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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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H

harm

:
shexdéghindíik audio  I was harmed, I got injured

harness

:
łii dadíndah audio a dog is harnessed
łii keey iin daxdíndlah audio they harnessed up the dogs

harrier

:
kechents'êeg audio northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)

hat

:
tthíishúus audio hat (general term)
tthíishúus ét-tl'uun audio knitted hat
tthíishúus mintaak'ey xunłęę hat with a visor

hatch

:
xaghįh'aats audio  it hatched

haul

:
The same Tanacross word can used to convey the meaning of English 'get', 'haul' or 'fetch'.
shí' ka'inhá' audio go get food!
imperfective paradigm audio
ká'ihhá' káts'éhá'
ká'inhá' ká'ahhá'
ká'aahá' ká'xéhá'

tuu ká'ahá' audio she or he is hauling water
tsets ká'íhá' audio I am fetching firewood

have

:
dhihdlah audio I have (own, possess) them
perfective paradigmaudio
dhihdlah yits'eedlah
dhindlah ch'edhahdlah
ch'eedlah ch'axeedlah

tthíshúus dhíhdlah audio I have a lot of hats
taanduu k'et éeł dhíhdlah audio  I set traps on the island
sts'inkeey taag elt'eh audio I have three children

hawk

:
keech'otl sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus)
ch'etthaayh red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
gah daxeeł marsh hawk
nah daax audio marsh hawk

he

:
Tanacross does not have non-specific words that refer to the gender of 'that other' person. A separate word for 'he, she or it' 'is rarely used. Instead, who or what is involved is a necessary part of the verb. A separate word can be used to point out or emphasize a particular 'he' and is often translated as 'that person'.
nâan audio that one (person or thing)
nâan nt'sé miisí'? audio  what is his (that person's) name?

head

:
shtthí' audio  my head
ch'etthí' audio animal's head

headache

:
tthí' ts'iik audio
tthí' ts'iik shdhéhxęę audio headache is killing me
shtthí' éhts'iik audio I have a headache

headwaters

:
ch'etl'aa audio ALSO valley, canyon

heal

:
naghishshé' audio I healed up, got better

Healy Lake

:
Menhdeescheeg audio LITERALLY 'shallows mouth lake'

heap

:
xatnaldók audio
tsets xatnaldók audio wood is heaped up, piled up in a heap (disorganized)

hear

:
nde'ihtth'ek audio I hear you
shde'intth'ek? audio do you hear me?
de'ihtth'ek audio I hear him/her/it
xuude'ihtth'ek audio I hear them
je'ihtth'ek audio I listening, I hear something
díi lé'e de'ihtth'eg? audio what is it that I hear?

hearing

:
sdzii audio my hearing
sdzíi k'éxdélneyh k'eh shaa xúltsįį audio it seems like I'm losing my hearing

heart

:
sdzeey' audio my heart

heartburn

:
tuutthox audio
tuutthox shdatnénínts'iik audio  I have heartburn

heat

:
nanį́hthiił audio  heat it up!
nshax naxnį́hthiił audio  heat up your house

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