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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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meetsel audio knife used for cutting fish
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ts'enîin ts'ǐig' audio
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dandîil
dandîil chíh nadhegts'iik audio  I can't believe I'm sick again.
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Different words are used depending on whether the person is mother's or father's brother.
shee'eh audio my mother's brother
shtâay audio my father's brother
stsêey audio my maternal great uncle (grandmother's brother)
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tsedadint'eh audio  it is uncomfortable, inappropriate
shkentsį̌įdh' ntsûudl éł shaa tsedadint'eh audio my moccasins are small so they are uncomfortable for me
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t'aagh audio
łii deshax t'aagh eedah audio the dog is sitting under its house
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shk'éhts'ax audio my underarm
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dashekts'ęy audio
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shde'intth'ek? audio do you understand (hear) me?
nts'é dínih ts'į́' k'á ndíhtth'é́g audio I cannot understand (hear) what you are saying
SEE know
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teex audio  underwater
teex aameeł audio he is swimming underwater
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ch'et'aathedl audio long johns
ch'et'aa'eek audio undershirt
ch'etl'a'eeg audio bloomers, slip, skirt
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na'it-'et audio  undress, take your clothes off
nkentsį̌įdh' shíi xádíl'eetth audio  take off you shoes
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k'á méxútaldá́agh audio  it is unforgettable
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k'á wuk'eh xultsí́iyh audio  it is rare, unique
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SEE together
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xetl wushíi xáxúhłeeyh audio I am unloading the sled
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kón' k'ée audio
kón' k'ée łâanyíi níníhshaay gee!, I arrived at an unoccupied house
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xach'ihłeeyh audio I am unpacking it, taking things out
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ts'axtnildęę audio unskilled person
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dinat-'et audio it is untied
łii dinat-'et audio the dog is untied

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