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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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trip

:
xt'akedegnęyh audio  I tripped, stumbled
perfective paradigmaudio
xt'akédegnęyh
xt'akedílnęyh
xt'akedélnęyh

trip (journey)

:
The Tanacross words imply a round trip (to somewhere and then back).
natihhá' audio I am going to take a trip
Seattle natihhá' audio I am going to take a trip to Seattle
Dihthâad natédhihhá' I am going to Mansfield
Dihthâad nâa'eltęyh audio she or he is making trips (back and forth) to Mansfield
Tats'áltęy ts'enh xâanítshah audio he went as far as Tanacross (and then returned)

trot

:
Only used for four legged animals
sełdehtáak audio it trotted by
łii séłdahtéyh audio the dog is trotting

trouble

:
xexuntsaath audio there is trouble
xexuntsaath deh ní'edéltęę audio she or he got into trouble

true

:
łą́'ą' audio
łą́'ą sítdíhnih audio  I am telling the truth

trunk (tree)

:
ch'aachěnn' audio tree trunk, stump ALSO stump (tree)

trust

:
wuk'aninek-'ah audio I trust him or her

try

:
me'ekndeyh audio  I am trying it

tube

:
wuthǔul' audio

tune

:
ch'ełiik audio
SYN song

tunnel

:
dzenh tsědz' audio muskrat tunnel

turn

:
niłk'edahteth audio he is turning, it back forth
niłk'edihhuuth audio I am turning it inside out
niłkedalthek audio it is turning around (rotating, turning over, swiveling around)
déktáatth audio I turn, twist it (faucet, handle, etc.)
dédhektáath audio I turned it (faucet, handle, etc.)

turn around-CHECK

:
nakedelteex audio turn around
niłk'edelteex audio you turn aound!
niłk'edilteyh audio turn around

turn off

:
natnédhékdek audio I turned it off

turn on

:
nekdzeeyh audio  I turned on a light (flashlight, lamp)
kón' nanekdzeeyh audio I turned on the light

turn over

:
niłkedédhekchúuth audio I turned it (flat object) over
niłkedédhih'ąą audio I turned it (solid object) over
niłkedédhekchúut audio I turned it (food) over
niłkedédhéktęę audio I turned it (animate being) over

turnip

:
taanes audio

tussock

:
tl'ox chinaashéth audio

twelve

:
łdíikeyh wuk'et audio \de

twenty

:
łdíikeey detaan audio

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