Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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deliver: it was delivered to him/her |
demonstrate: I am demonstrating something to him or her |
den: SYN cave |
dent: it is dented |
dentalium: dentalium necklace |
depend: |
deprive: I took it away from him, her or it wuch'aa stáyídhihdlah I took it away from him, her or it |
descend: she or he descended (came down) ya'andêdz xdaghinshah she or he descended from inland wuts'enh xáts'áltsį́į we are descended from them |
describe: |
desire: |
devil: |
devour: she or he devoured it, ate it all quickly |
diaper: |
die:ehtęę she or he died perfective paradigm
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different: a different thing ch'ít-shûuy nâadalshah she or he changed clothes ch'ítduug a different direction or place ch'ít-tsedz a different manner niłch'ítsédz xélts'įį they look different ch'ítshuun a different person |
difficult: shaa tsadaxudínt'eh it's difficult, uncomfortable for me mexuntsaath difficult to handle, cope with |
dig: I am digging xáyełé' he or she dug it out of the ground ihgot I am digging imperfective paradigm
nén' egot | ||||||
dip: |
dipnet: parts of the dipnet have their own name éth dámaadh round "hoop" of dipnet éth tį̌į' handle of dipnet tedenin'aay willow stick used as a fish detector (wiggles when fish swims by) |
dipnetting place: platform used for fishing or a place along the bank. |
