Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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cellar (underground cache): łuug tsaak'ée déghíhdlah dzenax ghultseyh gha I put fish in the cache to make fermented fish |
cemetery: |
center: taandîidz tah shí' níxníndlah they put the food in the center tandîidz xiyihdah he's in court (they are holding court for him) |
chain: ALSO cable |
chair: |
change: |
chap: it is chapped; rough and dry shthéth dét-ts'iits my skin is chapped net-ts'iits \au it (his or her face) is chapped |
charcoal: |
charred: |
chase: he chased me away tâaxuneshók he (always) chases them away |
chatter (from the cold): |
cheap (inexpensive): something cheap jâan diitlog sínt'eh this one is cheap SYN inexpensive |
cheat: he cheated me naynin'aak she or he cheated him or her sų́'ų nashtnun'aag don't cheat me |
cheek: my cheek shxostl'aa the inside of my check |
cherish:shaa dint'eyh I cherish him or her shaa dint'eey my cherished ones maa yidint'eyh he or she cherishes him or her shchâay iin shaa dint'eyh I cherish my grandchildren |
chest (body): my chest sdzehchíi chetkeyh I have a pain in my chest sdzehtah my chest area |
chew: he chewed it up
nshí'i xunsų́ų xátnuldék tl'âan tuhndék déh | ||||||
chickadee: |
chief: |
Chief Creek (AK Hwy xng @ Mile 1359): |
