Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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cherish:shaa dint'eyh  I cherish him or her shaa dint'eey my cherished ones maa yidint'eyh he or she cherishes him or her shchâay iin shaa dint'eyh I cherish my grandchildren |
chest (body): my chest sdzehchíi chetkeyh I have a pain in my chest sdzehtah my chest area |
chew: he chewed it up
nshí'i xunsų́ų xátnuldék tl'âan tuhndék déh | ||||||
chickadee: |
chief: |
Chief Creek (AK Hwy xng @ Mile 1359): |
child: child ts'ínkeey iin children |
childhood: |
chill: |
chimney: łet xádétjuut deh |
chin: my chin ALSO beak, bill |
chink: I'm chinking it
shax xnehtthúuk | ||||||
chinking: |
chinook wind: SYN wind |
chip: she or he is chipping shí' néltsįį ts'į́' yéhjek naadley the meat is frozen solid so he is chipping it instead ekch'ék I am chipping it yehch'ék he or she is chipping it łuut ekch'ek I am chipping ice |
chips (small peices): tsaath tthěel' potato chips tsets tthěel' wood chips |
choke:yitnelndék she or he choked on it (on something solid)
ch'etnédhegshíits | ||||||
choose:ch'etah xayį́htęę he chose him (from a group) ch'etah ts'enh xaghíhdlah I chose these from among them |
chop: I am chopping it (into chunks) imperfective paradigm
nén' íhddheł tsaath xaghúhłêel gha | ||||||
Christmas: Christmas Day nach'imaal traditional stick used to give and receive gifts |
