Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateonce: ts'ehłóx shę́ę' chaldzíis ts'į́' tâatetshaa she or he only danced once and then went home |
orphan: |
osprey: |
ouch: |
ours (own): neetsen ts'enh wutl'ách'ínłeeyh give him or her some from ours naa ts'eyh neets'en sínt'eh that boat is ours |
opposite: opposite niłchitsedz' eltsįį it looks opposite opposite niłchiduug here and there, scattered about (inland, away from there river) |
other side: other side of us, away from us neeyaach'á' xdéltth'ih they live away from us nyahch'á' other side of you, away from you |
otter: (Lutra caadensis) |
outhouse: |
over: yiteth ghin'éetth he stepped over it |
other person: |
out of breath: I am out of breath |
overflow (water): overflow on ice; spring geetth frozen overflow tuu na'ílgok water is overflowing and then freezing |
owl: horned owl as well as general term for owl (Surnia ulula) mesiin owl ch'enishchek short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) nahdaax great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) tthí'dzaadz hawk owl (Bubo virginianus) shétth ch'emaa snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) tthi'dzaadz gaay thuułshiid boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) |
own: I own it shax xúudę́'ę he owns the house |
owe: I owe you |
pacifier: fat from a moose kneecap used as a baby pacifier |
pain:shshíi chétkeyh I have a stomachache shtthí' shíi chétkeyh I have a headache shxól' tah chetkeyh I have pain in my legs |
paddle: a paddle taat'ogh éł áakeeł she or he is paddling a boat taachet'ogh wu'éł ch'áakeel she or he is paddling boat tach'iht'ox I'm paddling imperfective paradigm
ghegdzéł | ||||||
palm (of hand): my palm |
