Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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snack: snacks, rations xkéen' unindiyh get some snacksSYN rations |
snag: it is snagged, stuck, hung up on something sax dałųų'delneyh my gaff hook is snagged |
snail: ALSO clam, mussel |
snap:nah'óg ts'enh k'ę́y' k'edínshiidz shtl'adintiiyh give me a willow branch that you snapped off outside |
snare: snare míił caribou snare xok spring type snare for rabbits tixxod xoł snare barricade (used esp. for rabbits) gaał k'ée area that snares are set yiłųų' he or she snared it
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sneak around: she or he is sneaking around nach'etneg'iik I am sneaking around |
sneeze:suu' el'ęh he or she sneezed |
sniff: it is sniffing something |
snipe (bird): common snipe |
snore: she or he is snoring
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snort:wudzih sha'eh'ąą a bunch of caribou are making noise, snorting |
snout (animal's nose): its snout |
snow:shétth snow (on ground) ch'inseex slushy snow dahshêddh snow on trees ched top layer of deep snow ttheeyh coarse bottom snow (good for melting for water) ch'et-suux snow grains, ice pellets ch'ets'į́' dahkég snow drift ch'udaaméet snow-free spot xłuu ice crust on snow words about 'snow the event' follow: ehsháatth it is snowing xunchaagh t'êey ehsháatth it's snowing really hard ghįhsháatth it snowed téhshatth it is starting to snow xá'xuh ehsháatth snow flurry tęy k'et det-ts'iik snow is blowing on the trail |
snowbird:xgeek snowbird (Plectrophenax nivalis) wugaał sęy black snow bunting |
snowshoe: snowshoe The various parts of a snowshoe have special names. aayh dechenh snowshoe frame wu'éł níyíde'aayh crossbrace ch'inch'a'aał footstrap kehłęyh broad webbing ch'inxet thin snowshoe webbing |
snowy owl: \de (Nyctea scandiaca) |
so (therefore): shos shtétkêey gha xâanishshah a bear surprised me, so I went back in. éł k'á náchíháadl éł díhts'įį I didn't eat so I'm hungry |
soak: I am soaking it, making it damp na'ehts'ół it is soaking wet nah'og ehchaan éł sh'ěeg' ná'ehts'ół my shirt got soaking wet because of the rain |
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soar: it (bird, airplane) is soaring, gliding |
