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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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slimy : ch'etl'ěey'  something slimy łuug tl'ěey'  fish slime

slip : łuut k'et keech'édhekjaak I slipped on the ice tl'uuł mintl'á' ts'enh xanat-ts'eth rope slipped out of his or her hand

slipper : kentsįįth ALSO shoe, moccasin

slippery : xultlet it (area) is slippery nah'og xúltlet  it's slippery outside

slope : teyh k'iig  slope of a hill

slowly : xá' tah slowly xá' tah xninhéeyh talk slowly xá' tah aahaał he or she is walking slowly

slurp : nach'egts'eex I'm slurping

slushy : naxnit-seex it is slushy shétth nitdzeex snow is slushy

small : gaay tsûug tsúugaay éł nûun gaay éł eldíił marten eat birds and small animals díi gaay ch'e t'ih'en! what a small amount! ntsûudl it is small teltsedz ntsûudl mice are small

smart : ndaxdinshąą he or she is smart ndaxdinshá'  he became smart, received an education

smash : xatnekxotl  I smashed it

smear : yinech'aak  she or he smeared him or her (with mud, jelly, googy stuff)

smell : ektsenh I smell it imperfective paradigm ektsenh ts'ehtsenh įhtsenh ahtsenh yehtsenh xiyehtsenh ndée ts'enh ch'e łet ts'ehtsen? where is the smoke we smell coming from? mexaltsenh it smells

smile : tsąąyinehthenh he's smiling imperfective paradigm tsąąyinekhthenh tsąąts'iyinįhthenh tsąąyinįhthenh tsąąyinahthenh tsąąyinįhthenh tsąąxiyinįhthenh shee' t'eey tsąąxiyinįhthenh they are smiling for no particular reason

smoke : łet smoke wushax ts'enh łet xadetjut smoke is coming out of the house jehłet he or she is smoking a skin (part of tanning processes) jehk'én' he's smoking a cigarette łet nadalt'enh it is smokey (for example from forest fires)

smoke hole : łet ndǔ'

smokehouse : má' shax LITERALLY 'dry fish house'

smoking pipe : ts'edutthé'

smolder : yidehjut it is smoldering tth'êy ch'aa łet detjut the smoldering fire keeps moquitoes away natnét-tthet fire is smoldering

smooth : xiyehsees  he or she made it smooth This refers to using a tool to smooth the surface of something solid like wood.

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