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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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swallow (bird) : kets'iht'ón' swallow (general term) kets'iht'ón' shax swallow nest jahnęy barnhouse swallow

swallow : ch'etédhekndék I swallowed it tédhegtéts I swallowed it negt'ų́ų' I swallowed something stringy gah tsǐig' nilt'ų́ų' you swallowed macaroni

swan : taagos trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)

sweeper (in creek or river) : maałii

sweet : Also means 'tasty' in general elkęęy sweet, tasty jêg elkęyh blueberries are tasty, sweet

swell : ilshúutl it is swollen wudǎagh' tsetl ilshúutl she or he has a swollen black eye iltúuts it is swollen, bruised

wade : tadaahaał he is wading imperfective paradigm tadihhaał tadzaadéł tadinhaaL tadahde1L tadaahaaL taxdaade1L taadetmeek she or he is wading in and out of the water

tail : wuché' it's tail

table : k'ech'ii'âadl

swing : dahmíił baby swing egmíił I am swinging

take : udhihdiik I took it na'údhíhdiik I took it back į́hchuut take it!, grab it! xaghihdlah I took them out k'áhmén dá'a dahtsaa ts'enh shíi xághíhdlah this morning I took some food from the cache xats'ełeeyh we're taking them out

take it : Said when handing something to someone ná'

tallow (rendered fat) : ch'echáadz'

tangle : stáxánét-tth'aax rope, sinew, hair is tangled up netthiixá' deh stáxánét-tth'aax your hair is tangled up niłtanet-tth'aagh something tangled shtthiixá' niłtanet-tth'ek my hair is tangled, messy niłtahnetjįįth it is really tangled stáxánétxots brush or trees are tangled up

tarp : teet'ey

Tanacross : Tats'áltęy

Tanana River : Tth'iitú' LITERALLY 'straight water' This normally refers to the Tanana River but can in context be used to refer to any big river.

taste : ekndeyh I am tasting it įhndeyh taste it! łéets xunsų́ų' t'êey mexaldeyh the bannock tastes really good to him elkęyh it is tasty also sweet łuug elkęyh the fish is tasty

tear up : łayitningáatth he tore it up xaghihgáatth I tore it up

tattoo : yidá' et-tsiin his or her chin is tattooed

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