Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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rabbit: SYN hare (Lepus americanus) |
rabbit snare: |
rack: drying rack, bed dints'eeg rack poles SYN poles |
raft: |
ragged: it (fabric) is ragged, tattered, worn out |
rain: rain chąą tǔ' rain water ehchąą it is raining nah'ôg ehchąą it's raining outside ghįhchąą it was raining tahchąą it will rain chąą ttheg light rain |
rainbow: |
raise (child): he or she rasied him or her (themselves) dechâay nelshąą she raised her grandchild herself |
raise (object): she or he raised it above níyidíi'ąą she or he raised it from below yetálághíhttheyh I raised my hand |
raisins: LITERALLY 'little berry' |
rancid: it is rancid, sour |
rapids (in river): rapidly moving water |
rare (hard to find): there us not very many of those (referring to a particular thing) |
rare (not fully cooked): the meat is undercooked LITERALLY 'the meat is red' |
raspberry: (Rubus idaeus) |
rations: xkéen' unindiyh take some rations along SYN snack |
raven: SYN crow (Corvus corax) |
raw (not cooked): raw meat |
rawhide stripes: SYN babiche |
reach: (you) reach for it, get it nahděg' ts'enh ch'uténdíik she or he is going to get something from up there |
read: I am reading |
ready: I have it ready u'egshųų I am ready, prepared to act u'ekshųų I have it ready, prepared shk'áa' u'ekshųų I have my gun ready súxúkłeex I am getting ready for an event dzeen chox ts'į́' xátthel gha súxúkłeex Christmas is coming so I am getting ready |
realize: I realized it |
really: łą́'ą ch'e le' it really is so łą́'ą sitdíhnih I am really telling you the truth łą'ą lah diinęy do you really mean it? łą́'ą́́ really? łoot'êe' really, very nah'ôg łoot'êe' xunsųų it is really nice outside |
rear: SYN behind |
recall: |
recede: water dried up, receded, evaporated |
receive: I received it maa yínindéek she or he received it |
recently: recently, not very long ago xnihk'ôdl dą́'ą ghįhchąą recently it rained |
recline: I am leaning against something (while sitting or standing) |
recognize: |
record: she or he is recording |
rectum: my rectum SYN anus |
red: the red one delt'eł it is red ntl'ét delt'eł cranberries are red |
redpoll: |
reflection: ALSO ghost, photograph tuu shíi t'êey deshǐig' neh'ęh even on the surface of the water she or he sees her or his reflection |
refuse: I refused it, told him no wuts'į́' tnin'en you refuse it, leave it alone |
region: |
regularly: dihthâad na'eltęy xdiitndeyh she or he regularly goes to Mansfield |
related: we are related to each other wude'egken I am related to him/her |
relative ((related people)): relative xuu'ude'egken iin relatives of mine shudelken my relative wude'egken sínt'eh that's my relative shehłâad my relatives, family, tribe |
relax: |
release: I released it, let it go, stopped doing it yedindíik she or he released it, let it go yaniidą́'ą tah lesgih chih edihndíik long ago I also stopped chewing tobacco SEE quit |
reluctant: I am reluctant to start jeyh nátnédhihtl'ûu ch'e mets'udegnii I was going to sew mittens but I am reluctant to start |
rely: I rely on him, her, it (physically, emotionally) |
remember: I remember (it)
eshěg' níníh'aan me'egndéyh | ||||||
remind: please remind me of it |
remove: remove it, put it away |
render:ekchaats I'm rendering it ch'ek'ah ehchees he is rendering fat nadh'âay shíi shétth ékchees I am melting snow in the bucket |
rennet: rennet, contents of the stomach or intestines |
repair: |
repay (pay back): let me repay him or her, make it up to him or her mêexughihkéet I repaid him SEE pay |
repeat: repeat it, say it again sú'u xú' dîighutdę́'ę don't do that again |
replace: I replaced them |
