Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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beach: SYN shore |
beads: nat-tl'êdz nihkón' shiny beads ch'enih'ées I am doing beadwork, sewing with beads imperfective paradigm
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beak: its beak SYN bill ALSO chin |
bean: kidney beans LITERALLY 'little kidney' |
bear: bear (general term) shos sęy black bear (Urus americanus) ch'éliitthǒgh' brown bear SYN grizzly bear (Urus arctos ) |
Bear Creek (Mile 1357 Alaksa Highway):Sht'ey Teyy' Nda' |
bearberry: jîiz ndǎagh' (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) |
beard: my beard SYN whiskers |
beat (as in a game): she or he beat him or her (at a game) shlsǎaz' ładedheknęyh I lost my money (in a game) ładedhegnęyh I lost (at a game) |
beat (drum): he is beating it (drum) imperfective paradigm
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beat (with a spoon): she or he is beating it, stirring it |
beaver: (Castor canadensis) tsá' íin xaa'ół beavers are swimming together tsá' kę̌ę' beaver lodge |
because: k'á xníntthogh n'éł tihdâal, ishndaay gha I can't stay with you long because I'm working xanich'ulnęy gha ch'e dádéhnęy he is keeping quiet because he is intimidated. êy gha sú' táhchąą le' sų́ų' tahchąą lé' because of that it will probably rain éł ghįhshâaddh éł xúltlet. it's slippery because it snowed. |
beckon: come along, lets go (said along with a motioning gesture) |
becoming: xey ts'į́' xáattheł it's becoming winter |
bed: ALSO rack, drying rack |
bedding: ALSO rug, mat, mattress |
bee: |
beehive: |
beetle: |
