Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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stem: wuchěnn'  it's stem
ch'echěnn' stem, stump (of a plant) ALSO trunk |
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sting: For a bee or mosquito sting the same basic Tanacross word meaning 'stab' is used.
shíigot it stung me
tth'êy shíigot the mosquito stung me |
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stab: The same basic Tanacross word is also used for mosquitoes stinging, an injection or for digging in the ground.
yigot he stabbed it
imperfective paradigm
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ts'egot
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| ingot
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ahgot
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xiyegot
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dhekchéth I stabbed it |
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stomach: shmét my stomach (the organ)
SEE belly
wutsaamét it's (animal's) stomach
ch'etthíinikónn' stomach lining
ch'ech'ąąshú' stomach fat (moose or caribou) |
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stranger: xeltthaan ALSO visitor |
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stump (tree): ch'aachěnn' ALSO trunk (tree) |
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trunk (tree): ch'aachěnn' tree trunk, stump ALSO stump (tree) |
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stupid: This refers to overall mental ability and not inexperience with a topic.
ts'axninłuud she or he is stupid
SEE inexperience |
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swift: tanint'eyh the water is swift
SEE fast |
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