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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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G

gravel

:
thaayh audio ALSO sand

gravel bar in river

:
thaayh ts'enin'ah audio

gray

:
delmaay audio the gray one
delmaa audio  it is gray audio

gray-haired

:
tthí' gęyh audio
tthiitnitgaay audio

grayling

:
seejel audio (Thymallus arcticus)

grease

:
xee audio grease
SYN lard, shortening
elxęę audio it is greasy, rich
ch'ekaa elxęę audio fat is greasy
xee tlok audio it is soaked through with grease

great person

:
diichâagh audio
SYN respect

great uncle

:
stsêey audio my maternal great uncle (grandmother's brother)

great-grand child

:
shchaay wuts'3níin' chíh shchaay nłęę audio my great-grandchild (women's)
shtthuuy wuts'eníin' chíh shtthuuy nłęę audio my great-grandchild (man's)

grebe

:
ts'el audio red necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) red necked
then horned

green

:
The same Tanacross word covers the colors blue through green.
deldlêedz audio green, blue
sheen tah tl'ox deldléets audio in summer the grass is green
ALSO blue

green wood

:
tsets dehtsel audio

green-winged teal

:
tuhtsêdl audio (Anas crecca)

grey

:
SEE gray

grey jay

:
jîiz audio (Perisoreous canadensis)
SYN jay, camprobber

grizzly bear

:
ch'eliitthogh' audio (Urus arctos)

grosbeak (bird)

:
kelahtuud audio (Pinicola enucleator)
SYN pine grosbeak

ground

:
nén' audio

ground hog

:
k'ąąy audio (Marmaota caligata)
SYN marmot

ground squirrel

:
tthel audio
SYN arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)

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