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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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playhouse : kón' tsêdl

point (of land) : łdaachíi

point (finger) : point at wuts'į́' ts'utédhék-'ah I am pointing at it sts'į́' ts'utéh'ah he or she is pointing at me point out with physical contact mets'u'ihttheyh I'm pointing at it mets'u'inttheyh you are pointing at it shets'u'ettheyh she or he is pointing at me mets'u'ts'ettheyh we are pointing at it mets'u'ahttheyh you all are pointing at it nets'uxettheyh they are pointing at you

poor thing : teejuh  poor thing! te'injuh you poor thing! (I feel sorry for you)

poke : yihts'ok he poked it perfective paradigm ekts'ok ts'ehts'ok įhts'ok ahts'ok yihts'ok xiyehts'ok shinlaats'ógh maa ittets my finger poked through it

poker stick : gés stick used for stirring campfire

pool : tl'aas k'ée LITERALLY 'clam place'

poor : ch'ehdenh détłęę she or he is without necessities

poor quality : ts'axuntleeg ts'axnildę'ę ts'į́' ts'áxúntleeg ts'į́' kentsįįth ehtsįį   she or he is inexperienced so made poor quality moccasins

poque (broomrape) : shos tsǎadh' (Boschniakia rossica)

pop \cl : dzéex nekk'éts  I am popping, snapping gum (as I chew)

pound : nítthéynintthéet  she or he pounded it in

porcupine : ts'iit (Erethizon dorsatum) ch'ox porcupine quill

Porcupine Creek : Ts'induul Ndiig \de

potlatch : xtíitl potlatch ch'ąą potlatch food jąą' gifts given at potlatch ją́ąy' personal potlatch gift soojee invited potlatch guest łeghaas neltl'uun old time potlatch tripod dzeteex ch'ełiik sorry song sung at potlatch xtéetíitl he or she is going to make a potlatch ldîil téhtsįį he or she is going to make a potlatch literally 'he or she is going to make tea' this is a metaphorical way of talking about potlatch xaxotíitl they made a potlatch

pour : de'ihdiił I'm pouring (it) imperfective paradigm de'ihdiił dets'indiił de'indiił dedhahdiił deyindiił dexiyindiił ldîil tuutiił shíi dé'índiił pour the tea into the cup

precious : shaa xdint'eh  she or he is precious to me

praise : daydįhcháax  she or he praised him or her LITERALLY 'she/he made him/her look or sound large'

pray : xexnindeyh he or she prayed imperfective paradigm xexnihdeyh xets'axnindeyh xexnindeyh xexnahdeyh xexnedeyh xexaxnindeyh

pregnant : ts'enîin éł nt'eh she is pregnant wugaay xtéełé' a pregnant animal

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