Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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soul: my soul SYN spirit |
sound: there is a sound xdelts'íits there is a crunchy, rustling sound tohłuu k'et ts'į́' xdelts'íits there is a sound on the winter trail xdelsok there is a quiet sound xdelsaas a quiet crunching, creaking sound, for example an animal moving in woods medaxdínt'ęę a recognizable sound |
soup: SYN broth |
sour: it is sour SYN bitter ch'ondeyh tnínts'îig t'êey ghishná' medicine usually tastes bitter |
souvenir: ALSO gift, present SYN keepsake |
spark: |
sparrow: white crown sparrow |
spatter: |
speak: |
spear:tiiged bear spear tiigóg' fish spear yihchéth she or he speared it imperfective paradigm
łuug xehchéth | ||||||
speech (potlach): speech maker, one who makes a potlatch speech deltéł he is making a potlatch speech |
spend the night: |
spider: spider kelahdzeey gǎal' spider web SYN cobweb |
spill: spilled water tuu nadédhéktl'íit I spilled the water shtǔu' dáladegnęyh nadehtl'íit I bumped my water with my hand and it spilled |
spin: |
spinal cord: my spinal cord |
spine: my spine shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN backbone |
spirit: my spirit, breath SYN soul mink'âadz ghost, spirit of someone deceased |
spit: spit, saliva SYN saliva tédhihséek I spat tinsaax you are spitting |
splash: water splashed |
