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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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P

punk (fungus)

:
lts'iis audioALSO ashes birch fungus ashes

pupil (eye)

:
shnaxtl'ědz' my pupil

puppy

:
łiigaay audio

purchase

:
SEE buy

pus

:
xeth audio

push

:
me'ektset audio  I am pushing it
imperfective paradigmaudio
me'ektset yits'ehtset
me'įhtset me'ahtset
yi'ehtset xiye'ehtset

én' mé'éktset audio  I am pushing it away
ndêddh me'ektset audio  I am pushing it forward

pussy willow

:
dahłiigaay audio pussy willow
k'ę́y' jiits  pussy willow buds, young growth

put (place)

:
naa nínínłeeyh audio put it there!
chenhtiił ndée nínín'ąą? audio where did you put the box?
tuu shíi táládhég'ąą audio I put my hand in water
taandîidz tah shí' níxníndlah audio they put the food in the center
Dóo ch'e thaayh jah di'endel? audio Who put this sand here?

put away

:
nínekchúut audio I put away food
xey de'ukah shí' nínekchúut audio I put away food for the winter
wuch'aa yidhihdlah audio I put it away from him or her (so they won't bother it)

put down

:
Different words are used depending on what kind of object is being handled or if more than one object is handled.
nádíh'ąą audio I put it down (a compact object such as a box)
perfective paradigmaudio
nádih'ąą nádzín'ąą
nadin'ąą nádáh'ąą
náydín'ąą náxíydín'ąą

nâadih'ąą audio I put it down again
nádíhtąą audio I put it down (something long and skinny, like a pencil)

perfective paradigmaudio
nádíhtąą nádzíntąą
nádíntąą nádáhtąą
náydíntąą náxíydíntąą

nádíkąą audio I put it down (something in a container, like a water jug)

perfective paradigmaudio
nádíhkąą nádzínkąą
nádínkąą nádáhkąą
náydínkąą náxíydínkąą

teddh tah kón' daak'ée ts'enh tuu nâadihkîig xde'ishdéyh at night I usually take the water off the stove
nádíhdlah audio I put them down (any multiple objects)

perfective paradigmaudio
nádíhdlah nádzíndlah
naadindlah nádáhdlah
náydídlah náxíydíndlah

nádekchúuth audio I put it down (something flat and flexible, like shirt or a book)

perfective paradigmaudio
nádekchúuth nádzinchúuth
nádįchúuth nádahchúuth
náydinchúuth náxíydinchúuth

nîinekchuut I put it back down (piece of food)
nâadektęę audio I put it down (a living animal or person, like a puppy or an infant)

perfective paradigmaudio
nádektęę nádzintęę
nádįtęę nádahtęę
náydintęę náxíydintęę

nashég' nálághék-'ah audio I put my hand down

put on

:
na'it-tl'uh audio put on your clothes

put out (extinguish)

:
kón' natnįhdeex audio put out the fire

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