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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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

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rations : xkéen' xkéen' unindiyh take some rations along SYN snack

snack : xkéen' snacks, rations xkéen' unindiyh get some snacks SYN rations

rear : nandîidz SYN behind

recall : SEE remember

recognize : SEE remember

region : SEE area

relax : SEE rest

release : medihndíik I released it, let it go, stopped doing it yedindíik she or he released it, let it go yaniidą́'ą tah lesgih chih edihndíik long ago I also stopped chewing tobacco SEE quit

repair : SEE fix

reside : SEE live (dwell)

return : Words for 'return' are modified forms of 'go' na'itshah she or he is returning, just now came back imperfective paradigm nanishshah nats'itdeetl nanitshah nanatdeetl na'ithshah naxitdeetl xâanitshah she or he returned, turned around ndée dé' jah nîitindaał? when are you returning here? k'á díxtethet ts'į́' t'êey dâa'itshah he or she returned early

rip : SEE tear

river : See 'creek' for other words used to refer to what English are termed 'rivers' tth'iitú' major river (usually refers to the Tanana River) meth river bank taacheeg mouth of a river

roast : SEE fry

rob : SEE steal

robber : ch'ene'îiy SYN thief

thief : ch'ene'îiy SYN robber

rock : tthee SYN stone tthee dzǒnn' rock outcrop, tor Kinds of rocks tthee ch'ithogh slate or shale ttheetsą́ą' copper mehts'eyh flint, obsidian

stone : tthee SYN rock

rotate : SEE turn

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