Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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Lake Mansfield: |
pond: pond ALSO lake |
ladder: |
lap: my lap |
land (earth): shnénn' my land nén' k'et on the land |
land: it (bird, airplane) landed (return to the ground) ts'eyh kétl'á'eełáat the boat landed |
language: our language Dihthâad Xt'een Iin aanděg' Mansfield area people's language |
later: for later, until later tthé' de'ukah xúh dhíndlah save it until later |
large: it is large shax xuncháax the house is large The same basic words are used for 'deep' as in deep snow or water. |
last night: teddh dą́'ą ghįhts'eyh it was windy last night |
lay down: he's laying down
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laugh: he's laughing
nadlókdách'énel'íik | ||||||
leader: |
lazy: tsets ts'į́' ts'axdetdîig he or she is too lazy to bring in wood |
lay (egg): it is laying eggs dets'ên etxees the duck is laying eggs |
leaf: k'įį t'ą̌ą' birch leaf |
lead: she or he is leading him or her |
leak: it (water) is leaking, dripping ehchaan ts'enh shax shíi tuu del'éetl it is raining so water is leaking into the house níihąą water level rose, flooded tuu níihąą water flooded ts'eyh shíi tuu níihąą water leaked into the boat |
leap: I leapt over it |
learn: I am learning (a physical skill)
nach'enet-tl'ú'u xdegdíix ts'į́' sídíhdę'ę | ||||||
