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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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P

premonition

:
wuts'į́' xáxáltsįį audio she or he had a premonition
SYN sign

prepare

:
SEE make

prepared

:
SEE ready

present (at this place)

:
jah deh audio  right here
jah deh na'ethet audio  he or she is present, is standing right here

present (gift)

:
kǎay' audio
SYN gift ALSO souvenir, keepsake

pretend

:
cheejish'áał audio I am pretending to eat
cheejeldę'ę' audio she or he is acting, pretending to do something
cheejegnih audio I pretended I said that

pretty

:
This refers specifically to 'face'. It is injih to say that someone is pretty or handsome.
ninsųų audio she is pretty ALSO handsome

previously

:
dą́'ą audio previously, in the past
This is used to indicate that a time period is in the past.
teddh dą́'ą audio  last night

probably

:
k'ént'eh audio probably
Fairbanks ts'į́' natihdaał, k'ént'eh audio I'll probably go back to Fairbanks.
súle' audio probably
k'á shnį́h'îil súle' audio you probably won't see me
êy gha súu' audio probably

promise

:
yidátl'áxdin'ąą audio she or he promised him/her, gave him or her their word

protect

:
ch'udelnih audio it is being protective
This word implies that that someone or something is being protective by being aggressive
deshaaz degǎay' gha én' ch'udelnih audio  the cow moose protects its young

proud

:
daa súu' él'ęh audio
daa súu' él'ęh ts'į́' ch'e aayh aaxaan audio she or he is proud of the snowshoes she or he made

prune

:
jêg chox audio LITERALLY 'big berry'

pry

:
yihtl'ek he pried it

ptarmigan

:
k'étmah audio  willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
ddheł k'aal audio rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)

puddle

:
tuu tl'adéedlah audio  puddle
nateldliih frozen puddle with no water in it

pull

:
The Tanacross words include the English meanings of "drag" as well as "pull".
ghihłuuth audio I am pulling it
imperfective paradigmaudio
ghihłuuth ts'aałuuth
ghinłuuth ghahłuuth
yaałuuth xiyaałuuth

xáyínłuuth audio he or she pulled it out
tl'uuł teełų́ųnin'ąą audio he or she pulled a rope
xaałų́ųghíh'ąą audio I pulled it out of the water (with a rope)
nanishłuuth audio I dragged it back
tsiil tsets nadatłuuth audio the boy is dragging wood

punch

:
SEE hit

puncture

:
wuch'anekch'etth audio I punctured it, punched through it

punish (beat)

:
ekts'eth audio I am punishing him or her
łii ch'udelneey ekts'eth audio  I am punishing the naughty dog (with a switch)

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