reply: she or he is replying to me (speaking to me again) |
request: she or he is requesting it, asking for it miikah ch'udékket I am requesting her, him, it |
resemble:eltsįį n'ěeg' nts'é éltsįį? what does your shirt look like? nts'é ná'éltsįį? what does it look like to you? shos gaay łaan yíi łii k'e'elts̨įį a bear cub resembles a dog |
reside: |
respect: respected person dekcháax I respect him stsęy iin dihcháax he or she respects my grandfathers |
rest (relax): he's resting
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restless: she or he is moving about, always on the go mech'etnehłah k'eh shę́ę' dę́'ę she or he is restless, acts like something is uncomfortable |
return:na'itshah she or he is returning, just now came back imperfective paradigm
xâanitshah | ||||||
revenge: she or he got revenge |
revive: she or he revived him or her, made him or her well |
rhubarb (wild): ALSO fireweed |
rib: my ribs |
rice: rice (newer word) nindaa gaay rice (older word) LITERALLY 'little maggots' |
rich (greasy): it is rich, greasy |
ridge (of hill): ridge xak'íig łóoníhshah he or she walked around on the hill xuk'iig sloping ridge ch'aak'iig ridge-line on mountain |
ridge pole: tthiindîidz denin'aay |
rifle: SYN gun |
right (correct): right on, that's correct xú' ch'e le' that's right |
right away: right away SYN immediately k'ah du t'êey stâninłeeyh put that stuff away right away |
right side: \de |
ring: it is ringing |
ring (around sun or moon): ring around sun gheldzeey nakech'eneet'eyh there is a ring around moon SYN halo |
ring (jewelry): |
rip: |
ripe (berries): |
ripples: ripples made by fish swimming near surface of water |
rise: rise!, get up! (from sitting or laying down) dég déníltsiit get up (lift yourself up) |
river:tth'iitú' major river (usually refers to the Tanana River) meth river bank taacheeg mouth of a river |
river cutting: the river bank is eroding |
road: ALSO trail, path |
roast: |
rob: |
robber: SYN thief |
Robertson River: |
robin: (Turdus migratorius) |
rock: SYN stone tthee dzǒnn' rock outcrop, tor Kinds of rocks tthee ch'ithogh slate or shale ttheetsą́ą' copper mehts'eyh flint, obsidian |
rock ptarmigan: (Lagopus mutus) |
roll:ch'ukeg almeth a ball is rolling niłkedalmeth it is turning over and over (like a wheel) ihtth'aax I am rolling it up yehtth'aax She or he is rolling it up |
roof: |
root digger: tool for digging roots |
roots: spruce roots k'ę́y xêyy' willow roots tsaath Indian potato (Hedysarum alpinum) SYN carrot, potato |
rope: rope, line SYN line tl'uuł natnełeek she or he is carrying a rope tl'uuł mintl'á' ts'enh xanat-ts'eth rope slipped out of his or her hand tl'uuł dinekcheth I am tying a rope tl'uuł dinek-tsón' I am tying rope tightly tl'uuł k'enéldox the rope broke tl'uuł nétxots rope is coiled |
rose (wild rose): LITERALLY 'thorn leave' (Rosa acicularis) |
rosehip: \de |
rot: it is rotting ghįhjet it rotted, is rotten |
rotate: |
rotten spruce: |
rough (uneven): it is rough, uneven wuk'et xdetgú'u it has pock marks on it |
round: it is round ch'exěez' round, spherical object ALSO egg ch'elmaath it is round, circular |
round whitefish: (Prosopium cylindraceum) |
round-the-world man:yaamaagh telch'eegh |
rub: she or he is rubbing it |
rudder: boat rudder ALSO paddle |
rug: ALSO bedding, mat, mattress |
rumble: thunder is rumbling |
run:ghegttheł I'm running
atdetth
łii gaay nah'og xa'atdetth | ||||||||||||
run away: he, she or it ran away |
run out (use up, consume): it ran out, is all used up neetsědz' k'ét'áxdálneyh our firewood is used up |
rush: I am rushed yits'į́' tét-tets he or she rushed at him or her |
rust: rusted metal wughatl'iits it is rusty |
