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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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Little Gerstle River : Shos Ddheł Ndîig

Little Tanana Slough : Tth'iitú' Gaay

live (dwell) : Different words are used for referring to one person or more than one person and use the same basic words as for 'sitting'. eedah he's living (at a place) imperfective paradigm dhihdah dzéltth'ih dhindah dédhaltth'ih eedah xdélttth'ih Tok dhihdah I'm living in Tok Fairbanks xdélttth'ih they are living in Fairbanks perfective paradigm ghihdá' dzaltth'ii ghindá' deghaltth'ii ghindá' xdalttth'ii nee'éł ghindá' he or she stayed with us ndée índaax? where do you usually stay? SYN reside, stay

liver : shthét my liver

load (sled, boat) : xuhłeeyh  I am loading (it) ts'eyh shíi xółeeyh  he's loading the boat

loan : shaa dhindlah  loan it to me njěyy' shaa dhindlah  loan me your gloves

lock : ch'eldlíi' SYN padlock

lodge (animal) : wukę́ę'  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 : ndéeth  it is long niidûuy xǒl' ndéeth   lynx have long legs

long ago : yaniidą́'ą  long ago times, olden days

long johns : ch'et'aathétl

look : xneh'ęh she or he is looking mikah xnįh'ęh look for it jâan nįh'ęh look at this SEE see

look like : SEE resemble

lookout place : ndaxk'ée

loon : taadziił common loon (Gavia immer) ts'êlméet arctic loon (Gavia arctica) ttheechaagh red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

lopsided : k'ąąy' ts'į́' ée'ąą

lost : mexusháak 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 : ndlâan SYN many, much see 'many' for examples

loud : xunchâagh xedaxdetndeyh  it is loud

louse : SEE lice

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