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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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eddy : ok an eddy in water SYN whirlpool

whirlwind : ehts'eyh mâay xaghints'eyh maay SYN dust devil

dust devil : ehts'eyh mâay xaghints'eyh mâay SYN whirlwind

dust : łéemah ALSO glacial silt, flour

drying rack : dahdzeł ALSO bed, rack

jerky : shí' gęyh SYN dry meat

dry meat : shí' gęyh SYN jerky

no : This word can mean 'stop it', 'no', 'don't do that', but is not used in answer to a question. éna' éna' dedíhnih I said 'no' nudehket dé' k'á éna' díndí́il if he asks you, you can't say 'no' ALSO don't, stop SEE not

don't : sų́'ų sų́'ų Tok ts'į́' tunsha'a don't go to Tok éna' sų́'ų xu'duu ni'ih no, don't say that! éna' sų́'ų xu'dighundę'ę no, don't do that! ALSO no

hole : tsaak'ée hole in the ground xosk'ée shallow hole in the ground ALSO ditch, gully SYN pit xdú' a hole in something

pit : xosk'ée a hole in the ground SYN hole ALSO ditch, gully

gully : xosk'ée ALSO pit, hole SYN ditch

ditch : xosk'ée ditch ALSO hole, pit SYN gully xosk'ée xu'éddh éł xu'althet she or he stepped in the ditch and fell down

melt : There are several words used to refer to melting ice or snow. See 'thaw' for more examples ta'udeełet it (ice) is melting, thawing na'elxęę shétth na'elxęę the snow is melting tuu gha shétth na'ekxęę' I am melting snow for water

dissolve : The same Tanacross word is used for 'melt' ta'udeełet it dissolved, melted łuut shthaa ta'udeełet the ice dissolved in my mouth

pot : ts'íitsiy tth'áak ALSO dishpan

dishpan : ts'íitsiy tth'áak ALSO pot

deceive : SYN fool, cheat, trick nashtnin'áayh he deceived me nantnih'áayh I deceived you

daughter-in-law : The same terms are used for grandchildren shchâay women's daughter-in-law shtthûuy man's daughter-in-law

raven : taatsą́ą' SYN crow (Corvus corax)

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