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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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teacher : xach'unehten

teal, green-winged (duck) : tuhtsêdl

teapot : ldîil tiił SYN kettle

tear : ekch'eł I'm tearing it łatninch'eł it is torn medihch'eł I am tearing it to pieces

tear up : łayitningáatth he tore it up xaghihgáatth I tore it up

tears : tsax tú' a tear drop tsax tuu tears

tease : wu'éł tsąądadihdlih  I am teasing him, her or it

teeth : SEE tooth

tell (a story or narrative) : naxtédhégdek I'm going to tell a story imperfective paradigm naxogdek nats'exaldek naxuldek naxaldek naxaldek naxaxaldek na'ilsêegh gha sh'éł naxuldek tell me about your hunting trip

temper : ts'ani'elt'eey sínt'eh he or she has a bad temper

temporarily : tthé' díndah  in the meanwhile, temporarily jah tthé' díndah dhihdah   I am temporarily staying here

ten : ts'ehłox detaan

tender : det-tlog soft, tender SYN soft shí' det-tlog ih'aał I'm eating tender meat

tenderloin : ch'eseex tthį́į'  tenderloin from moose

tent : taathéth  tent niimaal traditional skin-covered shelter tsults'og  temporary teepee-like shelter

tern : ché' delgez arctic tern (Sterna paradisaaea)

testicle : shxěez' my testicles

thank you : tsín'ęę thank you tsíná'ęę thank you very much

thankful : tsín'ęę nłęę she or he is thankful tsín'ęę ihłęę I am thankful

that : êy that êy łáan t'ádu'níi'i? do you mean to say that? nâan that one xúu' that way, like that xúu' díinii he said it like that

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