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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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lichen : ch'inshǔ' lichen, caribou moss (Cladonia rangiferina) syn caribou moss

lick : yehtth'eex  he, she or it is licking it łii detth'áag' éhtth'eex   the dog is licking its plate

lid : ch'edaadîid  lid ldîil tiił daadîid  tea pot lid

lie (untruth) : dadelshék  he or she is lying imperfective paradigm dadegshék dats'elshék dadilshék dadalshék dadelshék daxdelshék

life : shshěey' my life

lift : SEE pick up

light (fire) : dekk'aayh I'm lighting it (fire), starting it up imperfective paradigm dekk'aayh dzihk'aayh dįhk'aayh dahk'aayh yidihk'aayh xiydih'aayh kón' nádį́hk'aayh you light a fire natet-łeg nadįhk'aayh  start the car up

light (visual) : neldzeey a lamp, a lightbulb or a candle; any artificial light yitehkąą it is just beginning to become light xútgaay dawn, daylight

light (weight) : ndzâag  light, not heavy ntsûudl ts'į́' ndzâag   it's little so it is lightweight

lightning : nahtên kónn' LITERALLY 'thunder fire' nahtên nanint'ek  lightning strikes

like (enjoy) : shaa nsų́ų 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) : k'eh 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) : naxęy tth'áadl' kelt'addh

limp : nach'etnet-'étth she or he is limping around nachegt'ų́ų'  I am walking with one foot (using crutches)

line : tl'uuł rope, line SYN rope

lingcod : ts'aan lingcod, burbot SYN burbot (Lota lota)

lips : shdaaměl' my lips

liquefy : The same Tanacross word is used to refer to rendering animal fat. 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 : dziitédhék-'ah  I am listening wuts'į́' dzíitédhék-'ah  I am listening to him or her or it

little : xá' xuh 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

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