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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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thank you : tsín'ęę thank you tsíná'ęę thank you very much

them : SEE they

there : naa naa nínínłeeyh   put it there!

that : êy that êy łáan t'ádu'níi'i? do you mean to say that? nâan that one xúu' that way, like that xúu' díinii he said it like that

the : There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English 'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing is meant comes from the context.

they : A separate word for "they" or "them" is only used for emphasis or in set phrases, since who or what is involved is a necessary of the verb. A separate phrase can be used to point out or emphasize 'those particular people'. nâan iin they, those people nâan iin xúu' xenih? did they say that?

these : jahdûug jahdûug nats'enuhtseyh  let's gather these

thigh : shxothchěnn' my thigh, upper leg sts'ahtthį́į' my thigh muscle

thick : detkét it is thick ts'ěd' detkêd a thick blanket k'od ch'e łuut detkét the ice is already thick wudzih théth det-łon tl'âan dendîig théth detke1t caribou skin is thin and moose skin is thick

thin : dzet-t'áan it is thin, almost transparent gah théth ch'e dzet-t'áan rabbit skin is thin det-łon it is thin tadet-łon it is very thin dzet-łon it is thin, flimsy nah'ôg neethel gha eek dzet-łon shę́ę' nadelsh_ah it is warm outside so I am just wearing a thin shirt. nelgęyh he, she or it is thin, skinny LITERALLY 'dried out'

think : menaních'ekthét  I am thinking about it yik'eh naních'ethét   he thinks like him

this : jâan this one jâan dóo ch'e nt'eey?  who is this?

thorn : xos

those : naxûuy those here naxûuy ch'íh nanįhtseyh you gather those too nandûug those over there nandûug ch'íh nanįhtseyh gather those back there too nah'áa those way over there

through : wuxandú' through it nduu xandú' ts'énindéetl  we came through the forest

thirsty : tuu shdéhtlą́ą I am thirsty LITERALLY 'I crave water' shdá' déníngęyh I am thirsty LITERALLY 'my throat is dry'

threaten : SEE frighten

three : taag nah'ôg dendîig taag iin ah'és  three moose walked by outside

throw : Different words are used depending on what is being thrown. tthetdįhthiiyh you throw it (compact object like a rock) xełtédhékkeyh I threw a stick k'á' wuts'į́' tédhékxeł I threw him or her a gun tthetehdlah he threw them (multiple small objects) itédhéktl'iit I threw them (multiple small objects) tédhékdeetl I threw it (larger multiple objects) tsets xúh ts'į́' dédhékdeetl I threw the wood down there tsets nadį́hdeetl he threw the wood down

thud : xejetdón' xejetdón' dé'íhtth'ek   I heard a thud

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