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 |
