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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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ké' k'eh audio tracks (of an animal)
jâan dendîig ké' k'eh sínt'eh audio these are moose tracks
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éeł k'ée audio
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ch'ekeechěnn' audio top trimming on mukluks
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shehłâad iin audio people of my tribe
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The Tanacross words imply a round trip (to somewhere and then back).
natihhá' audio I am going to take a trip
Seattle natihhá' audio I am going to take a trip to Seattle
Dihthâad natédhihhá' I am going to Mansfield
Dihthâad nâa'eltęyh audio she or he is making trips (back and forth) to Mansfield
Tats'áltęy ts'enh xâanítshah audio he went as far as Tanacross (and then returned)
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xexuntsaath audio there is trouble
xexuntsaath deh ní'edéltęę audio she or he got into trouble
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Only used for four legged animals
sełdehtáak audio it trotted by
łii séłdahtéyh audio the dog is trotting
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nakedelteex audio turn around
niłk'edelteex audio you turn aound!
niłk'edilteyh audio turn around
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łą́'ą' audio
łą́'ą sítdíhnih audio  I am telling the truth
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natnédhékdek audio I turned it off
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wuk'aninek-'ah audio I trust him or her
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wuthǔul' audio
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dzenh tsědz' audio muskrat tunnel
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niłkedédhekchúuth audio I turned it (flat object) over
niłkedédhih'ąą audio I turned it (solid object) over
niłkedédhekchúut audio I turned it (food) over
niłkedédhéktęę audio I turned it (animate being) over
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nekdzeeyh audio  I turned on a light (flashlight, lamp)
kón' nanekdzeeyh audio I turned on the light
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eltsék audio it is twitching
shdǎagh' eltsék my eye is twitching
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tl'ox chinaashéth audio
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łdíikeyh wuk'et audio \de
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taanes audio
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łdíikeyh audio

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