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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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thaw : na'alxęę' it thawed shí' na'elxęę'   the meat is thawing wunach'udéełet  it thawed (on the surface)

the : There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English 'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing is meant comes from the context.

them : SEE they

then : tl'âan  then nee'eł ghindah gha tl'âan natetshah   he visited us and then went home êy tl'âan tédhíhshah   after that I left êy gha tl'âan  and then

there : naa naa nínínłeeyh   put it there!

these : jahdûug jahdûug nats'enuhtseyh  let's gather these

they : A separate word for "they" or "them" is only used for emphasis or in set phrases, since who or what is involved is a necessary of the verb. A separate phrase can be used to point out or emphasize 'those particular people'. nâan iin they, those people nâan iin xúu' xenih? did they say that?

thick : detkét it is thick ts'ěd' detkêd a thick blanket k'od ch'e łuut detkét the ice is already thick wudzih théth det-łon tl'âan dendîig théth detke1t caribou skin is thin and moose skin is thick

thief : ch'ene'îiy SYN robber

thigh : shxothchěnn' my thigh, upper leg sts'ahtthį́į' my thigh muscle

thighbone : shxołtth'ěnn' my thighbone SYN femur

thimble : sits'u'âay ssits'u'âay sínt'eh  that's my thimble

thin : dzet-t'áan it is thin, almost transparent gah théth ch'e dzet-t'áan rabbit skin is thin det-łon it is thin tadet-łon it is very thin dzet-łon it is thin, flimsy nah'ôg neethel gha eek dzet-łon shę́ę' nadelsh_ah it is warm outside so I am just wearing a thin shirt. nelgęyh he, she or it is thin, skinny LITERALLY 'dried out'

think : menaních'ekthét  I am thinking about it yik'eh naních'ethét   he thinks like him

thirsty : tuu shdéhtlą́ą I am thirsty LITERALLY 'I crave water' shdá' déníngęyh I am thirsty LITERALLY 'my throat is dry'

this : jâan this one jâan dóo ch'e nt'eey?  who is this?

thorn : xos

those : naxûuy those here naxûuy ch'íh nanįhtseyh you gather those too nandûug those over there nandûug ch'íh nanįhtseyh gather those back there too nah'áa those way over there

though : t'o t'êey though, even though ehchąą t'o têey Dihthâad ts'į́' ts'edéeł  even though it was raining we are going to Mansfield teghitdek t'o t'êey wu'éł ghínhaał  even though you're tired, go with him/her

thread : ch'eninhuuth you thread it łóx ndú' ch'énínhuuth  thread the fish hook

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