Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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upside down: niłkedélchúuth it (blanket, paper) is upside down LITERALLY 'it is turned over' |
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urge: xuuneshok she or he is urging them on |
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urinate: ihłets I am urinating |
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urine: łets ![audio](../../file.php/3/speaker.gif) |
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used to: mexgheg'ę́ę' I'm accustom to it, used to it |
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used up: yetl'axghįh'ąą it is used up, all gone (for example, firewood or food) |
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usually: xúu' shę́ę' xúu' shę́ę' xdítndę' he usually does that |
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uterus: ts'enîin théth SYN womb |
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uvula: sdzedihłǒgh' my uvula |
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vagina: wutsénn' her vagina, birth canal |
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vain: dach'á'él'ęh she or he is vain |
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valley: ch'etl'aa ALSO canyon, headwaters |
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valuable (useful): maa de'ihtsí'i something valuable, something I value wuk'adekt'eyh it's valuable, I depend on it |
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varied thrush: taatl'ia (lxoreus naevius) |
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variety: niłch'á'éltsiin xúnłęę there are a variety of different things |
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