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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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rotten spruce : tatníitthôgh

rough (uneven) : xulxos it is rough, uneven wuk'et xdetgú'u it has pock marks on it

round : ch'etxees it is round ch'exěez' round, spherical object ALSO egg ch'elmaath it is round, circular

round whitefish : xełtįį' (Prosopium cylindraceum)

round-the-world man : Round-the-world man is the main character in many traditional stories. yaamaagh telch'eegh

rub : yeshes she or he is rubbing it

rudder : taat'ôgh boat rudder ALSO paddle

rug : téeł ALSO bedding, mat, mattress

rumble : nahten xunheeyh thunder is rumbling

run : Different words are used for people running versus animals running versus fish running. ghegttheł I'm running imperfective paradigm ghegttheł ts'alttheł ghilttheł ghalttheł alttheł xalttheł atdetth it (animal) is running imperfective paradigm - - - - atdetth xatdetth łii gaay nah'og xa'atdetth the puppy is running around outside łuug teełeek fish are running (refers to group movement of fish)

run away : sta'ilthet he, she or it ran away

run out (use up, consume) : wuk'ét'áxdálneyh it ran out, is all used up neetsědz' k'ét'áxdálneyh our firewood is used up

rush : sh'éł xáttlet I am rushed yits'į́' tét-tets he or she rushed at him or her

rust : ts'íitsiiy wu'at-tl'iidz rusted metal wughatl'iits it is rusty

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