Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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currant: red currant (berry) (Ribes triste) |
bend over (a person): you are bending over xanén' xúghék-'ah I am bent over, hunched over |
best: the best kentsįįth ch'etth'íh shíi nsųų ts'į́' éltsiin si1nt'eh these look like the best moccasins |
Berry Creek (AK Hwy xng @ Mile 1372): LITERALLY 'caribou mountain creek' |
better: it is better than that one \de |
crowberry: SYN blackberry (Empetrum nigrum) |
beyond: wunaattheh beyond him wułǐig' wunaattheh aahaał his or her dog is walking ahead him or her |
between: shtlęę iin daateg didhihdah I'm sitting between my friends |
big: big dendîig chox nek-'ęh I see a big moose ncháax it is big dendîig ncháax the moose is big |
bicep: my bicep |
Big Dipper: the constellation popularly called "Big Dipper" was used to tell time |
tie:dineltl'ųų it is tied (up) shłǐig' dínéltl'ųų my dog is tied up ch'êl wuk'ech'udet-tl'uun dahtsaa shíi éedlah a bundle of clothes (tied together) are in the cache mech'edhekcheth I tied something to it, tied it up tl'uuł dinekcheth I tied a rope mech'elcheth it is tied together mech'edhektsón' I bound something to it, tied it tightly dineltsón' it is bound, tied tightly tl'uuł dineltsón' the rope is tied tightly dinedhekshaas I tied it quickly, not carefully diynehshaas he or she tied it quickly |
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buckbrush: SYN mountain willow, dwarf birch |
birch: birch tree ch'elaats'eyh peeled birch bark dahshú' birch catkins k'įįł birch sap k'įį ts'ědl' outer birch bark (paper) łuudh dwarf birch SYN buckbrush, mountain willow |
mountain willow: SYN buckbrush, dwarf birch |
bird: general term for birds tsúgaay t'ox bird nest |
birth (give birth): she had a baby |
birth canal: her birth canal, vagina |
birthday: his or her birthday |
