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