Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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startle: I was startled díi ntéhkeyh? what startled you? shdaadzeey nin'ąą it startled me literally 'it made my heart stop' |
starvation: SYN famine detsenh ts'enh xghinłaak they died of starvation |
stay: |
stay up: he stays up late teddh ghintth'et he or she stayed up all night teddh uud1ih dég dhíhdah I stayed up through the night |
steal: he or she is stealing (something) náhts'įįth éeł ts'enh ch'ene'íiyh wolverine steals from traps needhíh'įį I stole it ch'eneedhíh'įį I stole something |
steam: wuts'enh xadząąghįh'ah steam is coming out of it k'áhmén tah tuu k'et dząą xołeex during the morning there is steam over the water |
steambath: nech'in'áatl tl'âan ttheetheł dal'ę́ę' after he ate he took a steambath |
steel: ALSO metal |
steep: it is steep |
steer: |
stem: it's stem ch'echěnn' stem, stump (of a plant) ALSO trunk |
step: I stepped (on it) yiteth ghin'éetth he stepped over it tídéneg'éetth I stepped out |
stern (of a boat): ts'eyh tl'á' k'et shaa didhindah sit in the stern for me |
stick: stick, small piece of wood gés stick used for stirring campfire |
sticky: it is sticky |
stiff: I am stiff (from sitting or staying in one position) shxǒl' nélk'aas my legs are stiff |
still (continuing): still, yet tth'ihtah k'á tth'êy nek-'é́n I still haven't seen any mosquitoes tth'ihtah wukó́l he or she is still not here tth'iht'eey still, continue tth'iht'eey Dihthâad xt'een iin aanděg' shaa dadint'eh Tanacross language still sounds good to me |
still (quiet): you all be still, sit quietly |
sting:shíigot it stung me tth'êy shíigot the mosquito stung me |
stinging nettles: |
