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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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find : mexdhek-'ąą I found it mexdil'ąą  it is found; you found it for yourself

fine : SEE good

finger : shinlaats'ógh' my finger shinlaats'ógh' gáay' my pinky finger shinlaagez  space between my fingers

fingernail : shinlagę̌y' my fingernail

finish : xúu' shę́ę' finished, that's it, all done SEE used up

fire : kón' fire kón' mâagh edge of a fire kón' ts'í' by the fire kón' ndêedz toward the fireplace kón' diik'ąą the fire started kón' natnétdek the fire went out kón' nádį́hk'aayh you build a fire kón' déhk'én' he or she has a fire burning

fire (a gun) : SEE shoot

firedrill : tl'eeł ALSO black birch fungus

fireplace : kón' dak'ée

firewood : tsets ALSO wood

first : ch'et-ttheh ch'et-ttheh nihshah   I came in first

fish (food from fish) : ch'indaat fish meat łuug eltsel freshly cut fish má' dried fish łuug nitsǐdl' sour fish dzenax fermented fish łuug xěe' fish grease tsalkeyh split and dried whitefish with backbone for dogs

fish (specific fish) : Included here are names of different kinds of fish and various parts of a fish. łuug general term for fish, but often referring to humpback whitefish tsaamêey alternate word for whitefish (but not a Tanacross word) xełtįį' round whitefish seejel grayling łuug delt'el sockeye salmon łuug chox king salmon uljaaddh northern pike ts'aan lingcod tats'aht'ôl sucker fish Parts of a fish łuug gǔudh' fish scales wut'ǒgh' adipose fin wuk'es fish gills wuchěel' fish tail łuug k'ų́ų' fish eggs, roe łuug ts'íig' fish guts łuutl'ěey' fish slime

Fish Creek : Dihthâad Ndiig

fishing (places) : éth k'ée  dipnetting place tsaa k'ée underground fish cache

fishing (activities) : This entry gives words describing ways to get fish out of the water. For things done with fish once out of the water see 'bale', 'scale', 'dry fish'. nach'ekłóx I'm fishing (with a hook) imperfective paradigm nach'ekłóx nayts'ehłóx nach'įhłóx nach'ahłóx nach'ehłóx nach'exehłóx łuug dhekłóx I caught a fish tee'ehndiik a fishnet is set (under water) tihgok I am spearing (fish) éth k'ée dhíhdah I am fishing (with a dipnet)

fishing tools : éth dipnet various parts of a dipnet have their own name éth dámaadh frame of dipnet éth tį̌į' handle of dipnet tedenin'aay thin willow stick used as 'fish detector' in 'eth' tehmíił fishnet, gillnet yi'éł nách'éhłôgh fishing pole tiigóg' fish spear xtsiił fish weir, fish fence tedh'aan fish trap tedh'aan dzeey' fish trap funnel dahdzeł fish drying rack ch'e'es fish stringer meetsel fish knife SYN ulu wu'eł ch'ettsol fish baling pole

fist : dadhihndíik  I made a fist

fit (size) : meghį́hchaagh it fits him/her shch'ěl' sheghį́hchaagh  my clothes fit me

five : áłts'ę̂y

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