Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
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compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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preacher: SYN minister |
mink: (Mustela vison) |
minister: SYN preacher |
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 |
moist: |
molar (back tooth): my molar |
mold:u'atxą́ą' it is moldy shí' u'alxą́ą' the meat became moldy |
modern: modern things |
moon: moon gheldzeey na'ít-'ąą waxing moon (first quarter) gheldzeey k'énélshąą' full moon gheldzeey nâa'at-'ąą waning moon (last quarter) |
molt: it is molting |
Moon Lake: |
moonlight: |
money: |
month: |
moose: general term for moose (Alces alces) detsîig calf moose deshaaz cow moose ninchûun bull moose ch'eshiidz big bull moose tl'ach'aakáal old moose with curved horns Parts of a moose that have a special name ch'inxǎann' hump on a moose's back wutthéet'ǎag' moose "bell" ch'inchěnn' rump ch'ekelaagę̌y' hoof ch'egáan' forelegs ch'exǒl' hind legs ch'endaag k'ée area where moose regularly go to feed |
