Tanacross: Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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lame

SEE crippled

large

ncháax

it is large
shax xuncháax

the house is large
The same basic words are used for 'deep' as in deep snow or water.

larynx

shchǒl'

my larynx
SYN Adam's apple, voice box

voice box

shchǒl'

my voice box
SYN Adam's apple, larynx

leave

The basic words for 'leave' are related to 'go'
natétshah

she or he has left
perfective paradigm

natédhíshshah	nats'étdeetl
natédhítshah	natédhátdeetl
natétshah	naxtétdeetl

shtlęę natétshah my friend has left
én' stâanindaay! leave, go away!
wuch'áa stánegkáak I went away from him or her in a hurry, I left unexpectedly

lend

SEE loan

lift

SEE pick up

line

tl'uuł

rope, line
SYN rope

rope

tl'uuł

rope, line
SYN line
tl'uuł natnełeek

she or he is carrying a rope
tl'uuł mintl'á' ts'enh xanat-ts'eth

rope slipped out of his or her hand
tl'uuł dinekcheth

I am tying a rope
tl'uuł dinek-tsón'

I am tying rope tightly
tl'uuł k'enéldox

the rope broke
tl'uuł nétxots

rope is coiled

liquefy

The same Tanacross word is used to refer to rendering animal fat.
echees

it is liquefying, rendering
Irene, ntl'ét nį́hchees

Irene, cook the cranberries (to liquefy them).
shétth denadh'aay shíi xéhchees

they melt snow in a bucket

render

The same Tanacross word is used to refer to liquefying other foods (such as berries) or for melting snow (to use).
ekchaats

I'm rendering it
ch'ek'ah ehchees

he is rendering fat
nadh'âay shíi shétth ékchees

I am melting snow in the bucket

lock

ch'eldlíi'

SYN padlock

padlock

ch'eldlíi'

SYN lock

look

xneh'ęh

she or he is looking
mikah xnįh'ęh audio

look for it
jâan nįh'ęh audio

look at this
SEE see

see

Words for 'see' and 'look' are the same.
nek-'ęh

I see (it)
imperfective paradigm

nek-'ęh	ts'eneh'ęh
nįh'ęh	nah'ęh
yineh'ęh	xiyneh'ęh

perfective paradigm

nek-'ę́'	ts'eneh'ę́'
nįh'ę́'	nah'ę́'
yineh'ę́'	xiyneh'ę́'

díi nį́h'ęh? audio what do you see?
ch'enasheg tah dendeh dendîig neh'ęh audio Down below the man sees a moose
nnek-'ęh audio I see you
shnįh'ęh audio you see me
SEE look

look like

SEE resemble

lots

ndlâan

SYN many, much
see 'many' for examples

many

ndlâan

many, lots (of something)
wudzih ndlâan nek-'ęh

I see lots of caribou
SYN lots, much
ndlâan iin

many people, lots of people
xtíitl gha ndlâan iin nindeetl

lots of people came for the potlatch
xindlą́ą

there are many (people)
Fairbanks xt'een iin xghindlą́ą

there are lots of Fairbanks area people

much

SEE many

louse

SEE lice