Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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excrement:SYN stool tsą́ą'  manure |
exercise: I am exercising imperfective paradigm
SEE train | ||||||
exhausted: she, he or it came back exhausted |
exist:ee'ąą it (compact object, or any single object not fitting another of the categories below) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ee'aan? what (compact object) is on the table? tthee gaay k'ech'ii'aadl k'et nee'ąą a little rock is on the table eedlah they (any kind of multiple objects) are there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eedlaay? what (multiple objects) are on the table? k'ech'ii'aadl k'et tthee needlah rocks are on the table xúh éedlah they are there eekąą it (object in a container) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eekaan? what (object in a container) is on the table? ldîil k'ech'ii'aadl k'et eekąą a cup of tea is on the table eetąą it (sticklike or longish object) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eetaan? what (sticklike object) is on the table? dechenh k'ech'ii'aadl k'et deetąą a stick is on the table ehchuut it (food) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ehchuud? what (food) is on the table? shí' gęyh k'ech'ii'aadl k'et ehchuut dry meat is on the table ehchúuth it (a flat, flexible object) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ehchúudh? what (flat, flexible object) is on the table? k'ech'ii'aadl k'et eek ehchúuth a shirt is on the table |
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expensive: it is expensive ch'ěl' diitl'eddh shíi ét-tlųų he or she is dressed in expensive clothing |
explode: it exploded xá'altáł it accidentally exploded, went off by itself (e.g. gun) |
exterior: exterior, outside surface (of something) wuk'et shę́ę' xúhtseł only the exterior is wet |
extinguish: she or he extinguished it, put it out kón' natnétdek the fire went out |
eye: my eye shnahts'ehgěey' area around my eye (refers to the area around the eye socket) mindǎagh' déhk'eyh its eyes are sharp (it has good eyesight) dhegket I'm wide-eyed, my eyes are wide open |
eyebrow: my eyebrow |
eyelash: my eyelash |
eyesight: she or he has excellent eyesight LITERALLY 'his or her eyes are sharp' |
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face: my face |
faint: she or he fainted, blacked out LITERALLY 'darkness fell upon him/her' shéł nátl'ets dálneyh I fainted, blacked out |
fair (pretty): he, she or it is pretty |
falcon:jîiz chox gyrfalcon |
fall (down):na'altth'et he, she or it (living being) fell xughegtth'et I fell down Different words are used for one or more than one living being perfective paradigm
xededhishmets | ||||||
fall (season): noxłuu xúnłęę it is fall time noxłuu tah dendîig de'ukah nats'elsíix in the fall we hunt for moose SYN autumn nén' tenh k'ědz' falltime |
falling star:sén' tsáan' |
