Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateclay: ALSO mud |
snail: ALSO clam, mussel |
clam: lake clam Commonly found in Mansfield Creek. ALSO snail SYN mussel |
chinook wind: SYN wind |
inexpensive (cheap): something inexpensive SYN cheap łéegęyh diitlog gha ndlâan ughihkét I bought a lot of crackers because they are inexpensive |
cheap (inexpensive): something cheap jâan diitlog sínt'eh this one is cheap SYN inexpensive |
den: SYN cave |
cave: SYN den |
roots: spruce roots k'ę́y xêyy' willow roots tsaath Indian potato (Hedysarum alpinum) SYN carrot, potato |
potato: Indian Potato SYN carrot, roots (Hedysarum alpinum) teediiz potatoes |
carrot: wild carrot, Indian potato SYN potato, roots (Hedysarum alpinum) kaat store-bought carrots |
lichen: lichen, caribou moss (Cladonia rangiferina) syn caribou moss |
caribou moss: caribou moss, lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) SYN lichen |
vehicle:natet-łeg |
car:natet-łeg natet-łeg deek'én' the car is running |
headwaters: ALSO valley, canyon |
valley: ALSO canyon, headwaters |
canyon: ALSO valley ALSO headwaters ch'etl'aa dég' téeshah he is climbing out of the head of the canyon |
canvas: ALSO tent |
walking stick: SYN staff, cane |
