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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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hug

:
łeeshnintset audio  she or he gave me a hug
meghíshdek audio I hugged him or her

humorous

:
SEE funny

hungry

:
dihtsįį audio  I'm hungry
imperfective paradigmaudio
dihtsįį dzintsįį
dintsįį dahtsįį
dintsįį xdintsįį

hunt

:
na'elséex audio he's hunting
imperfective paradigmaudio
na'egséex nats'elséex
na'ilséex na'alséex
na'elséex naxelséex

nûun ká'ehá' he is hunting literally 'he is fetching animals'
This is a metaphorical way to referring to hunting.

hunter

:
na'elsêegh

hunting blind

:
xkeeł

hurry

:
xánteyy' audio hurry up
xen audio fast, quickly
xen eg'ęh audio I'm in a hurry

hurt

:
Different words are used for 'hurt physically' and 'hurt feelings'.
shexdéghindíik audio I got hurt
SYN injured
 xenitet-tthet audio his or her feelings were hurt
xenitédhíshthet audio I got my feelings hurt

husband

:
shkę́y' audio my husband, mate
wu'éł dhíhdaay audio my spouse, the one I stay with

hush

:
dádhíinęy audio hush, be quiet!

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