wear (clothing): Different Tanacross words are used depending on what part of the body the clothes normally are worn over. nádédhégshah I am wearing it (clothing) náydélshah 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 paradigm
nádédhégshah
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nádzélshah
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nádédhílshah
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nádédhálshah
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nádélshah
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náxdélshah
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díi nádédhílshah? what are you wearing? eek nádédhégshah I am wearing a coat O nadedheg'ąą I am wearing O (a hat) Used for hats.
imperfective paradigm
nádédhég'ąą
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nádzél'ąą
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nádédhíl'ąą
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nádédhál'ąą
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nádél'ąą
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náxdél'ąą
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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 paradigm
dédheg'éetth
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dzél'éetth
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dédhil'éetth
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dédhal'éetth
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dél'éetth
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xdé'éetth
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ch'ehtlé' shíi dél'éetth 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 paradigm
dédhegdíik
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dzéldíik
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dédhildíik
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dédhaldíik
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déldíik
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xdéldíik
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nátthí'udédhíshtl'uu Used for scarves or shoelaces. Derives from the Tanacross word for 'tie'.
imperfective paradigm
náth'í'udédhíshtl'ųų
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nátth'ídzét-tl'ųų
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nátth'í'udédhít-tl'ųų
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nátth'ídédháltl'ųų
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nátth'ídét-tl'ųų
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nátth'íixidét-tl'ųų
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k'onit'êy nátth'í'udéttl'ųų she's wearing a scarf on her head O na'udédhísts'es I am wearing O (blanket, cape around shoulders) |