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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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

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cigarette : dek'ěnn'

claim : dayudétdíik she or he claimed it

clam : tl'aas lake clam Commonly found in Mansfield Creek. ALSO snail SYN mussel

clamp : wu'éł ch'údeltl'êd

clan : the following are some common clan names in Tanacross Ch'echeelyu Ch'aadz Ałts'į́' Dendeey Dik'aagyu Niisaas Taandîidz Altsiil Tsesyu Naltsiin

clap (hands) : lach'ihkét  I am clapping imperfective paradigm lach'ihkét layts'ekét lach'inkét lach'ahkét lach'ekét lach'axekét maa lach'ihkét I clapping for him or her, applauding him or her

claw : wukelagę̌y' its claw xuudzek it (bird) is gripping with its claw

clay : łéech'aak ALSO mud

clean : xasaxo'aayh she or he is cleaning up naxahsú' clean it up, straighten up shax naxoksú' I'm cleaning the house

clear (liquid) : tth'ų́ų' tuu thų́ų'  clear water tuu nįhkón' the water is clear tuu kón'  clear water

clear (weather) : nacheltsonh shaa k'et cheltsonh   the sky is clear

clever : xunshąą clever naagêddh xunshąą foxes are clever ALSO wise

cliff : dzendaax a steep river bank or a sharp drop-off in the mountains sų́'ų dzendaax ghultthiid don't fall off the cliff SYN bluff xdáag edge of a cliff xdáag dídhíndah sit by the edge of the cliff

climb : ké'íhhaał  I am climbing ké'ídhíhshah I climbed ddheł ké'ídhíhshah   I climbed the mountain ts'ôgh ké'ídhíhshah   I climbed up a tree

cling : SEE attach

close : aaxá' SEE near

close : nelts'étl  he closed his eyes nedhegts'étlts'enelts'étl nedhilts'étlnedhalts'étl nelts'étlxnelts'étl niłdátníntąą the door is closed sits'enal'iin niłdâatnintiiyh close the window

clot (blood) : deł łót

clothing : ch'ěl'

cloud : k'oth  cloud k'oth xeta'ułęę  clouds are floating by k'oth dat-sęy dark clouds ch'ets'étl low clouds along mountains

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