Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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wolf: (Canis lupus) tiikâan théth wolf hide |
without:êy ehdenh without that thing |
withered: |
with: with sh'éł dhíndah stay with me shtá' éł with my father gha dendeey iin aanděg' gha ishndaa I work with Native languages |
witch's broom: witch's broom (in spruce trees) |
winter: winter xey taatl'ed mid-winter |
wipe: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 |
wing: |
windy: it is windy xaghįhts'eyh it became windy tęy k'et det-ts'iik it (snow) is blowing on the trail |
window: |
windpipe: my windpipe ALSO tube |
win: I won something |
willow: willow dahłiigaay pussy willow k'aaz tsets dry willow or alder branches łuudh mountain willow SYN buckbrush, dwarf birch k'ę́y' jiits willow sprouts, new growth |
wilderness: |
wiggle: she or he is wiggling, cannot sit still ts'enîin et-t'aał the child is wiggling |
wife: my wife, mate wu'éł dhíhdaay my spouse, the one I stay with |
why: díi gha ch'e t'inden? why are you doing that? |
wide: it is wide tsá' ch'e dintéeł beaver has a wide tail |
widgeon (duck): American widgeon (Anas americana) |
widow: widow or widower |
