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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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shine : neldzeeyh it (light other than sun) is shining shenįhdzeeyh shine the light on me xesadin'ąą sun is shining

shirt : ch'esek shirt, blouse eek shirt, dress, coat ch'et'aa eek undershirt dlaat eek shirt

shiver : dissiis I am shivering (from cold) imperfective paradigm dissiis ts'etsiis ditdsiis dat-siis det-siis xdet-siis SEE shake

shock (excl) : edzíi' \de

shoe : nondlêed kentsįįth modern shoes kentsįįth shoes ALSO slipper, moccasin

shoot : Two different words can be used to refer to shooting a gun or bow. dhekdeyh I shot it maydegdék I shoot and missed it ká' tedhekdeyh I fired a gun dedhehk'ax I shot it k'á' téldek a gun fired, went off

shooting star : sén' tsáan' SYN meteor, falling star

shore : taamâagh SYN beach menh mâagh lake shore

short (short distance, length) : dink'odl short (e.g. any plant material, hair) tsets dink'odl shęę t'įh'ęh pick out only short wood nink'odl short (e.g. rope-like objects, mountains) tth'éex nink'odl ts'į́' inxąą make short pieces of sinew xnink'odl short distance (short time) nihkodl dą́ą' short time ago nihk'odl dé' tah in a little while k'á níntthógh not long (temporal) tetth dą́'ą k'á nín tthógh ihté́e' last night I didn't sleep much

shortening : xee SYN grease, lard

shoulder : shxěddh' my shoulder

shoulder blade : shgaanchěnn' my shoulder blade

shout : ihsek I'm shouting imperfective paradigm ihsek ts'esek insek ahsek esek xesek Nah'ǒg ts'inkeey iin xesek The kids are outside shouting wuts'į́' ihsek I am shouting to him or her SEE shriek

shove : SEE push

shovel : SEE sweep

shoveler (duck) : daałeeł daalemets (Anas clypeata)

show : nech'axnek-'ęh  I am showing it to you shshax meech'axnek-'ęę'   I showed him her or her my house

shrew : tsudaakeey (Sorex arcticus)

shriek : ihseł  I am shrieking, screaming shch'áa éseł  he or she shrieked away from me delts'ux an animal, bird shrieks, screams dihtl'iis  I am shrieking (in terror)

shrike : jîiz maay SYN northern shrike (Lanius excubitor)

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