Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateremember: I remember (it)
eshěg' níníh'aan me'egndéyh | ||||||
merganser, red-breasted (duck): (Mergus serrator) |
mend: I mended it, patched it (by sewing) wukéjédhįhką́ą' you mended them (moccasins) wukéjelką́ą' the moccasins were resoled nadhektsįį I mended it |
midday: midday dzeen ts'į́' deg towards noon dzeen taandîidz noon |
messenger: LITERALLY 'someone who carries news' |
Midway Lake: |
middle: dendeh keey taandîidz xetlaatiił a man is driving a sled to the middle of the village |
milk: breast milk |
move (animals): animals move, migrate, walk as a group Refers to overall movement of more than one animal. Used not only for herd animals such as caribou or sheep but also, for example, of a bunch of loose dogs running around. nûun natel'és animals are moving around wudzih ndlaan xúh ah'és a lot of caribou are moving around there Chedzǎagh' Ndîig ts'enh wudzih na'al'és caribou are migrating from the Fortymile River altl'eeł herd of animals moves quickly wudzih naltl'éy áltl'eeł a herd of caribou is moving quickly xah natedaak the goose is walking around łii atdetth The dog is running |
mind: my mind |
mine (own): mine, my own jâan ch'e stsen this is mine jâan ch'e sts'en sínt'eh this one is mine too \de |
minnow: minnows, fish fry |
mink: (Mustela vison) |
mittens: mittens jeyh shíi degndíik I put my hand in the mittens deshoz jeyh old time mittens with fur inside |
mirror: |
mischievous: she or he is mischievous et-sûug mischievous person |
moccasin: moccasins, shoes, slippers ch'ekent'ǎag' moccasin tops |
mix: mixed together jêg niłtah net-tsiin sínt'eh berries are mixed together |
miss (long for): I miss him or her |
molar (back tooth): my molar |
