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

:
ts'enîin él' audio literally 'with the child '
SYN afterbirth

plant

:
nesheegh audio plants
xt'ach'ihłeeyh audio I am planting a garden

plate

:
tth'áak audio

play

:
xdelxos audio they're playing
imperfective paradigmaudio
degxos dzelxos
dilxos dalxos
delxos xdelxos

shchel łii chox éł délxos audio my younger brother is playing with a big dog
dexos k'ée audio playground, a place for fun

playhouse

:
kón' tsêdl audio

plead

:
dach'udelkét audio she or he is pleading, begging
shí' gha dach'udelkét audio he or she is begging for food
dets'inkeey gha dach'udelkét audio he or she is praying for the well-being of his children
nadayutnelsú' audio she or he is pleading with him/her

pliers

:
ch'iitl'eg

plover

:
theen ch'enelzhaay semi-palmated_plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

pluck (birds)

:
ihdots I am plucking it
dets'ên ghihdóts tl'âan dé' tékłet audio I plucked the duck and then I will singe it

pocket

:
ch'et'ah audio  pocket
ch'etlé' t'ah audio pants pocket

point (finger)

:
point at
wuts'į́' ts'utédhék-'ah audio I am pointing at it
sts'į́' ts'utéh'ah audio he or she is pointing at me
point out with physical contact
mets'u'ihttheyh audio I'm pointing at it
mets'u'inttheyh audio you are pointing at it
shets'u'ettheyh audio she or he is pointing at me
mets'u'ts'ettheyh audio we are pointing at it
mets'u'ahttheyh audio you all are pointing at it
nets'uxettheyh audio they are pointing at you

point (of an object)

:
wuchíi audio point or tip of something
SYN end

point (of land)

:
łdaachíi audio

poke

:
yihts'ok audio he poked it
perfective paradigm
ekts'ok ts'ehts'ok
įhts'ok ahts'ok
yihts'ok xiyehts'ok

shinlaats'ógh maa ittets audio my finger poked through it

poker stick

:
gés audio stick used for stirring campfire

poles (for drying rack)

:
dints'eeg audio
SYN rack poles

police

:
nach'udah'ę́'ę audio ALSO guard

pond

:
menh audio pond ALSO lake

pool

:
tl'aas k'ée audio LITERALLY 'clam place'

poor

:
ch'ehdenh détłęę audio she or he is without necessities

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