídélneyh  a blister appeared on his or her hand

blizzard : xats'í'áldox  it is snowing and windy

block : wudaxdéltsįį  it is blocked dâatth'i'ilshaay éł dedaxdéltsįį  she or he came in the house in fear and so blocked up the house

blood : deł shintsįį deł my bloody nose ch'inkąąy boiled blood (from moose, caribou)

bloodshot : shdǎagh' t'êl my eyes are bloodshot

blossom : xanihshąą  blossom, sprout xt'aghihdlâay k'ót'êey ch'exanihshaan  I planted something and it is already blossoming, sprouting

blouse : ch'esék ALSO shirt

blow : ekshok I am blowing on it yehshok she or he is blowing on it

blow (nose) : stsįį ch'ishxį́įth  I am blowing my nose chiitah ish-thį́įth  I am blowing my nose

blue : The same Tanacross word covers the colors blue through green. deldlêedz jâan tthíishúus deldlêedz sínt'eh this is a blue hat

blueberry : jêg berries in general, but usually referring to blueberries nit-sį́į' ripe blueberries ch'inłuut unripe (green) blueberries ALSO hail ch'indą̌ąy' flower of blueberry (that grows into berry)

bluff : dzendaax SYN cliff

boat : Included here are words for boats and traveling by boat. ts'eyh modern boat or skiff k'įį ts'eyh birch bark canoe wudzih theth ts'eyh caribou skin boat lxǒdz' large skin boat ts'eyh tl'á' stern of a boat ghihkeeł I'm going by boat imperfective paradigm ghihkeeł ts'aakeeł ghinkeeł ghahkeeł aakeeł xaakeeł naghishkeeł I'm boating back

body : wushenh his or her whole body ALSO spirit ch'ethěeg' dead body SYN corpse ssék my torso, upper body

bog : xaałeł SYN swamp

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