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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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threaten : SEE frighten

three : taag nah'ôg dendîig taag iin ah'és  three moose walked by outside

throat : The same word is used for throat and voice. shthéeg' my throat SYN esophagus ALSO voice

through : wuxandú' through it nduu xandú' ts'énindéetl  we came through the forest

throw : Different words are used depending on what is being thrown. tthetdįhthiiyh you throw it (compact object like a rock) xełtédhékkeyh I threw a stick k'á' wuts'į́' tédhékxeł I threw him or her a gun tthetehdlah he threw them (multiple small objects) itédhéktl'iit I threw them (multiple small objects) tédhékdeetl I threw it (larger multiple objects) tsets xúh ts'į́' dédhékdeetl I threw the wood down there tsets nadį́hdeetl he threw the wood down

throw away : tátdédhéknęyh I threw it away tátédhékdeetl I threw them away taytéhdeetl he or she threw them away

thrush : taatl'ia (lxoreus naevius)

thud : xejetdón' xejetdón' dé'íhtth'ek   I heard a thud

thumb : shinlahchétth my thumb

thump : xdeldón' there is a thumping sound xotétl she or he is thumping, stomping their foot SEE tap

thunder : nahtên  thunder nahtên xunheeyh dé' táhchąą  it is thundering so it is going to rain

tibia : wudzaatth'ěnn' it' s tibia, lower leg bone

tickle : shehdzaat she or he is tickling me ekdzaat I am tickling him/her shthéeg' xóxeeth I have a tickle in my throat exeedh a ticklish feeling, an itch

tie : Tanacross has several different words to refer to "tie" dineltl'ųų it is tied (up) shłǐig' dínéltl'ųų my dog is tied up ch'êl wuk'ech'udet-tl'uun dahtsaa shíi éedlah a bundle of clothes (tied together) are in the cache mech'edhekcheth I tied something to it, tied it up tl'uuł dinekcheth I tied a rope mech'elcheth it is tied together mech'edhektsón' I bound something to it, tied it tightly dineltsón' it is bound, tied tightly tl'uuł dineltsón' the rope is tied tightly dinedhekshaas I tied it quickly, not carefully diynehshaas he or she tied it quickly

tight : Can mean 'tight' or 'crowded' eltl'ét it is tight shěeg' eltl'ét my coat is tight

tilt : SEE slant

time : ndúhk'eh niłach'eninxeł? what time is it? xnintthogh' a long time xnintthogh' t'êey wukol he or she has been gone a long time

timid : SEE bashful

tip : SEE end

tip over : niłkedelneyh  it tipped over

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