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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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swallow (bird)

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kets'iht'ón' audio swallow (general term)
kets'iht'ón' shax swallow nest
jahnęy barnhouse swallow

swallow

:
ch'etédhekndék audio I swallowed it
tédhegtéts audio I swallowed it
negt'ų́ų' audio I swallowed something stringy
gah tsǐig' nilt'ų́ų' audio you swallowed macaroni

swan

:
taagos audio trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)

swap

:
SEE trade

sweeper (in creek or river)

:
maałii audio

sweet

:
Also means 'tasty' in general
elkęęy audio sweet, tasty
jêg elkęyh audio blueberries are tasty, sweet

swell

:
ilshúutl audio it is swollen
wudǎagh' tsetl ilshúutl audio she or he has a swollen black eye
iltúuts audio it is swollen, bruised

swift

:
tanint'eyh audio the water is swift
SEE fast

wade

:
tadaahaał audio he is wading
imperfective paradigm
tadihhaał tadzaadéł
tadinhaaL tadahde1L
tadaahaaL taxdaade1L

taadetmeek audio she or he is wading in and out of the water

swim

:
Words ending in -meeL refer to movement across from one point to another. Words ending in -'ok refer to floating or swimming in one place.
aameeł audio he is swimming
imperfective paradigm
ghihmeeł ts'aameeł
ghinmeeł ghahmeeł
aameeł xaameeł

natetmeek audio he or she swam
taats'el'ok audio we are swimming audio
dzenh aameeł audio a muskrat is swimming
tsá' natel'ok audio beavers are swimming
łuug natel'ok audio fish are swimming
SEE wade

tail

:
wuché' audio it's tail

table

:
k'ech'ii'âadl audio

swing

:
dahmíił audio baby swing
egmíił audio I am swinging

take

:
udhihdiik audio I took it
na'údhíhdiik audio I took it back
į́hchuut audio take it!, grab it!
xaghihdlah audio I took them out
k'áhmén dá'a dahtsaa ts'enh shíi xághíhdlah audio this morning I took some food from the cache
xats'ełeeyh audio we're taking them out

talk

:
xunhéeyh audio she or he is talking
SYN speak
imperfective paradigm audio
xnihhéeyh ts'axunhéeyh
xninhéeyh xahhéeyh
xunhéeyh xaxunhéeyh

shdéedz sts'į́' xúnheeyh audio my younger sister is talking to me
tthaxdelxos audio they're talking among each other
nah'ôg menh k'et ts'į́' dets'ên tthadelxos audio outside on the lake dcks are talking, making noise
tthaxdelxoz chíh naxudishtth'íik audio I hear talking them every now and them

take it

:
Said when handing something to someone
ná' audio

tallow (rendered fat)

:
ch'echáadz' audio

tall

:
The usual way to refer to a tall person is with the word for 'big'. Other tall things can referred to with the word for 'big; or 'long'.
ncháax audio it is tall, big
dendeh nchâagh audio tall, big person
ndéeth audio it is tall, long
ts'ôgh dinděedh audio a long, tall tree

tangle

:
stáxánét-tth'aax audio rope, sinew, hair is tangled up
netthiixá' deh stáxánét-tth'aax audio your hair is tangled up
niłtanet-tth'aagh audio something tangled
shtthiixá' niłtanet-tth'ek audio my hair is tangled, messy
niłtahnetjįįth audio it is really tangled
stáxánétxots audio brush or trees are tangled up

tarp

:
teet'ey audio

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