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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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botfly (caribou fly) : ch'egú'

bother : yi'éł nách'éhłaay  he's bothering it sh'éł nádájéhłaay   that sound is bothering me sų́'ų wu'éł nách'ų́hłaay  don't bother it

bottom : wukeetl'aa it's bottom ALSO sole shkentsįįth keetl'aa the bottom of my moccasin

bounce : yadegket  I am bouncing it yach'ehdeth  it is bouncing (up and down) shég yik'et ts'į́' yach'ehdeth   it is bouncing up and down on it

bow (weapon) : ts'ehtįį'  a bow ts'ehtįį' tl'ǔul' bow string

bowl : tutiił xěez'

box : chenhtiił ALSO casket, coffin

boy : tsiil  boy tsiil gaay young boy

boyfriend : wu'éł natihdaag my boy or girlfriend LITERALLY 'the one I usually go around with' ALSO girlfriend

brag : dach'áa' dadetdlíh  she or he is bragging about him or her self dach'áa' ég'ęh I did something to brag about

braid : nektl'uuł  I am braiding it imperfective paradigm nektl'uuł ts'enehtl'uuł nįhtl'uuł nahtl'uuł yinehtl'uuł xyinehtl'uuł shtthí' néktl'uuł  I am braiding my hair niłtthí' xnéltl'uuł they are braiding each other's hair

brain : shtthiixą̌ą' my brain

branch : ch'elaa'eł  tree branch ch'ethuchěnn' stump of branch remaining after branch is broken off or a knot in wood

brave : k'á niljéd

bread : łeedón'

break : detxotl it is broken down, not working aałel etxotl the car is broken down shgáan' étxoł my arm is broken łatnetxotl broken up perfective paradigm dedhekxoł dzehxoł dedhįhxoł dedhahxoł yidehxoł xiydehxoł xátnekxótl I broke it apart tl'uuł k'enéldox the rope broke

break-up : téedéek łuut téedéek   the ice is breaking up tenh téedéek   the ice is ready to move, break up

breast : sht'úu' my breast

breastbone : shyuutth'ěnn' my breastbone

breath : shdaashěey' my breath

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