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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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strangle : ch'etnedhegdek \au I strangled it

strap : ch'e'aał snowshoe strap ts'enîin tl'ǔul' strap for carry a baby

straw : ch'iithuul' a straw ts'íisuul a willow straw

stream : SEE creek

stretch : nenint'eyh it (rope, cloth) is stretched néníhhuuth I stretched it, strung it across (a rope) tl'uuł xunâan néníhhuuth I stretched a rope across there

stretchy (elastic) : neduuth  it is stretchy, elastic

strike : kón' tédhihthét  I struck a match

string (bail) : ih'ées I am stringing (it) imperfective paradigm ch'enih'ées ts'ine'ées ch'enin'ées ch'enah'ées ch'ene'ées ch'axne'ées łuug ih'ées I am stringing fish

striped : wuk'et nach'enéet'êey it is striped

strong : Two different, but similar stems can be used to refer to physical strength. nadint'eyh you are strong imperfective paradigm nadiht'eyh nats'edet'eyh nadint'eyh nadaht'eyh nadint'eyh naxdint'eyh dįhteyh it is really strong ch'éliitthǒgh' dį́hteyh brown bears are strong ldîil tatnínts'îig strong (bitter) tea coffee net-ts'îig strong coffee

stub (toe) : dekelaats'ǒgh' éł xékéch'énétthet he or she stubbed their toe

stubborn : xech'udetkeey  he or she or it is stubborn

stubby : ch'ett'ónn' it is stubby, short níidûuy ché' t'ónn' xúnłęę   lynx has a stubby tail

stuck : xnitnelgot  it is stuck in one place ch'in'ěy' shaa xnitnelgot  the axe is stuck for me

stuff : SEE belongings

stuff (compress, cram) : shěg' nį́ht'enh stuff it in there dahtsáa shíi xnektthúuk I am stuffing the cache

stumble : SEE trip

stump (tree) : ch'aachěnn' ALSO trunk (tree)

stupid : This refers to overall mental ability and not inexperience with a topic. ts'axninłuud she or he is stupid SEE inexperience

suck : eht'ók she or he is sucking ts'enîin gaay dinlahchétth eht'ók  the baby is sucking his or her own thumb

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