Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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waterfall: water is flowing down, cascading down |
waxwing, Bohemian (bird):tl'uuł nęy |
wear (clothing):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.
díi nádédhílshah?
P shíi dédheg'éetth I am wearing P (pants, shoes)
ch'ehtlé' shíi dél'éetth
nátthí'udédhíshtl'uu
k'onit'êy nátth'í'udéttl'ųų | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wedge (for splitting wood): |
weep: |
weave: I am weaving aayh nexét she or he is weaving snowshoes |
weather:nah'ôg nts'é xúnt'eh? how is the weather? LITERALLY 'How is it outside?' nah'ôg nts'é xúltsįį? how's the weather out there? LITERALLY 'How does it look outside?' nah'ôg xúnsųų the weather is nice, it is nice outside ch'et-ts'iik nippy weather |
weir (fishing): fish weir, bridge wuch'ěel' fish weir stakes |
web: SYN spider web |
went: |
wet:ehtseł it is wet nadhįhtseł you are wet chąą ts'enh nadhektseł I am wet from the rain shinłá' éhtseł my hands are wet elsox it is damp na'ehts'ół it is soaking wet nadhekts'ół I am soaking wet SEE damp |
welcome: you're welcome, it okay |
wheeze: I am wheezing |
what: díi ín'áał? what are you eating? díi chíh? what else? nts'é' nts'é' t'índę́'ę? what are you doing? ęę what? |
when:ndée dé' when (future) ndée dé' tínhaał? when are you leaving? ndée dą́'ą when (past) ndée dą́'ą nínshah? when did you arrive? |
where:ndée where (what place) ndée dhíndah? where do you live? chenhtiił ndée nínín'ąą? where did you put the box? nt'í́h? where is it (a specific person or thing) éeł nt'í́h? where is the trap? |
which: which do you want? |
while: shchąą tah ts'enîin dâa'itshah while I was sleeping the child arrived k'ahdíidą́'ą a while ago k'ahdíidą́'ą nach'ih'áatl I ate a while ago k'ahdíidé' after a while (in the future) k'ahdíidé' tâatihdaał after a while I'm going home dindah a while wukól díndah na'ilsheyh you rest while she or he is gone |
whetstone: |
Jesus: |
