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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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care

:
xuuk'ánektá' audio I'm taking care of them
wuk'ánédhéktąą audio I took care of him or her
wuk'ánįhtá' audio take care of it
wuk'átnektá' audio I will take care of it
yik'ánehtá' audio he's watching over it

clear (liquid)

:
tth'ų́ų'
tuu thų́ų' audio clear water
tuu nįhkón' audio the water is clear
tuu kón' audio  clear water

compress

:
sheg nįht'enh audio  she or he compressed it (into a container)
daxnelt'enh audio

crowded

:
xaltl'ét audio it (area) is crowded
shax shíi xaltl'ét audio the house is crowded
daxnet-t'ots audio they are crowded in

drink

:
ishnąą audio I am drinking audio imperfective paradigm
ishnąą ts'etną
itnąą atnąą
etnąą xetnąą

tuu etnąą audio he's drinking water
ch'etnąą audio he's drinking
ts'utnaa'a gha shétth na'ekxęę' audio I am melting snow for us to drink
títs'eex audio drink it up!

perfective paradigm audio
ghishną́' ts'atną́'
ghitną́' ghatną́'
yaatną́' xiyaatną́'

dust devil

:
ehts'eyh mâay audio
xaghints'eyh mâay
SYN whirlwind

esophagus

:
shthéeg' audio my esophagus
SYN throat

fart

:
tl'ét

everything

:
xunelt'eh audio
xunelt'eh ts'í meexushaak audio everything is lost

glacier

:
łuut ddheł audio

handle

:
wutį̌į' audio  its handle
xetl tį̌į' audio  sled handlebars

him

:
SEE he

he

:
Tanacross does not have non-specific words that refer to the gender of 'that other' person. A separate word for 'he, she or it' 'is rarely used. Instead, who or what is involved is a necessary part of the verb. A separate word can be used to point out or emphasize a particular 'he' and is often translated as 'that person'.
nâan audio that one (person or thing)
nâan nt'sé miisí'? audio  what is his (that person's) name?

smart

:
ndaxdinshąą audio he or she is smart
ndaxdinshá' audio he became smart, received an education

rope

:
tl'uuł audio rope, line
SYN line
 tl'uuł natnełeek audio she or he is carrying a rope
tl'uuł mintl'á' ts'enh xanat-ts'eth audio rope slipped out of his or her hand
tl'uuł dinekcheth audio I am tying a rope
tl'uuł dinek-tsón' audio I am tying rope tightly
tl'uuł k'enéldox audio the rope broke
tl'uuł nétxots audio rope is coiled

liquefy

:
The same Tanacross word is used to refer to rendering animal fat.
echees audio it is liquefying, rendering
Irene, ntl'ét nį́hchees audio Irene, cook the cranberries (to liquefy them).
shétth denadh'aay shíi xéhchees audio they melt snow in a bucket

scrub

:
SEE wash

saucer

:
ch'eketl'aagh' audio

old man

:
ch'etey audio

shadow

:
wushǐig' audio it's shadow
saa naat'aagh audio shadow of the sun

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