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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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spring : taakaatú' spring; overflow water on ice

spring (rebound) : niłk'etaa nîinét-tseth  it sprung back, rebounded

spring (season) : 'Saa ndeeth' refers to the time of year when the days are getting warmer but snow has not started to melt. Dęy refers to the time of active snow melt. saa ndeeth early spring dę̂y spring

sprout : SEE blossom

spruce : ts'ôgh general term ts'ôgh tl'eg white spruce, young straight spruce taatthaayh black spruce ch'elaats'eyh bark éł spruce boughs tth'êy dry spruce twigs or branches ch'elahdzol spruce cone SYN cone éł géddh' needle of spruce tree xeyh spruce root ts'ôgh dehtsel green spruce tatníitthôgh rotten spruce

spruce hen : deyh (Falcipennis canadensis) SYN grouse

squat : ch'etlets'eh'ąą she or he is squatting ch'exeesdhék-'ąą she or he is squatting down, crouching

squeal : delch'ąąk squeal of a baby or rabbit

squeeze : sh'éł xenintset squeeze me sh'éł da'endeyh give me a gentle squeeze

squirrel : dlêg red tree squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) tthel arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) ts'enal'eg flying squirrel (Glaucomys)

stab : The same basic Tanacross word is also used for mosquitoes stinging, an injection or for digging in the ground. yigot he stabbed it imperfective paradigm ihgot ts'egot ingot ahgot yegot xiyegot dhekchéth I stabbed it

stack : tsets xatnalts'ok wood is stacked (in an orderly manner)

staff (walking stick) : tétth SYN cane, walking stick

stagger : natnishkeyh  I am staggering

stamp : SEE thump

stanchion : xetl dzaad'  sled stanchion

stand : Different words are used for one or more than one person ná'éthet she or he is standing imperfective paradigm ná'íhthet náts'edéex ná'ínthet ná'ahdéex ná'éthet náxedéex náts'udeex  let us stand

star : sén' sén' ndlâan nek-'ęh I see lots of stars sén' tsáan' falling star

stare : shíhgeets she or he's staring at me nidhékgeets I am staring at you idhekgeets I am staring at him/her shidhį́hgeets you are staring at me shaxíhgeets they are staring at me

start : nadekk'ąą I started it up applies to cars and other machines shkár' nádį́hk'aay start my car! kón' díik'ąą a fire started up

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