Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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whetstone: |
which: which do you want? |
while: shchąą tah ts'enîin dâa'itshah while I was sleeping the child arrived k'ahdíidą́'ą a while ago k'ahdíidą́'ą nach'ih'áatl I ate a while ago k'ahdíidé' after a while (in the future) k'ahdíidé' tâatihdaał after a while I'm going home dindah a while wukól díndah na'ilsheyh you rest while she or he is gone |
whimbrel: |
whimper: |
whirlpool: whirlpool, eddy in water SYN eddy |
whirlwind: xaghints'eyh maay SYN dust devil |
whiskers: my whiskers SYN beard minch'ědl xá' whiskers on dog or lynx |
whisper: I am whispering
sts'į́' díldziit | ||||||
whistle: he or she is whistling
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whistler: |
white: it is white xey tah gah delgeyh rabbits are white in winter delgey the white one jâan tthíishúus délgey sínt'eh this is a white hat |
white fronted goose: (Anser albifrons) |
White Person (non-Native): |
white socks (bugs): |
white-winged junco (bird):ts'est'ûud (Junco hyemalis) |
white-winged scoter (duck): (Melanitta fusca) |
whitefish: |
whittle: I am whittling (to a point) |
who: who jâan dóo ch'e nt'eh? who is this? dóo íin éł tínhaał? who (plural) are you going with? |
