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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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metal : ts'íitsiy ALSO steel

meteor : sén' tsáan' SYN shooting star, falling star

midday : dzeen taatl'ed  midday dzeen ts'į́' deg  towards noon dzeen taandîidz  noon

middle : taandîidz dendeh keey taandîidz xetlaatiił  a man is driving a sled to the middle of the village

Midway Lake : Tohchenh Menh \de

migrate : SEE move (animals)

milk : ch'et'úu' breast milk

mind : shiiní' my mind

mine (own) : stsen  mine, my own jâan ch'e stsen   this is mine jâan ch'e sts'en sínt'eh  this one is mine too \de

minister : giihii SYN preacher

mink : tehts'ųųdz (Mustela vison)

minnow : łuug shíig' minnows, fish fry

mirror : wushíi na'ets'etnel'een

mischievous : et-súuk she or he is mischievous et-sûug mischievous person

miss (long for) : wuk'et ts'axokdęyh I miss him or her

mittens : jeyh  mittens jeyh shíi degndíik  I put my hand in the mittens deshoz jeyh old time mittens with fur inside

mix : niłtah net-tsįį mixed together jêg niłtah net-tsiin sínt'eh  berries are mixed together

moccasin : kentsįįth  moccasins, shoes, slippers ch'ekent'ǎag' moccasin tops

modern : k'ah dú' xá'áltsiin modern things

moist : SEE damp

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