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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

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compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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medicine : ch'óndéyh medicine, usually a traditional remedy given by medicine man etshen he is making medicine

meet : naniłts'étnal'íił we will meet again (on purpose) k'ahdąądé' naniłts'étnal'íił  we will meet again tomorrow niłts'į́' xâats'atdeetl we accidentally met, we ran into each other

remember : me'egndéyh I remember (it) imperfective paradigm me'egndéyh mets'elndéyh me'ilndéyh me'aldéyh ye'eldéyh xiy'e'eldéyh eshěg' níníh'aan me'egndéyh I remembered putting it there naa dendeh meghegndíik I just remembered, recalled that man jâan eghuldéyh de' you should remember this, memorize this

merganser, red-breasted (duck) : tsoth (Mergus serrator)

memorize : SEE remember

mend : mech'edhekką́ą'  I mended it, patched it (by sewing) wukéjédhįhką́ą' you mended them (moccasins) wukéjelką́ą' the moccasins were resoled nadhektsįį  I mended it

midday : dzeen taatl'ed  midday dzeen ts'į́' deg  towards noon dzeen taandîidz  noon

mess up : SEE crazy

messenger : xdek nadatde'aag LITERALLY 'someone who carries news'

mention : SEE tell

Midway Lake : Tohchenh Menh \de

middle : taandîidz dendeh keey taandîidz xetlaatiił  a man is driving a sled to the middle of the village

metal : ts'íitsiy ALSO steel

steel : ts'íitsiy ALSO metal

migrate : SEE move (animals)

milk : ch'et'úu' breast milk

move (animals) : ah'és 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 : shiiní' my mind

mine (own) : stsen  mine, my own jâan ch'e stsen   this is mine jâan ch'e sts'en sínt'eh  this one is mine too \de

minnow : łuug shíig' minnows, fish fry

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