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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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casket : chenhtiił SYN coffin ALSO box

coffin : chenhtiił SYN casket ALSO box

box : chenhtiił ALSO casket, coffin

girlfriend : wu'éł natihdaag my girlfriend, boyfriend, companion LITERALLY 'the one I usually go around with' ALSO boyfriend

boyfriend : wu'éł natihdaag my boy or girlfriend LITERALLY 'the one I usually go around with' ALSO girlfriend

brag : dach'áa' dadetdlíh  she or he is bragging about him or her self dach'áa' ég'ęh I did something to brag about

brain : shtthiixą̌ą' my brain

braid : nektl'uuł  I am braiding it imperfective paradigm nektl'uuł ts'enehtl'uuł nįhtl'uuł nahtl'uuł yinehtl'uuł xyinehtl'uuł shtthí' néktl'uuł  I am braiding my hair niłtthí' xnéltl'uuł they are braiding each other's hair

brave : k'á niljéd

bread : łeedón'

break : detxotl it is broken down, not working aałel etxotl the car is broken down shgáan' étxoł my arm is broken łatnetxotl broken up perfective paradigm dedhekxoł dzehxoł dedhįhxoł dedhahxoł yidehxoł xiydehxoł xátnekxótl I broke it apart tl'uuł k'enéldox the rope broke

break-up : téedéek łuut téedéek   the ice is breaking up tenh téedéek   the ice is ready to move, break up

breastbone : shyuutth'ěnn' my breastbone

breast : sht'úu' my breast

bridge : xtsiił ALSO fish weir yaanâan xtsiil kenin'ah a bridge crosses the water

breathe : ishsheyh  I am breathing imperfective paradigm ishsheyh ts'etsheyh itsheyh atsheyh etsheyh xetsheyh

fishing tools : éth dipnet various parts of a dipnet have their own name éth dámaadh frame of dipnet éth tį̌į' handle of dipnet tedenin'aay thin willow stick used as 'fish detector' in 'eth' tehmíił fishnet, gillnet yi'éł nách'éhłôgh fishing pole tiigóg' fish spear xtsiił fish weir, fish fence tedh'aan fish trap tedh'aan dzeey' fish trap funnel dahdzeł fish drying rack ch'e'es fish stringer meetsel fish knife SYN ulu wu'eł ch'ettsol fish baling pole

ulu : meetsel  knife used for cutting fish

bright (visual) : xdelgeyh it is bright

bring : yinin'ąą she or he brought it jah yinin'ąą she or he brought it here tthíish_úus nin'ąą she or he brought a hat dayinintąą he brought it in (stick-like object) neeshax nîits'iltęę we brought him back to our house xûuy iin éł taghinłeeł bring those things with you too xaghį́htęę she or he brought him, her or it (animal) out (by reaching into something) tehmíił shíi ts'enh łuug xaghį́htęę s/he brought out a fish from inside the fishnet shchêl shaa tsets nîidelsheek my younger brother is bringing in wood for me

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