Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateleftover: extra, leftovers jâan ch'e'aa teedeeg tinxeeł yíninthenh? can you pack this leftover stuff? |
leg: my leg shxothchěnn' my upper leg, thigh sdzaad' my lower leg (shin) |
liar: |
leech: |
left side: |
left-handed: tl'axaas ts'ęy éł ch'etnetl'ets he writes left-handed |
lice: lice shá' ts'îil louse nits tl'ěg' animal lice, fleas |
lick: he, she or it is licking it łii detth'áag' éhtth'eex the dog is licking its plate |
lid: lid ldîil tiił daadîid tea pot lid |
lie (untruth): he or she is lying
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life: my life |
pick up:nidihdlah I picked them up (more than one of any object)
The plural forms below imply that more than one person is picking up a single object, not that each person is picking up an single object. nidih'ąą I picked it up (a compact, solid object)
niditąą
nidihkąą
nidekchúuth
nidektęę
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light (fire): I'm lighting it (fire), starting it up
kón' nádį́hk'aayh | ||||||
light (visual): a lamp, a lightbulb or a candle; any artificial light yitehkąą it is just beginning to become light xútgaay dawn, daylight |
light (weight): light, not heavy ntsûudl ts'į́' ndzâag it's little so it is lightweight |
like (enjoy): I like it LITERALLY 'it's good for me' tuutheł shaa nsų́ų I like soup shí' eegęyh shaa nsų́ų I like dried meat |
limp: she or he is limping around nachegt'ų́ų' I am walking with one foot (using crutches) |
lightning: LITERALLY 'thunder fire' nahtên nanint'ek lightning strikes |
like (similar): tiikaan łii k'eh t'êey eltsįį wolves look like dogs xúu' that way, like that xúu' díinii he said it like that |
lips: my lips |
