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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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skin : shthéth my skin ch'ethéth it is hide, pelt, skin ch'ethéth tatnit-tthogh a tanned skin SYN pelt, hide nat'u'ekte' I am skinning it (used only for small animals like a rabbit or muskrat) gah nat'u'ekte' I am skinning a muskrat nat'udhekch'eł I'm skinning it (small animal) by tearing the skin off SEE flesh, tan

skin house : niimaal shax traditional skin house

skin stretcher : ch'eshítadi'aay

skinny : nelgęyh he, she or it is skinny ALSO dry ehts'iik dą́'ą ts'enh nelgęyh he or she is skinny because he or she was sick

skip (motion) : yajehchék she or he is skipping (like skipping rope)

skipping rocks : tedhek-k'eeyh I am skipping it (rocks across the water) tthee ts'ehk'eeyh  we are skipping rocks

skirt : ch'etl'áh théth

skull : shtthitth'en2nn' my skull

sky : shaa shaa k'et cheltsonh the sky is clear díi yaa k'et nį́h'ęh? What you see in the sky?

slam : łdatneninsheł she or he slammed the door łdach'etneninsheł she or he slammed it shut

slant : naxk'ą́ąy tah di'ee'ąą it is slanted nak'ą́ąy ts'į́' dídétaan a tree is slanted k'ą́ąy ts'į́' táxk'éghíh'ąą I put it in slanted, sideways

slap : nédhihkét  I slapped him or her shneekét  he or she slapped me yinekét she or he is slapping him or her

slave : eldaax a slave, drudge

sled : xetl sled, especially modern sled with a raised basket łii xědl' ghá' ch'e jah níníhshaay I got here by dogsled meth toboggan style sled Parts of a sled xetl théth sled cover xetl keetl'aad sled runner xeth daamaath brushbow xetl tį́į' sled handlebars xetl dzaad' sled stanchion kexnats'éł sled brake (the brake anchored to the sled)

sleep : Three different Tanacross words are used when talking about 'sleep'. One refers to sleep as a thing, while two others words refer to sleep as an event. meł shdehtląą I am sleepy meł ndehtląą? are you sleepy? xaameł yįhtęę she or he fell asleep shch'aa meł delneyh I couldn't fall asleep Different action words are used for talking about one or more than one person. eetęę she or he is sleeping xehteets they're sleeping imperfective paradigm dhihtęę ts'ehteets dhintęę dhahteets eetęę xehteets perfective paradigm ghihté' ts'įhteets ghinté' ghahteets ghinté' xghįhteets xunsųų ghihté' I slept well shíi nehté' he or she slept deeply xeelach'uhté' he or she overslept tneetęę she or he is going to sleep

sleet : ch'et-suux

sleeve : shmǎad' my sleeve shmǎad' xanektąą I'm rolling up my sleeves

slice : ektsaat I am slicing it yits'enh xach'éhtsaat he is slicing off a piece of it SEE cut

slick : SEE slippery

slide : xda'eljeyh he or she is sliding down ts'inkeey iin xetl shíi xdáxghéljeyh  children were sliding down in a sled (repeatedly).

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