Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateput away: I put away food xey de'ukah shí' nínekchúut I put away food for the winter wuch'aa yidhihdlah I put it away from him or her (so they won't bother it) |
put on: put on your clothes |
put out (extinguish): put out the fire |
put down:nádíh'ąą I put it down (a compact object such as a box)
nâadih'ąą
nádíkąą
teddh tah kón' daak'ée ts'enh tuu nâadihkîig xde'ishdéyh at night I usually take the water off the stove
nádekchúuth
nîinekchuut I put it back down (piece of food)
nashég' nálághék-'ah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
quill: porcupine quill |
quiet: be quiet! dádháhnęy you guys be quiet! daxdéexeetl it is quiet dadehxeetl she or he is calm, quiet ts'enîin eeteen gha dadehxeetl the baby is sleeping so he or she is being quiet |
quit: I quit chewing tobacco too |
ragged: it (fabric) is ragged, tattered, worn out |
rain: rain chąą tǔ' rain water ehchąą it is raining nah'ôg ehchąą it's raining outside ghįhchąą it was raining tahchąą it will rain chąą ttheg light rain |
rainbow: |
quiver (for arrows): |
rabbit snare: |
raft: |
raisins: LITERALLY 'little berry' |
raise (object): she or he raised it above níyidíi'ąą she or he raised it from below yetálághíhttheyh I raised my hand |
raise (child): he or she rasied him or her (themselves) dechâay nelshąą she raised her grandchild herself |
rare (not fully cooked): the meat is undercooked LITERALLY 'the meat is red' |
rapids (in river): rapidly moving water |
rancid: it is rancid, sour |
raw (not cooked): raw meat |
