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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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k'elaxdihtsogh yellow warbler (Dendrocia petechia)
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nelgón' audio it (an object) is warm
ldîil nelkón' t'o tishdiił audio the tea is lukewarm but I will drink it
xnelgón' audio it (the weather) is warm audio
nah'ôg xnelgón' audio it is warm outside
naxnelgón' audio it warmed up
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k'ełndîidz \de
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kelt'addh audio
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súu' dé'! audio  be careful, watch out
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naamaax audio
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shéeth audio
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níhts'îil audio watermilfoil, "muskrat food" (Myriophyllum spicatum)
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taatth audio
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tuu dak'ée audio a place to get water, water source
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tuu shíi nésheegh audio
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tuu naghinłęyh audio water is flowing down, cascading down
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tthi't'odihseel
tl'uuł nęy audio
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Different Tanacross words are used depending on what part of the body the clothes normally are worn over.
nádédhégshah audio I am wearing it (clothing)
náydélshah audio she or he is wearing it (clothing)
Used as a general term for 'wearing' as well as for clothes worn above the waist but not on the hands or head.
imperfective paradigmaudio
nádédhégshah nádzélshah
nádédhílshah nádédhálshah
nádélshah náxdélshah

díi nádédhílshah? audio what are you wearing?
eek nádédhégshah audio I am wearing a coat
O nadedheg'ąą audio I am wearing O (a hat)
Used for hats.

imperfective paradigmaudio
nádédhég'ąą nádzél'ąą
nádédhíl'ąą nádédhál'ąą
nádél'ąą náxdél'ąą

P shíi dédheg'éetth I am wearing P (pants, shoes)
Used for clothes worn from the waist to the feet. Derives from the Tanacross word meaning' move feet'. Note that shíi 'in', always is used before the main verb.

imperfective paradigmaudio
dédheg'éetth dzél'éetth
dédhil'éetth dédhal'éetth
dél'éetth xdé'éetth

ch'ehtlé' shíi dél'éetth audio he's wearing pants
P shíi dédhegdíik I am wearing P (mittens, gloves)
Used for clothes worn on the hands. Derives from the Tanacross word for 'move hands'. Note that shíi 'in' always is used before the main verb.

imperfective paradigmaudio
dédhegdíik dzéldíik
dédhildíik dédhaldíik
déldíik xdéldíik

nátthí'udédhíshtl'uu audio
Used for scarves or shoelaces. Derives from the Tanacross word for 'tie'.

imperfective paradigmaudio
náth'í'udédhíshtl'ųų nátth'ídzét-tl'ųų
nátth'í'udédhít-tl'ųų nátth'ídédháltl'ųų
nátth'ídét-tl'ųų nátth'íixidét-tl'ųų

k'onit'êy nátth'í'udéttl'ųų audio she's wearing a scarf on her head
O na'udédhísts'es I am wearing O (blanket, cape around shoulders)

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ndeł audio
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nihxét audio  I am weaving
aayh nexét audio she or he is weaving snowshoes
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xtsiił audio fish weir, bridge
wuch'ěel' fish weir stakes
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êy t'o audio you're welcome, it okay
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degtthéek audio I am wheezing
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díi audio
díi ín'áał? audio what are you eating?
díi chíh? audio what else?
nts'é' audio
nts'é' t'índę́'ę? audio what are you doing?
ęę audio what?

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