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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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above : Tanacross uses the same set of words to refer to above (vertically) and inland (away from water, especially away from the Tanana River). See Directionals. yandóg distant area above, inland, or over there nandóg nearby area above, inland, or over there yandóg dashée' teyh tée'ah there is a hill above here shtthíit'aag above me

accompany : mee'u'egtón' I am accompanying him or her nee'u'egtón' I am accompanying you, I am on your side n'éł tihdíił I will do that with you

according to : gha xutnęy gha sítnih according to what he said

blame : yits'į́' xédadénį́htset she or he blamed him or her yits'į́' xédaxdénį́htset she or her blamed him or her

accuse : SEE blame

used to : mexgheg'ę́ę' I'm accustom to it, used to it

accustom : SEE used to

sick : ehts'iik he is sick imperfective paradigm dhekts'iik ts'ehts'iik dhįhts'iik dhahts'iik ehts'iik xehts'iik ehts'iig éł na'itshah xúu' xditndeyh ts'į́' sitdę́'ę she or he usually comes home sick

acquaintance : me'ishdęy an acquaintance of mine me'ishdęyh  I am acquainted with him or her

ache : SEE sick

busy : xoksaas I'm keeping busy, passing time imperfective paradigm xoksaas ts'axahsaas xųhsaas xahsaas xahsaas xaxahsaas

act (in a certain way) : xúu' xditndeyh he always acts that way

across : See Directionals. yandâaz area across (distant) yandaas ts'ęy dhihdah I live across the river yaanáan' across toward (distant) yaanáan' ts'eyh shíi tihkeeł I'm boating across (the river)

addicted : More commonly used to refer to 'habit'. yexnílts'et he got addicted to it

active : SEE busy

actually : xúu' ch'e le' xúu' ch'e lé' díhnęy  that's actually what I said

larynx : shchǒl' my larynx SYN Adam's apple, voice box

add : wuk'et deetaan added on (one on top of another)

voice box : shchǒl' my voice box SYN Adam's apple, larynx

scold : yédadée'ah she or he is scolding him or her ts'enîin etdzuug gha wunąą yédadée'ah   the mischievous child was scolded by his or her mother

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