Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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wish:nah'óg xneek'eddh éł, sheen úkah tsíixú'ék-'ęę  when it is cold outside I wish for summer |
witch's broom: witch's broom (in spruce trees) |
with: with sh'éł dhíndah stay with me shtá' éł with my father gha dendeey iin aanděg' gha ishndaa I work with Native languages |
withered: |
without:êy ehdenh without that thing |
wolf: (Canis lupus) tiikâan théth wolf hide |
Wolf Lake:Shós Menh |
wolverine: (Gulo gulo) |
woman: woman ts'est'eey old woman ts'éxeey iin women |
womb: |
wonder: díi lé'e ch'e nt'eh I wonder what that is? |
wood: firewood tsets ndeeth long length wood tsets wuk'et det-tl'ęę sawed wood ts'ôgh dehtsel wet, green wood |
wood burl: SYN burl |
wood chips: |
woodpecker: hoary or downy woodpecker (Picoides villosus, pubescens) |
work: I'm working
ishndah shax ts'enh ghihhaał | ||||||
world: |
worm: ALSO brushman, insect, bug |
wormwood: |
worn out: it is worn out tet-tsenh it is worn down, worn thin shxú' tet-tsenh my teeth are worn down shkentsį̌įdh' xanintleek my moccasins are worn out |
