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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
Copyright © 2006 Alaska Native Language Center. The materials on this site, including Tanacross language transcriptions and audio recordings are intended for educational and reference purposes only. Commmercial use is strictly prohibited. Reproduction for non-profit educational purposes is permitted, provided appropriate citation is included. See complete terms of use. Please direct questions and comments to gary.holton@uaf.edu.


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B

bug (insect)

:
gųų audio general term for any kind of bug
SYN insect ALSO worm, brushman, wildman
kinds of bugs
tehk'ąąy audio an orange and white bug that lives at the bottom of lakes, has and moves sideways.
tehtsá'a audio water bug that can fly in the air
ts'ąądihttheeg audio water bug, bloodsucker
ts'aketl'aag a kind of bug or beetle

build

:
SEE make

bullet

:
k'áatthé' audio
SYN ammunition

bumblebee

:
ch'elahdziid audio

bump

:
mech'edhektés audio I bumped it
xets'ésdhektés audio I bumped my elbow
xegótdhektés audio I bumped my knee

bumpy

:
nén' xánéltók audio the ground is bumpy

bundle

:
mech'ekcheth audio  I bundled it, tied it together

bunting (black snow)

:
wugaał sęy

burbot

:
ts'aan audio (Lota lota)
SYN lingcod

burl

:
dechenh ch'etxeez audio
SYN wood burl

burn

:
deek'én' audio it is burning
k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e deek'en'? audio what's that burning on the table?
neldzeey k'ech'ii'aadl k'et deek'én' audio a lit candle is burning on the table
natet-łeg deek'én' audio  the car is running LITERALLY 'the car is burning'

burst

:
eltétl audio it burst

bury

:
taatsah audio she or he or it buries (something)
deshí'i' taatsah audio it buries it's food
dzenh deshí'i xey ukah etsah audio muskrat buries his food for winter
chaatsah audio  someone will bury something

bush (away from town or village)

:
ts'étl audio
ts'étl tah dhihdah audio I live in the bush

busy

:
xoksaas audio I'm keeping busy, passing time
imperfective paradigmaudio
xoksaas ts'axahsaas
xųhsaas xahsaas
xahsaas xaxahsaas

busy

:
xoksaas audio I'm keeping busy, passing time
imperfective paradigmaudio
xoksaas ts'axahsaas
xųhsaas xahsaas
xahsaas xaxahsaas

but

:
t'o audio
k'áhmén dą́'ą xesadin'á', t'o k'ahdú' k'oth xu1nł̨ę audio it was sunny this morning, but it's cloudy now

butcher

:
nayeh'oł audio  he is butchering it
na'ek-'oł audio I am butchering it now

butter

:
basdlah audio audio

butterfingers

:
mintl'ách'étdaax audio she or he has butterfingers, drops things
SYN clumsy

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