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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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sink

:
tetayinin'ąą audio it sank (went to the bottom)

sinus \cl

:
shinchit'ah my sinus

sip

:
tedhegts'eek audio I sipped it
nategts'áax audio I am sipping it
wuts'enh ch'ilts'eex audio take a sip from this
nach'elts'eex audio he sipped it

sister

:
Tanacross uses different words for older and younger sisters.
shaadeh audio my older sister
shdéedz' audio my younger sister

sister's child (man's)

:
sh'aaz audio

sister-in-law

:
Tanacross has different words for referring to a man's sister-in-law or a women's sister-in-law.
shxeh audio my sister in-law (man's)
shtlęę audio my sister-in-law (women's)

sit

:
Different Tanacross words are used for when talking about one or more than one person.
didhihdah audio I am sitting
xdélttth'ih audio they are sitting
imperfective paradigmaudio
didhihdah didzéltth'ih
didhindah didédhaltth'ih
di'eedah dixdélttth'ih

xunsųų deh didhihdah audio I'm sitting here comfortably
dítl'ádédhíshdah audio I sat for a long time (without getting up)
dítl'ádédhishttháat audio I sat back down (quickly)

six

:
niłk'etaag audio

size

:
ndóxk'e ghįhchaax? audio what size is it?

skate

:
nátéljeyh audio she or he is skating, sliding on ice, walking on ice by shuffling feet
luu k'et nátéljeyh audio  he or she is skating on the ice

skeleton

:
dendeh tth'ěnn' \de

skin

:
shthéth audio my skin
ch'ethéth audio it is hide, pelt, skin
ch'ethéth tatnit-tthogh audio a tanned skin
SYN pelt, hide
nat'u'ekte' audio I am skinning it (used only for small animals like a rabbit or muskrat)
gah nat'u'ekte' audio I am skinning a muskrat
nat'udhekch'eł audio I'm skinning it (small animal) by tearing the skin off
SEE flesh, tan

skin house

:
niimaal shax audio traditional skin house

skin stretcher

:
ch'eshítadi'aay audio

skinny

:
nelgęyh audio he, she or it is skinny ALSO dry
ehts'iik dą́'ą ts'enh nelgęyh audio he or she is skinny because he or she was sick

skip (motion)

:
yajehchék audio she or he is skipping (like skipping rope)

skipping rocks

:
tedhek-k'eeyh audio I am skipping it (rocks across the water)
tthee ts'ehk'eeyh audio we are skipping rocks

skirt

:
ch'etl'áh théth audio

skull

:
shtthitth'en2nn' audio my skull

sky

:
shaa audio
shaa k'et cheltsonh audio the sky is clear
díi yaa k'et nį́h'ęh? audio What you see in the sky?

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