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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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windy : ehts'eyh it is windy xaghįhts'eyh it became windy tęy k'et det-ts'iik it (snow) is blowing on the trail

wing : mints'ěn'

wink : The same word is used for blinking. nelts'ék he is winking negts'ékts'enelts'ék nilts'éknalts'ék nelts'ékxnelts'ék yits'į́' nelts'ék he or she is winking at him or her

winter : xey winter xey taatl'ed mid-winter

wipe : Different words are used depending how thoroughly the action is performed. mejektlet I am wiping it (quickly) tth'aak ejektlet I am wiping (drying) the plate mejekkét I'm wiping it (thoroughly) tuu nee_h_el éł méjekkét I am wiping it with hot water

wise : xunshąą he is wise ALSO clever ndaxdinshaan sínt'eh that is a wise person

wish : tsíixú'ék-'ęę I wish nah'óg xneek'eddh éł, sheen úkah tsíixú'ék-'ęę  when it is cold outside I wish for summer

witch's broom : tth'ek witch's broom (in spruce trees)

with : éł with sh'éł dhíndah stay with me shtá' éł with my father gha dendeey iin aanděg' gha ishndaa I work with Native languages

withered : SEE dry

without : ehdenh êy ehdenh  without that thing

wolf : tiikâan (Canis lupus) tiikâan théth wolf hide

Wolf Lake : Shós is an old word for 'wolf' that only occurs in placenames and in some stories. Shós Menh

wolverine : nahtsį́įth (Gulo gulo)

woman : ts'éhxeh woman ts'est'eey old woman ts'éxeey iin women

womb : ts'enîin théth \de

wonder : lé'e díi lé'e ch'e nt'eh   I wonder what that is?

wood : tsets  firewood tsets ndeeth long length wood tsets wuk'et det-tl'ęę sawed wood ts'ôgh dehtsel wet, green wood

wood burl : dechenh ch'etxeez SYN burl

wood chips : ch'etthěel'

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