Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateback (of the body): my back shinxǎan' my upper back SEE spine |
be: |
beetle: |
beg: |
bind: |
blink: light blinks off and on SEE wink |
wink:nelts'ék he is winking negts'ékts'enelts'ék nilts'éknalts'ék nelts'ékxnelts'ékyits'į́' nelts'ék he or she is winking at him or her |
borrow: |
broken: |
build: |
call (name): she or he is calling my name nu'ihsih I am calling your name naa nesheegh, nsts'é xiyusiix? what is that plant called? SEE name |
name (person):shuusí' my name is shuusí' nee'usí' nuusí' nuh'usí' miisí'xu'usí'nts'é nuusi'? what's your name? shtá' Charley miisí' my father's name is Charley mighinsí' his or her name was stsey Charely mighinsí' my grandfather's name was Charley SEE call
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caulk: |
change: |
charred: |
chatter (from the cold): |
shiver: I am shivering (from cold) imperfective paradigm
SEE shake | ||||||
shake: it is shaking SEE shiver imperfective paradigm
nejet ts'enh xadishndiiyh | ||||||
chill: |
chop: I am chopping it (into chunks) imperfective paradigm
nén' íhddheł tsaath xaghúhłêel gha | ||||||
