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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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up

:
Tanacross uses the same set of words to refer to above (vertically) and inland (away from water, especially away from the Tanana River). See Directionals.
yanděg' audio upward, inland (distant)
Tats'áltęy ts'enh yanděg' Dihthâad ts'į́' tęy xúnłęę audio there is a trail up to Mansfield from Tanacross
shxatthídóg audio up above me
shxatthídóg ts'į́' dlêg de'ihtth'ek audio I hear a squirrel up above me
yaadóg audio area upward or inland (distant)
wudzih yaadóg teyh k'et ah'és audio up on a distant hill there are caribou moving around
děg' audio in an upward direction
děg' ni'ínhaayh audio get up
yatthíiděg' audio going up above
yatthíiděg' tęy xúnín'ah audio a trail goes up (into the mountains)

upriver

:
yandée' audio a place up river (distant)
yandíi audio direction upriver
yandíi Tok dhihdah audio I live up in Tok (said, say, in Fairbanks)
yandîidz audio from upriver (distant)
yandîidz ghihkeeł audio I'm returning (by boat) from upriver

upside down

:
niłkedélchúuth audio  it (blanket, paper) is upside down LITERALLY 'it is turned over'

urge

:
xuuneshok audio  she or he is urging them on

urinate

:
ihłets audio  I am urinating

urine

:
łets audio

us

:
SEE we

used to

:
mexgheg'ę́ę' audio I'm accustom to it, used to it

used up

:
yetl'axghįh'ąą audio it is used up, all gone (for example, firewood or food)

usually

:
xúu' shę́ę' audio
xúu' shę́ę' xdítndę' audio he usually does that

uterus

:
ts'enîin théth
SYN womb

uvula

:
sdzedihłǒgh' my uvula

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