Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation datenurse (person): nurse, caregiver |
November: |
now: |
numb: it is numb |
not know: I don't know, something or other teddh dą́'ą díi gha lé'e ná'ihté'e last night I was dreaming of something |
oar: |
obey: obey him! ch'ek'éetáa xáhthed an obedient person (won't cause others trouble) |
watch: she or he is watching him. her or it ts'éhxeh gaay nayúdeh'ę́ę' the little girl is watching her dendîig na'údek-'ę́ę' I am watching the moose dendîig natdek-'íik I am watching the moose move around ndaxdédhíshdah I am watching, observing (nothing in particular) |
ocean: |
October: |
offer: they are offering him something |
old: it is old nâan neełǐig' átshaan sínt'eh that dog of ours is old łii shaan' an old dog ch'et-ttheen oldest, firstborn |
oldsquaw (duck): (Clahgula hyemalis) |
on: łii deshax k'et di'eedah the dog is sitting on its house |
okay: okay, that's fine êy t'o that's okay xú' dé' t'êey that way is okay sôgh t'íht'eh I am okay, not bad xunsųų nt'eh she or he is friendly |
one (number): |
open: it (door, lid) is open thaaxdédhílts'aax open your mouth |
old person: |
old woman: |
opening (hole): taathéth ndú' ch'e tth'êy danitdêg mosquitoes come in through the hole in the tent |
