Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateround: it is round ch'exěez' round, spherical object ALSO egg ch'elmaath it is round, circular |
rudder: boat rudder ALSO paddle |
saliva: SYN spit |
spit: spit, saliva SYN saliva tédhihséek I spat tinsaax you are spitting |
scarce: it is scarce sheen dą́'ą jêg nintsîin ts'į́' k'á jêg néktsí́il this past summer berries were scarce so I didn't pick berries SEE few |
scared: |
scorch: he or she scorched it, charred it (done by accident) SEE crisp |
screw: |
scrub: |
seal: |
seek: |
seize: |
seldom: rarely, seldom niłch'eduug tah shęę shéł etdaax he or she seldom visits me xaatáa tah seldom xaatáa tah shęę sh'éł éedaax he or she seldom visits me ALSO scattered |
settlement: SYN village |
village: SYN settlement keey k'ée xúghinłé' deh ts'axnih'ę́ę' we saw an old village site |
shed (feathers): |
shoe:kentsįįth shoes ALSO slipper, moccasin |
slipper: ALSO shoe, moccasin |
shout: I'm shouting imperfective paradigm
Nah'ǒg ts'inkeey iin xesek | ||||||
shove: |
