Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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crow: SYN raven (Corvus corax) |
crowberry: SYN blackberry (Empetrum nigrum) |
crowded: it (area) is crowded shax shíi xaltl'ét the house is crowded daxnet-t'ots they are crowded in |
crumb: crumbs, scraps of food |
crunch: she or he is crunching it ch'etnelk'on there is a crunching sound |
crush: it (for instance, a can) is crushed |
crust (on snow): |
cry:ihtsax
ts'enîin gaay etsax | ||||||
cup: |
curious: |
curly: his or her hair is curly |
currant: red currant (berry) (Ribes triste) |
current (in river): tth'iitú' na'ahtthug dashe' deninłęęyh the Tanana River flows by here |
curve: it is curved ch'eexót it is curved, bent wutį́į' ch'eexót the handle is curved |
cuss: I am cussing dektsíix I cussed at him/her |
cut:Different Tanacross words are used depending on the overall motion involved in the cutting. See also 'hack' and 'chop' and 'slice'.
łuug et'aatth | ||||||
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dagger: dagger, long knife |
damp: it is damp, moist |
dance: a dance ch'eldzes she or he is dancing
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dancing stick: |
