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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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uterus : ts'enîin théth SYN womb

us : SEE we

unison : SEE together

understand : shde'intth'ek? do you understand (hear) me? nts'é dínih ts'į́' k'á ndíhtth'é́g I cannot understand (hear) what you are saying SEE know

trim : SEE cut

tremble : SEE shake

tree : ts'ôgh general word for tree, also 'spruce tree' dalaatth'aagh stunted tree (growing on the mountains) ch'aachěnn' tneexêez uprooted tree ch'aachěnn' détaan a windfallen tree tachatne'aay a slanted tree parts of a tree ch'elaats'eyh bark (of any tree) ch'elaa'éł tree branch ch'aachěnn' stump, trunk of tree ch'edełá' top of a tree ch'ethuchěnn' stump of branch sticking out after a small branch is broken off or a knot in wood SEE spruce

travel : SEE move

transfer : SEE give

toss : SEE throw

too : SEE also

to : SYN toward ts'į́' to, toward hên ts'į́' ghíhhaał I am going to the creek

tip : SEE end

timid : SEE bashful

tilt : SEE slant

tight : Can mean 'tight' or 'crowded' eltl'ét it is tight shěeg' eltl'ét my coat is tight

threaten : SEE frighten

them : SEE they

teeth : SEE tooth

thump : xdeldón' there is a thumping sound xotétl she or he is thumping, stomping their foot SEE tap

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