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.Browse the glossary using this index
Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL
D |
|---|
dangle: |
dark:xnat-tl'éts  it is dark tl'és dark tl'és shíi dhíhdah I am sitting in the dark natl'esaldox it is pitch black xéł darkness xéł t'aagh ts'į́' xáatheł it getting on toward dark naghį́hxeetl it became dark |
daughter:shyaats'é'e my daughter (woman's) shtthé'e my daughter (man's) |
daughter-in-law:shchâay women's daughter-in-law shtthûuy man's daughter-in-law |
dawn: dawn (it became daylight) |
day: |
day after tomorrow: |
day before yesterday: |
dead: |
deadfall trap: |
deaf person: |
deceive:nashtnin'áayh he deceived me nantnih'áayh I deceived you |
December: |
deep: water is deep jan teexdinthaat it (river) is deep here nadaxninthaat depression in ground (hole, gully) is deep tsaakée nadaxninthaat tsį́' xâaxuntthit dig a deep hole dinchaax it is deep shéth dínchaax the snow is deep |
definitely: definitely, actually łą́'ą ch'e le' sítnih he or she definitely said that |
delirious: she or he is delirious LITERALLY 'she or he has lost direction' |
deliver: it was delivered to him/her |
demonstrate: I am demonstrating something to him or her |
den: SYN cave |
dent: it is dented |
