Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateflesh (a skin): she or he is fleshing it imperfective paradigm
tools used in fleshing náhttheł tool for removing flesh from skin ch'ejeeyh pole that skin is held on while fleshing the skin SEE tan, skin | ||||||
tan (hide): I am tanning it ch'ethéth tátnít-tthogh tanned skin or hide SEE flesh, skin |
skin: my skin ch'ethéth it is hide, pelt, skin ch'ethéth tatnit-tthogh a tanned skin SYN pelt, hide nat'u'ekte' I am skinning it (used only for small animals like a rabbit or muskrat) gah nat'u'ekte' I am skinning a muskrat nat'udhekch'eł I'm skinning it (small animal) by tearing the skin off SEE flesh, tan |
pelt: its pelt SYN hide, skin |
hide (of an animal): a hide SYN skin, pelt |
float (remain on top of water):dataya'aał it is floating (not sinking) ch'achěnn' tadaatiił a tree stump is floating downriver see [downriver] for more examples of 'floating downriver'. |
following: |
food in animal's stomach: SEE rennet |
fragile: |
frequently: |
frighten: she or he is frightening him or her SEE afraid |
front (of house):kón'teg toward or in front of a house or at the doorway of a house |
frostbite: |
froth: |
gag: |
gape: |
gather: |
get: |
glare: |
glide: |
