Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
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compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation datebody: his or her whole body ALSO spirit ch'ethěeg' dead body SYN corpse ssék my torso, upper body |
cliff: a steep river bank or a sharp drop-off in the mountains sų́'ų dzendaax ghultthiid don't fall off the cliff SYN bluff xdáag edge of a cliff xdáag dídhíndah sit by the edge of the cliff |
bluff: SYN cliff |
hail: ALSO blueberry (unripe berry) ch'inłuut e'ehchąą it is hailing |
blueberry: berries in general, but usually referring to blueberries nit-sį́į' ripe blueberries ch'inłuut unripe (green) blueberries ALSO hail ch'indą̌ąy' flower of blueberry (that grows into berry) |
green:deldlêedz green, blue sheen tah tl'ox deldléets in summer the grass is green ALSO blue |
blue:deldlêedz jâan tthíishúus deldlêedz sínt'eh this is a blue hat |
sour: it is sour SYN bitter ch'ondeyh tnínts'îig t'êey ghishná' medicine usually tastes bitter |
bitter (taste): it is bitter ch'ondeyh tnínts'îig t'êey ghishná' medicine usually tastes bitter ldîil tatnínts'îig strong (bitter) tea SYN sour |
mountain willow: SYN buckbrush, dwarf birch |
buckbrush: SYN mountain willow, dwarf birch |
birch: birch tree ch'elaats'eyh peeled birch bark dahshú' birch catkins k'įįł birch sap k'įį ts'ědl' outer birch bark (paper) łuudh dwarf birch SYN buckbrush, mountain willow |
currant: red currant (berry) (Ribes triste) |
berry: general term, but especially referring to blueberries ch'inłuut unripe berries, but especially referring to blueberries nit-sįį' blueberry (less commonly used than jêg) naaxęy jêg nagoonberry, frogberry nihmá' silverberry tsaanttheetl high bush cranberry SYN currant ntl'ét low bush cranberry nkáatl salmonberry dendéyh bearberry jîiz ndǎagh' bearberry naht'êez blackberry SYN crowberry danch'ǒg' raspberry daníhdûuy red currant (berry) (Ribes triste) |
possessions:SYN belongings |
belongings:wughandá' xúudlaay he's surrounded by his belongings SYN possessions |
navel:sts'uuk'ée my navel |
belly-button (navel): my belly-button SYN navel |
belly: my belly SYN abdomen |
rug: ALSO bedding, mat, mattress |
