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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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God : T'axdį́ht'eey

golden : delmeets it is golden colored

goldeneye (duck) : tthí'k'ą̂ąy \de

good : The Tanacross words can translate into English as 'well, good', 'nice' depending on what is being described. ihsųų I'm well imperfective paradigm ihsųų ts'insųų insųų ahsųų nsųų xinsųų nsųų it (a thing) is good xunsųų it (a place, weather) is good nah'ôg xunsųų it's nice outside mesuuxų́ht'eey a nice person

good luck : SEE lucky

good time : nendiig

Goodpaster River : Jîiz Ndiig LITERALLY 'camprobber river'

goofy : tsąą'el'ęę she or he is goofy, clowning around

goose : xah  lesser Canada goose (Branta canadensis parvipes) dąąxed  cackling Canada goose (Branta canadensis minima)

goose grass : taaguuth grass growing out of water around the edge of lakes

goshawk : jîiz chox (Accipiter gentilis)

gossip : ch'aghaxunheeyh they are gossiping about someone

grab : yihchúut she or he grabbed it perfective paradigm ídhekchúut ts'íhchúut ídhįhchúut ídhahchúut yíhchúut xiyíhchúut shch'ěl' ídhekchúut  I grabbed my clothes

grandchild : Tanacross has different words for referring to a man's grandchild or a women's grandchild. The word to use is that appropriate for the grandparent, not the speaker. shchâay my grandchild (women's) shtthûuy my grandchild (man's)

grandfather : stsêey my grandfather

grandmother : stsųų my grandmother łaan éł stsųų my mother's mother The term for 'mother's mother' is a more respectful term.

grass : tl'ox  grass taagúuth  goose grass

grasshopper : nahtên gaay LITERALLY 'little thunder'

grateful : tsíná'ęę de'ishłęę  I am grateful

grave : tth'enh k'ée

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