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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
Copyright © 2006 Alaska Native Language Center. The materials on this site, including Tanacross language transcriptions and audio recordings are intended for educational and reference purposes only. Commmercial use is strictly prohibited. Reproduction for non-profit educational purposes is permitted, provided appropriate citation is included. See complete terms of use. Please direct questions and comments to gary.holton@uaf.edu.


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molar (back tooth)

:
shxostl'axú' audio my molar

mold

:
xą́ą'  mold
u'atxą́ą' audio it is moldy
shí' u'alxą́ą' audio  the meat became moldy

molt

:
etchetth audio  it is molting

money

:
lsaaz audio

month

:
saa audio

moon

:
gheldzeey audio  moon
gheldzeey na'ít-'ąą audio waxing moon (first quarter)
gheldzeey k'énélshąą' audio full moon
gheldzeey nâa'at-'ąą audio waning moon (last quarter)

Moon Lake

:
Taaxod \de

moonlight

:
ch'aldzeey audio

moose

:
dendîig audio general term for moose (Alces alces)
detsîig audio calf moose
deshaaz audio cow moose
ninchûun audio bull moose
ch'eshiidz audio big bull moose
tl'ach'aakáal audio old moose with curved horns
Parts of a moose that have a special name
ch'inxǎann' audio hump on a moose's back
wutthéet'ǎag' audio moose "bell"
ch'inchěnn' audio rump
ch'ekelaagę̌y' audio hoof
ch'egáan' audio forelegs
ch'exǒl' audio hind legs
ch'endaag k'ée audio area where moose regularly go to feed

more

:
těey' audio

morning

:
k'áhmén' audio morning
k'á k'áhmén' xúułé́ey audio it's not morning
k'áhmén' dé' audio tomorrow morning
k'áhmén' dé' Fairbanks ts'į́' natihdaał audio I am going back to Fairbanks tomorrow morning
k'áhmén' dą́'ą audio this (past) morning
k'áhmén' dą́'ą xesaghin'ąą audio this morning it was sunny

mosquito

:
tth'êy audio

moss

:
dlaat audioALSO algae

mother

:
shnąą audio my mother
náa' audio  mommy

mother-in-law

:
Tanacross has different words for a man's versus as women's mother-in-law
stsųų audio my mother-in-law (man's)
shkę́y' wunąą audio  my mother-in-law (woman's)

Mount Neuberger

:
Naaxęy Xú' audio
SYN Tanacross Mountain LITERALLY 'frog tooth'

mountain

:
ddheł audio mountain(s)
łuu ddheł audio mountain range, snow or glacier covered mountain(s)
ddheł tthiit'aag audio mountain top
xdaagh  area above tree line, alpine tundra

mountain pass

:
teth audio

mountain willow

:
łuudh audio
SYN buckbrush, dwarf birch

mouse

:
teltsêdz audio mouse (general term)
ché' ndeedh mouse with long tail
tsudaakeey  shrew

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