Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation datescarce: it is scarce sheen dą́'ą jêg nintsîin ts'į́' k'á jêg néktsí́il this past summer berries were scarce so I didn't pick berries SEE few |
spit: spit, saliva SYN saliva tédhihséek I spat tinsaax you are spitting |
saliva: SYN spit |
rudder: boat rudder ALSO paddle |
round: it is round ch'exěez' round, spherical object ALSO egg ch'elmaath it is round, circular |
rotate: |
stone: SYN rock |
rock: SYN stone tthee dzǒnn' rock outcrop, tor Kinds of rocks tthee ch'ithogh slate or shale ttheetsą́ą' copper mehts'eyh flint, obsidian |
thief: SYN robber |
robber: SYN thief |
rob: |
roast: |
river:tth'iitú' major river (usually refers to the Tanana River) meth river bank taacheeg mouth of a river |
rip: |
return:na'itshah she or he is returning, just now came back imperfective paradigm
xâanitshah | ||||||
reside: |
repair: |
release: I released it, let it go, stopped doing it yedindíik she or he released it, let it go yaniidą́'ą tah lesgih chih edihndíik long ago I also stopped chewing tobacco SEE quit |
relax: |
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