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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
Copyright © 2006 Alaska Native Language Center. The materials on this site, including Tanacross language transcriptions and audio recordings are intended for educational and reference purposes only. Commmercial use is strictly prohibited. Reproduction for non-profit educational purposes is permitted, provided appropriate citation is included. See complete terms of use. Please direct questions and comments to gary.holton@uaf.edu.


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B

burst

:
eltétl audio it burst

bury

:
taatsah audio she or he or it buries (something)
deshí'i' taatsah audio it buries it's food
dzenh deshí'i xey ukah etsah audio muskrat buries his food for winter
chaatsah audio  someone will bury something

bush (away from town or village)

:
ts'étl audio
ts'étl tah dhihdah audio I live in the bush

busy

:
xoksaas audio I'm keeping busy, passing time
imperfective paradigmaudio
xoksaas ts'axahsaas
xųhsaas xahsaas
xahsaas xaxahsaas

busy

:
xoksaas audio I'm keeping busy, passing time
imperfective paradigmaudio
xoksaas ts'axahsaas
xųhsaas xahsaas
xahsaas xaxahsaas

but

:
t'o audio
k'áhmén dą́'ą xesadin'á', t'o k'ahdú' k'oth xu1nł̨ę audio it was sunny this morning, but it's cloudy now

butcher

:
nayeh'oł audio  he is butchering it
na'ek-'oł audio I am butchering it now

butter

:
basdlah audio audio

butterfingers

:
mintl'ách'étdaax audio she or he has butterfingers, drops things
SYN clumsy

butterfly

:
laalêel audio

buttocks (seat)

:
shtl'á' audio my butt

button

:
ch'etsǒl' audio

buy

:
ughihkéet audio I bought it
perfective paradigmaudio
ughihkéet yuts'ughinkéet
ughinkéet ughahkéet
yughinkéet xyughinkeet

wukęy' k'á' ughinkéet audio her husband bought a gun

imperfective paradigmaudio
u'ihkéet yits'ukéet
u'inkéet u'ahkéet
yuukéet xiyukéet

by

:
ghá' audio
ts'enîin etdzuug gha wunąą yédadée'ah audio  the mischievous child was scolded by his or her mother

C

cabin (log)

:
ts'ôgh shax audio

cable

:
ts'íitsiy tl'uuł audio
ALSO chain

cache

:
dahtsaa audio cache up above ground
tsaak'ée audio underground food cache
nîinekchúut audio I cached, stored my food
xey de'ukah shíi nîinekchuut audio I cache food for winter
yenínįhdíik audio it is put aside (saved, cached)

cackle

:
del'ek audio

calf (lower leg)

:
sts'ědh' audio my calf

calf (young animal)

:
detsîig audio

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