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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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rise : děg' ni'ídhínhaayh rise!, get up! (from sitting or laying down) dég déníltsiit get up (lift yourself up)

river : See 'creek' for other words used to refer to what English are termed 'rivers' tth'iitú' major river (usually refers to the Tanana River) meth river bank taacheeg mouth of a river

river cutting : taxnetlox  the river bank is eroding

road : tęy ALSO trail, path

roast : SEE fry

rob : SEE steal

robber : ch'ene'îiy SYN thief

Robertson River : Nįhtsiił Ndiig

robin : súus (Turdus migratorius)

rock : tthee SYN stone tthee dzǒnn' rock outcrop, tor Kinds of rocks tthee ch'ithogh slate or shale ttheetsą́ą' copper mehts'eyh flint, obsidian

rock ptarmigan : ddheł k'aal (Lagopus mutus)

roll : Different words are used for "something rolling" vs. "something rolled up". 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 : shax tthit'aag

root digger : chinxos tool for digging roots

roots : xeyh spruce roots k'ę́y xêyy' willow roots tsaath Indian potato (Hedysarum alpinum) SYN carrot, potato

rope : tl'uuł 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) : xos t'ą̌ą' LITERALLY 'thorn leave' (Rosa acicularis)

rosehip : nchųųth \de

rot : ehjet it is rotting ghįhjet it rotted, is rotten

rotate : SEE turn

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