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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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evening : xeł tah xeł ts'į́' toward evening, dusk

every now and then : xaatêg xaatêg tah ldîil ishdíix  every now and then I drink tea

everything : xunelt'eh xunelt'eh ts'í meexushaak  everything is lost

excellent : łą́'ą xúnsųų  an excellent place, weather łą́'ą nsųų an excellent thing

excess : SEE too much

exchange : SEE trade

excrement : wutsą́ą' its excrement SYN stool tsą́ą' manure

exercise : ishk'aatth I am exercising imperfective paradigm ishk'aatth ts'etk'aatth itk'aatth atk'aatth etk'aatth xetk'aatth SEE train

exhausted : wushíits shę́ę' dálílthet she, he or it came back exhausted

exist : The appropriate word is based on the type of object involved, or number (if more than one). These words imply that the items are stationary and so can mean 'it is sitting or lying there'. ee'ąą it (compact object, or any single object not fitting another of the categories below) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ee'aan? what (compact object) is on the table? tthee gaay k'ech'ii'aadl k'et nee'ąą a little rock is on the table eedlah they (any kind of multiple objects) are there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eedlaay? what (multiple objects) are on the table? k'ech'ii'aadl k'et tthee needlah rocks are on the table xúh éedlah they are there eekąą it (object in a container) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eekaan? what (object in a container) is on the table? ldîil k'ech'ii'aadl k'et eekąą a cup of tea is on the table eetąą it (sticklike or longish object) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e eetaan? what (sticklike object) is on the table? dechenh k'ech'ii'aadl k'et deetąą a stick is on the table ehchuut it (food) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ehchuud? what (food) is on the table? shí' gęyh k'ech'ii'aadl k'et ehchuut dry meat is on the table ehchúuth it (a flat, flexible object) is there k'ech'ii'aadl k'et díi ch'e ehchúudh? what (flat, flexible object) is on the table? k'ech'ii'aadl k'et eek ehchúuth a shirt is on the table

exit : tixúltsįį deh

expensive : diitl'eddh  it is expensive ch'ěl' diitl'eddh shíi ét-tlųų   he or she is dressed in expensive clothing

explode : teltétl it exploded xá'altáł   it accidentally exploded, went off by itself (e.g. gun)

exterior : wuk'et exterior, outside surface (of something) wuk'et shę́ę' xúhtseł  only the exterior is wet

extinguish : nayitnéhdek  she or he extinguished it, put it out kón' natnétdek   the fire went out

eye : shdǎagh' my eye shnahts'ehgěey' area around my eye (refers to the area around the eye socket) mindǎagh' déhk'eyh   its eyes are sharp (it has good eyesight) dhegket I'm wide-eyed, my eyes are wide open

eyebrow : shnaxdzaaxá' my eyebrow

eyelash : shnaxts'eh xá' my eyelash

eyesight : wudǎagh' dehk'eyh she or he has excellent eyesight LITERALLY 'his or her eyes are sharp'

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