Tanacross: Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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alike

k'eh

alike, similar
niłk'eh similar to each other
niłk'eh eltsįį

they look alike

moss

dlaat

ALSO algae

alert (aware)

súu' dáhthenh

be on alert, be ready for the unexpected

algae

dlaat

ALSO moss
"Moss" is the more usual meaning of "dlaat"

alder

k'ets

alder
k'aaz tsets

dry alder or willow branches

alive

xondéyh

she or he is alive
SYN live

all (objects)

xunelt'eey

all
xunelt'êey iin ech'įh'aał

you feed all of those people
xuts'enelt'eh

all of us
xunts'enelt'eh ts'į́' n'éł nayits'aa'áał

we all will eat with you

all (time)

dzeen uudíh

all day
dzeen uudíh nts'é t'índę'ę?

what do you do all day?
neexon dú' teddh uudíh ts'ahteets.

as for us, we sleep all night.

almost

k'áhjîil

k'áhjiîl t'êey koth t'íshíłáak

I almost caught a cold again.

only

shę́ę'

êy shę́ę'

only that
êy shę́ę' unindiih

take only that one
ts'éhłêg shę́ę'

only one
sąąy

dendeh sąąy xúnłęę

there are only men around

alone

shę́ę'

alone
SEE only
shih shę́ę'

I am alone
dishę́ę' éedah

she or he lives alone
kón' k'ée éedah

someone home alone

alongside

k'eddh

besides, next to
shk'eddh didhindah

sit beside me
SYN beside
shax k'eddh saa t'âagh didhindah

sit in the shade next to the house

beside

k'eddh

next to, besides
menh k'eddh łóoghihhaał

I am walking around beside the lake.
dóo iin nk'eddh dixdéltth'ih?

who all is sitting next to you?
SYN alongside

also

chíh

SYN too
díi chíh nį́h'ęh?

what else do you see?
díi chíh eyninthenh?

what else do you want?
k'á' chíh natelshíik

chích'ah

too, also
ishndah deh chích'ah dendeey iin ehts'iik

people are sick at my workplace too
êy chíh chích'ah le' that one too

enough

k'ôd

ALSO already
k'ôd xúu' shęę'

that is enough

already

k'ôd

ALSO enough
k'ôd xúu' shęę'

enough already!

is

There are two separate words that translate as 'is, am, are' in English.
t'iht'eh

I am
The words that ends with -t'eh generally have a meaning of 'something equals' or 'same as'. These are the most general of the 'is' words and can be used when talking about physical objects or abstract concepts.
imperfective paradigm

t'iht'eh	ts'int'eh
t'int'eh	t'aht'eh
nt'eh	xint'eh

nts'é t'ínt'eh? how are you?
sínt'eh it is (any single object, person, animal)
êy eek sínt'eh that is a shirt
sínánt'eh they are (plural objects)
êy eek sínánt'eh those are shirts
síxúnt'eh it is (abstract concept, area or weather)
xey síxúnt'eh it is winter
ihłęę I am
The words that ends in -łęę generally have the meaning of 'something exists' or 'something is so' and often refer to concepts rather than physical objects.

imperfective paradigm

ihłęę	ts'inłęę
inłęę	ahłęę
nłęę	xinłęę

ndée xt'een inłęę? where (what area) are you from?
xúnłęę it is (abstract concept, area or weather)
sheen xúnłęę it is summer
Note that in Tanacross no form of 'is' is used when talking about activities happening right now. For example, English he is hunting, Tanacross na'eLs_eex, there is no Tanacross word meaning 'is'.

although

SEE though

always

shée'

etndah shę́ę'

she or he is always working
nt'o
nt'o xúu' dínt'êey sínt'eh

it's always like that

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