Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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squeal: |
squeeze:sh'éł da'endeyh give me a gentle squeeze |
sprout: |
squat:ch'exeesdhék-'ąą she or he is squatting down, crouching |
squirrel:tthel arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) ts'enal'eg flying squirrel (Glaucomys) |
stack: |
stab:yigot he stabbed it imperfective paradigm
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stamp: |
tap (foot):SEE thump |
thump:xotétl she or he is thumping, stomping their foot SEE tap |
stagger: |
stand:ná'éthet she or he is standing
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star:sén' ndlâan nek-'ęh I see lots of stars sén' tsáan' falling star |
stanchion: |
start:applies to cars and other machines shkár' nádį́hk'aay start my car! kón' díik'ąą a fire started up |
stay up:teddh ghintth'et he or she stayed up all night teddh uud1ih dég dhíhdah I stayed up through the night |
startle:díi ntéhkeyh? what startled you? shdaadzeey nin'ąą it startled me literally 'it made my heart stop' |
steep: |
steer: |