Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation datepear (dried): |
peel: I peeled it (with a knife) wuk'et nâach'ekt'áatth I peeled them dekts'ek I am peeling birch or willow nat'u'ekt'įį I usually peel it wuk'et naxokch'uuł I am peeling it (orange, package) ch'elaat'ûudz dekt'uuts I peeling bark yehts'el she or he is peeling it |
pillow: |
pile: wood is piled up in a heap |
pike (fish): northern pike (Esox lucius) |
pierce: he pierced through it dedzǎagh' xáningéet she pierced her own ear |
pinch: I pinched it shintsįį éł dádhíhtset I pinched my nose (for example to stop a nosebleed) |
pimple:wunę́ę' netgú' his or her face is pimpled, pock marked |
pipe (steel): |
pitiful: someone who looks pitiful (can apply to person or animal) |
pity:teejuh |
place: that place, right there na'atthíi eshěg' deh nek-'ę́ę' I saw it at that place down there (by the water) |
plant: plants xt'ach'ihłeeyh I am planting a garden |
pintail, northern (duck): (Anas acuta) |
pliers: |
plover: |
plate: |
play: they're playing
shchel łii chox éł délxos | ||||||
| pocket ch'etlé' t'ah pants pocket |
pluck (birds):dets'ên ghihdóts tl'âan dé' tékłet I plucked the duck and then I will singe it |
