Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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enjoy: I am enjoying it maa xníndíik she or he is enjoying it maa xunétdíik she or he is enjoying it |
enough: ALSO alreadyk'ôd xúu' shęę' that is enough |
enraged: I am enraged wushíi xnét-tthet she or he is enraged |
enter: she or he entered |
entertain: it is entertaining me, keeping me company shtlęę shnidįhshąą my friend is entertaining me niłxa tsądaxdetdlii they are entertaining each other, making each other laugh |
entire: entire, all of it, them nat-tlêdz' xunelt'eh ts'í nanįhts'eyh pick up all the beads uudíh entire (time) teddh uudíh ghishndah I worked the entire night |
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envious: she or he is envious of him/her/it xetl súu nek-'ę́ę' ch'e wunihłé'e I am envious of the sled I saw |
equal: niłk'e nel'ąą ts'į́' xútlajų́hchuut dé' make sure you give them an equal amount of food |
erase: undo it, erase it |
ermine: SYN weasel (Mustela erminea) |
escape: she or he escaped, fled away negjed éł tthítédhékshah I was afraid so I escaped, fled nedagh ghinshah he, she or it escaped |
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esophagus: my esophagus SYN throat |
evening: xeł ts'į́' toward evening, dusk |
every now and then: xaatêg tah ldîil ishdíix every now and then I drink tea |
everything: xunelt'eh ts'í meexushaak everything is lost |
excellent: an excellent place, weather łą́'ą nsųų an excellent thing |
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