Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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door: |
doorway: |
Dot Lake: LITERALLY 'Waterlily Lake' |
dough: |
down (downward vertically): down (from a distant) nahshěg' down (close by) naashěg' aahaał he is walking down (the hill) daatthén' down a slope xahshóg area down below tthee xahshóg eedlah rocks are laying down there (on the ground) shghahshóg from me down shghahshóg daashęę tęy xuh'aa |
down feather: |
downriver: toward downriver (distant) yaadáa téeshah he's going downriver (toward Fairbanks) yandâadz from downriver (distant) nahdáa naghindaał he's returning from downriver |
doze: she or he is dozing dzeen uudíh xáméłsheltéek I was dozing all day long |
drag: I am dragging it back |
dragonfly: |
dream: I am dreaming nághihté' I dreamt naa ná'ihté' I am dreaming about you teddh dąą díi gha lé'e ná'ihté'e last night I was dreaming of something |
dress: dress ALSO coat, shirt ts'éhxeey iin eek naxdelshax, tl'âan dendeey iin dú' ch'ehtle1' shi1i xdel'i1itth women wear dresses, but men wear pants na'ishtl'uh I am getting dressed imperfective paradigm
naghut-tl'uh de'! | ||||||
drift (in water):tashahteeł I am drifting along (in water) tayahteeł he or she is drifting along natashtehteek I am floating around ch'aachěnn' tadahtiił a stump is drifting along tadaałeeł (more than one) drifting along tsets tadaaleeł wood (more than one piece) is drifting along |
driftwood: |
drill: snowshoe drill dektáath I am drilling wuchaa dįhtáath drill a hole through it |
drink: I am drinking imperfective paradigm
tuu etnąą
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drip: it dripped chąą tú' dél'eetl rain water is dripping |
drive: I'm driving (a car, sled)
naxetltihtiik | ||||||
drop:shintl'adalneyh I dropped it (compact object, such as a rock) LITERALLY 'it fell out of my hands' xúh ts'į́' dedhekneyh I dropped it somewhere shintl'aghindéek I dropped them (multiple objects, single fabric-like object,) LITERALLY 'they fell out of my hands' shintl'aghinxeł I dropped it (an elongated object such as a stick or gun) naghekxel I dropped it (a living being, such as a puppy) medintsiit! drop it!, let go of it! (any object; implies that rapid motion is more important than the kind of object involved) SEE fall For water level drops see 'water' |
drown: she or he drowned |
