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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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beat (drum) : ch'ehxeł he is beating it (drum) imperfective paradigm ch'ekxeł yits'ehxeł ch'įhxeł ch'ahxeł ch'ehxeł ch'axehxeł

beat (with a spoon) : yi'éł ch'enehtthék she or he is beating it, stirring it

beaver : tsá' (Castor canadensis) tsá' íin xaa'ół  beavers are swimming together tsá' kę̌ę' beaver lodge

because : gha 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 : âan, k'exahtseyh come along, lets go (said along with a motioning gesture)

becoming : ts'į́' xáattheł xey ts'į́' xáattheł   it's becoming winter

bed : dáhdzeł ALSO rack, drying rack

bedding : téeł ALSO rug, mat, mattress

bee : ch'elahdziid

beehive : ch'elahdziid t'ox

beetle : SEE bug

before : ch'et-ttheh ch'et-ttheh nach'ih'áatl   I ate before them nuhttheh ahead of you all nuhttheh dą́'ą tah ts'enihthet  I woke up way before you all

beg : SEE plead

behind : nandîidz behind (nearby) łii deshax nandîidz eedah the dog is sitting behind its house nnandîidz sits'enal'iin nek-'ęh I see a window behind you yaadíi tah nek-'ę́ę' I saw him way behind on the trail.

bell : delttheel

belly : stsǎadl' my belly SYN abdomen

belly-button (navel) : sts'uuk'ée my belly-button SYN navel

belongings : xuudlaay wughandá' xúudlaay he's surrounded by his belongings SYN possessions

below (from) : daashěz' daashěz' chíh tęy xunłeen sixúnt'eh  there is also a trail from down below

belt : théth nthédh' nt'ih?  where is your belt?

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