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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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family : shehłâad my family, relatives ALSO relative

famine : detsenh SYN starvation

famished : łą́'ą t'êey dihtsįį  I am famished

fangs : ch'inch'etl xú' fangs (on a dog or wolf)

far : xnithaat  it is far away xnintháat deh  distant, far away place xnintháat deh ts'enh ninshah  she or he came from far away

fart : tl'ét

farther : xnihk'ôdl a little farther jah ts'enh xnihk'ôdl deh ninindah  she or he is camped a little farther from here

fast (quick) : xen xen ghegtthet I am running fast SYN quickly

fat : ch'ek'ah fat (food) ch'echǎadz' rendered fat elk'aax it is fat imperfective paradigm egk'aax ts'elk'aax ilk'aax alk'aax elk'aax xelk'aax generally only used for 'he, she or it'

father : shtá' my father tá'  daddy

father-in-law : stsêey my father-in-law ALSO grandfather

fatigue : SEE tired

fatten : SEE gain

favored child : dzuug favored or spoiled child; traditionally a chief's child raised in a special way There is no truly appropriate English translation word for this concept.

favorite : shaa dint'eh my favorite

feasible : SEE possible

feather : t'ą̌ą' general term for feather, specifically wing feather naxnetdêg wut'ą̌ą' xołeex  flying creatures have feathers chuyh down feather

February : łdíikeey sǎa'

feeble : SEE weak

feed : nee'ech'eh'aał she or he is feeding us łii ech'ek-'aał   I am feeding the dogs

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