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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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hole : tsaak'ée hole in the ground xosk'ée shallow hole in the ground ALSO ditch, gully SYN pit xdú' a hole in something

holler : SEE shout

hoof : ch'ekelaagę̌y' hoof of moose, caribou or sheep

hook : łox fishhook sáx gaff hook ehsáx  she or he is hooking, gaffing

hop : naaxęy atkek a frog is hopping natjehchéek it is hopping around (on two legs)

hope : SEE wish

horizon : yaamâgh

horn : ch'edé' ALSO antlers

horrible : ts'áxuntleeg łą́'ą éł ts'áxuntleeg  it is really horrible, very bad naxalxeen éł tęy łą́'ą éł ts'áxuntleeg   it is melting so the trail is horrible

horsefly : ch'ut'aaddh

hospital : ts'iik shax

hot : néetheł it (object) is hot tuu néetheł the water is hot tuu néethel hot water xnéetheł it (weather) is hot nah'ôg xnéetheł it is hot outside elok! I'm hot!

house : shax house, modern house shshax my house nshax your house Note that the form for 'someone's house' does not follow the usual pattern because [ -x ] at the end does not change to [ -gh' ] and the word does not have a rising pitch SYN dwelling Traditional houses ch'elaats'eyh shax spruce bark house dlaat shax moss covered house niimaal shax traditional skin house

housepit : nįhtsiił

how : nts'é' nts'é' tâatindaał?   how are you going home? nts'é' k'eh naxúltsįį?   how does it look to you?

how are you? : nts'é t'ínt'eh?

how much : The same Tanacross word covers a range of English meanings that involve 'how much of something", such as how long, how much and how many. ndóxk'ee jâan ts'enh ndóxk'ee ch'eyninthenh how much do you want of this? ndóxk'ee n'éł xátheł? how old are you? Traditionally, it was impolite to ask 'how old are you?' of someone. ndók'ee jah dhindah how long have you lived here?

however : SEE but

howl : etsax it (dog, wolf) is howling, crying shaxeh'ąą howling, making a commotion tiikâan iin shaxeh'ąą the wolves are howling tsaxdelxos howl, cry tiikâan iin tsaxdelxos wolves are crying, howling

huff : stá'etdzá'  he or she left in a huff

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