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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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

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spear : There are different Tanacross words for different kinds of spears and actions. tiiged bear spear tiigóg' fish spear yihchéth she or he speared it imperfective paradigm ekchéth ts'ehchéth įhchéth ahchéth yehchéth xiyehchéth łuug xehchéth they are spearing fish

speech (potlach) : deltêdl speech maker, one who makes a potlatch speech deltéł he is making a potlatch speech

spend the night : SEE camp

spider : kelahdzeey spider kelahdzeey gǎal' spider web SYN cobweb

spill : tuu nadét-tl'îid  spilled water tuu nadédhéktl'íit  I spilled the water shtǔu' dáladegnęyh nadehtl'íit   I bumped my water with my hand and it spilled

spin : SEE turn

spinal cord : shnehts'ųų my spinal cord

spine : shinchenn' my spine shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN backbone

spirit : shshíits my spirit, breath SYN soul mink'âadz ghost, spirit of someone deceased

spit : séek spit, saliva SYN saliva tédhihséek I spat tinsaax you are spitting

splash : tuu tétshos water splashed

split (wood) : niłdzeydįht'ox he split it (wood) imperfective paradigm niłdzedekt'ox niłdzedzeht'ox niłdzedįht'ox niłdzedaht'ox niłdzeydet'ox niłdzexiydeht'ox tsets niłk'eydeht'ox he or she is splitting wood tsets dalt'ogh wood that has been split

split open : wunitnaldox  it split open, dented yinehtthed éł wúnítnáldox   he hit on the head and it broke the skin, split open

spoil : SEE rot

spongy : deldlųųts it is spongy

spoon : k'áhtsêdl spoon demee dé' k'áhtsêdl sheep horn spoon ts'ekaał old time wooden ladle

spouse : wu'éł dhíhdaay my spouse

sprain : telget shké' télget   I sprained my ankle

spread (on something) : wukáhch'íhłeeyh  I'm spreading (it) imperfective paradigm wukáhch'íhłeeyh wukáyíts'ełeeyh wukáhch'1inłeeyh wukách'áhłeeyh yikáhch'éłeeyh xiykáhch'éłeeyh masdlah wukáh'íhłeeyh  I'm spreading butter on it

spread out : used to refer to a flat object, but not, for instance, sand xedetmets it is spread out

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