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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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tiptoe : dekets'éeg' éł áahaał she or he is walking on tiptoes kech'ídhekts'ék I am standing on tiptoes

tired : teghishdek  I'm tired imperfective paradigm teghishdek tets'atdek teghitdek teghatdek te'atdek texatdek ts'axnihthenh I am lethargic, have no energy ts'axnihthenh há' k'ôd   I'm out of energy, so that's enough shtée' shę́ę' dâa'iltthet  I came back exhausted

to : SYN toward ts'į́' to, toward hên ts'į́' ghíhhaał I am going to the creek

tobacco : lasgih chewing tobacco lasgih chěnn' tobacco pouch or container

toboggan : meth

today : dú' dzeen  today

toe : shkelaats'ǒgh' my toe shkelaachétth my big toe

toenail : shkelaagę̌y' my toenail

together (group) : nił'éł ts'į́' nił'éł náyits'u-'aał   let's eat together

Tok River : Tth'iitiy Nda' \de

tomorrow : k'ahdą́ądé' tomorrow

tongue : shtthǔul' my tongue

tonight : teddh dé' teddh dé' tahsháatth   tonight it will snow

tonsil : shkáaddh' my tonsils

too : SEE also

too much : ch'itêey  too much (of something) sų́'ų ch'itêey ghunté'e  don't sleep too much

tooth : shxú' my tooth shxostl'aaxú' my molar shinchetthxú' my incisor

top : tthiit'aag top ddheł tthiit'aag   mountain top

torment : yigha ch'exdehtthiit she or he is tormenting him, her or it

torso : ssék my torso

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