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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
Copyright © 2006 Alaska Native Language Center. The materials on this site, including Tanacross language transcriptions and audio recordings are intended for educational and reference purposes only. Commmercial use is strictly prohibited. Reproduction for non-profit educational purposes is permitted, provided appropriate citation is included. See complete terms of use. Please direct questions and comments to gary.holton@uaf.edu.



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when

:
Tanacross has slightly different words for distinguishing between 'when in the future' and 'when in the past'.
ndée dé' audio when (future)
ndée dé' tínhaał? audio when are you leaving?
ndée dą́'ą audio when (past)
ndée dą́'ą nínshah? audio when did you arrive?

where

:
Different words are used depending partially on the kind of information being asked for.
ndée audio where (what place)
ndée dhíndah? audio where do you live?
chenhtiił ndée nínín'ąą? audio where did you put the box?
nt'í́h? where is it (a specific person or thing)
éeł nt'í́h? audio where is the trap?

which

:
ndée êyninthenh? audio which do you want?

while

:
tah audio
shchąą tah ts'enîin dâa'itshah audio while I was sleeping the child arrived
k'ahdíidą́'ą audio a while ago
k'ahdíidą́'ą nach'ih'áatl audio I ate a while ago
k'ahdíidé' audio after a while (in the future)
k'ahdíidé' tâatihdaał audio after a while I'm going home
dindah audio a while
wukól díndah na'ilsheyh audio you rest while she or he is gone

whetstone

:
ttheech'iik'agh audio

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