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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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bedding : téeł ALSO rug, mat, mattress

rug : téeł ALSO bedding, mat, mattress

bee : ch'elahdziid

mattress : téeł ALSO bedding, rug, mat

insect : This is a general term for insects. See 'bug' for various kinds of insects. gųų SYN bug ALSO wildman, brushman, worm

beehive : ch'elahdziid t'ox

bug (insect) : gųų general term for any kind of bug SYN insect ALSO worm, brushman, wildman kinds of bugs tehk'ąąy an orange and white bug that lives at the bottom of lakes, has and moves sideways. tehtsá'a water bug that can fly in the air ts'ąądihttheeg water bug, bloodsucker ts'aketl'aag a kind of bug or beetle

beetle : SEE bug

before : ch'et-ttheh ch'et-ttheh nach'ih'áatl   I ate before them nuhttheh ahead of you all nuhttheh dą́'ą tah ts'enihthet  I woke up way before you all

wildman : gųų Brush Indian. Bogeyman. People in stories that lived apart from society and were often intent in capturing children. SYN brushman ALSO bug, insect, worm

worm : gųų ALSO brushman, insect, bug

brushman : Brushman are the topic of many stories. gųų Brush Indian. People in stories that lived apart from society and were often intent in capturing children or women. SYN wildman ALSO bug, insect, worm

plead : dach'udelkét she or he is pleading, begging shí' gha dach'udelkét  he or she is begging for food dets'inkeey gha dach'udelkét  he or she is praying for the well-being of his children nadayutnelsú' she or he is pleading with him/her

bell : delttheel

belly : stsǎadl' my belly SYN abdomen

beg : SEE plead

behind : nandîidz behind (nearby) łii deshax nandîidz eedah the dog is sitting behind its house nnandîidz sits'enal'iin nek-'ęh I see a window behind you yaadíi tah nek-'ę́ę' I saw him way behind on the trail.

belly-button (navel) : sts'uuk'ée my belly-button SYN navel

possessions : xuudlaay SYN belongings

below (from) : daashěz' daashěz' chíh tęy xunłeen sixúnt'eh  there is also a trail from down below

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