Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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Labrador tea: (Ledum sp.) |
laces: shoe, boot laces ch'egêddh' tl'ûul' laces made from scraps of hide |
ladder: |
ladle: old time wooden ladle tuu tach'ihkaayh I am ladling water tuu tach'ishttheyh I am ladling water |
ladybug: |
lake: ALSO pond k'eetthiig' lake outlet menh mâagh lake shore |
Lake George: |
Lake Mansfield: |
lamb: |
lame: |
lamp: ALSO candle |
land: it (bird, airplane) landed (return to the ground) ts'eyh kétl'á'eełáat the boat landed |
land (earth): shnénn' my land nén' k'et on the land |
language: our language Dihthâad Xt'een Iin aanděg' Mansfield area people's language |
lap: my lap |
lard: SYN grease, shortening |
large: it is large shax xuncháax the house is large The same basic words are used for 'deep' as in deep snow or water. |
larynx: my larynx SYN Adam's apple, voice box |
last night: teddh dą́'ą ghįhts'eyh it was windy last night |
later: for later, until later tthé' de'ukah xúh dhíndlah save it until later |
laugh: he's laughing
nadlókdách'énel'íik | ||||||
lay (egg): it is laying eggs dets'ên etxees the duck is laying eggs |
lay down: he's laying down
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lazy: tsets ts'į́' ts'axdetdîig he or she is too lazy to bring in wood |
lead: she or he is leading him or her |
leader: |
leaf: k'įį t'ą̌ą' birch leaf |
leak: it (water) is leaking, dripping ehchaan ts'enh shax shíi tuu del'éetl it is raining so water is leaking into the house níihąą water level rose, flooded tuu níihąą water flooded ts'eyh shíi tuu níihąą water leaked into the boat |
lean (against something): he is leaning against it xékéxét'anédhégtęę I am leaning against (a wall) łét'axnéltęę they are against each other |
leap: I leapt over it |
learn: I am learning (a physical skill)
nach'enet-tl'ú'u xdegdíix ts'į́' sídíhdę'ę | ||||||
leave:natétshah she or he has left perfective paradigm
shtlęę natétshah | ||||||
leech: |
left side: |
left-handed: tl'axaas ts'ęy éł ch'etnetl'ets he writes left-handed |
leftover: extra, leftovers jâan ch'e'aa teedeeg tinxeeł yíninthenh? can you pack this leftover stuff? |
leg: my leg shxothchěnn' my upper leg, thigh sdzaad' my lower leg (shin) |
lend: |
liar: |
lice: lice shá' ts'îil louse nits tl'ěg' animal lice, fleas |
lichen: lichen, caribou moss (Cladonia rangiferina) syn caribou moss |
lick: he, she or it is licking it łii detth'áag' éhtth'eex the dog is licking its plate |
lid: lid ldîil tiił daadîid tea pot lid |
lie (untruth): he or she is lying
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life: my life |
lift: |
light (fire): I'm lighting it (fire), starting it up
kón' nádį́hk'aayh | ||||||
light (visual): a lamp, a lightbulb or a candle; any artificial light yitehkąą it is just beginning to become light xútgaay dawn, daylight |
light (weight): light, not heavy ntsûudl ts'į́' ndzâag it's little so it is lightweight |
lightning: LITERALLY 'thunder fire' nahtên nanint'ek lightning strikes |
like (enjoy): I like it LITERALLY 'it's good for me' tuutheł shaa nsų́ų I like soup shí' eegęyh shaa nsų́ų I like dried meat |
like (similar): tiikaan łii k'eh t'êey eltsįį wolves look like dogs xúu' that way, like that xúu' díinii he said it like that |
lily (water): kelt'addh |
limp: she or he is limping around nachegt'ų́ų' I am walking with one foot (using crutches) |
line: rope, line SYN rope |
lingcod: lingcod, burbot SYN burbot (Lota lota) |
lips: my lips |
liquefy:echees it is liquefying, rendering Irene, ntl'ét nį́hchees Irene, cook the cranberries (to liquefy them). shétth denadh'aay shíi xéhchees they melt snow in a bucket |
listen: I am listening wuts'į́' dzíitédhék-'ah I am listening to him or her or it |
little: little, small amount xá' xuh xnéek'etth it's a little cold xá' xuh xunhéeyh talk a little bit (keep it short) ntsîin little bit, few tuutheł ntsîin ghishna' I drink a little bit of soup |
Little Gerstle River: |
Little Tanana Slough: |
live (dwell):eedah he's living (at a place)
Tok dhihdah
nee'éł ghindá' | ||||||||||||
liver: my liver |
load (sled, boat):ts'eyh shíi xółeeyh he's loading the boat |
loan: loan it to me njěyy' shaa dhindlah loan me your gloves |
lock: SYN padlock |
lodge (animal): its lodge, house, den menh tadettiin tah tenh k'et dekę́ę' éhtsiik when the lake freezes over and they make their lodges on top of the ice tsá' kę̌ę' beaver lodge |
long: it is long niidûuy xǒl' ndéeth lynx have long legs |
long ago: long ago times, olden days |
long johns: |
look: she or he is looking mikah xnįh'ęh look for it jâan nįh'ęh look at this SEE see |
look like: |
lookout place: |
loon: common loon (Gavia immer) ts'êlméet arctic loon (Gavia arctica) ttheechaagh red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) |
lopsided: |
lost: it is lost, it disappeared mexushâag gha lé'e ch'e wukó́l he must have gotten lost; that's why he's not here mexudheksháak I lost it stsųų yexúhshaak my grandmother lost it |
lots: SYN many, much see 'many' for examples |
loud: it is loud |
louse: |
love: I love him/her shaa nts'į́į' she or he loves me |
lucky: he's lucky ghałíi' good luck ghałíi' il'ęh keep it for good luck daydelshaak he's lucky naa su'eg'ęh I wish you good luck |
lungs: my lungs |
lynx: (Lynx canadensis) |
