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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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rub : yeshes she or he is rubbing it

run away : sta'ilthet he, she or it ran away

rumble : nahten xunheeyh thunder is rumbling

run : Different words are used for people running versus animals running versus fish running. ghegttheł I'm running imperfective paradigm ghegttheł ts'alttheł ghilttheł ghalttheł alttheł xalttheł atdetth it (animal) is running imperfective paradigm - - - - atdetth xatdetth łii gaay nah'og xa'atdetth the puppy is running around outside łuug teełeek fish are running (refers to group movement of fish)

sad : ts'axokdęyh I feel sad dzeen uudíh díigha lé'e ts'axokdęy   for some reason all day I felt sad.

run out (use up, consume) : wuk'ét'áxdálneyh it ran out, is all used up neetsědz' k'ét'áxdálneyh our firewood is used up

rush : sh'éł xáttlet I am rushed yits'į́' tét-tets he or she rushed at him or her

rust : ts'íitsiiy wu'at-tl'iidz rusted metal wughatl'iits it is rusty

Salcha : Sahcheeg

same : niłk'enel'ąą same amount niłk'exnel'ąą ts'į́' xútl'ach'ųhchuut dé'  give them the same amount of food.

salmonberry : nkáatl (Rubus chamemorous)

salmon : Salmon do not run in any significant numbers in the immediate Tanacross area. łuug delt'el sockeye salmon literally 'red fish' łuug chox king salmon literally 'big fish'

sandbar : thaayh téeł

salt : lsel

saltshaker : lsel tiił

Sam Creek : Taak'etth Ndiig Sam Creek on the south side of the Tanana River Sha' Theeg Ndiig Sam Creek that flows into Sam Lake from the northwest Official USGS name is Sand Creek.

Sam Lake : Ch'inchedl Měnn' Official USGS name is Sand Lake

saw : ch'itl'ęy'  handsaw tsets intl'ęyh saw the firewood

sane : xunsųų nanich'etthet she or he is sane, rational

sap (birch) : k'įįł birch sap sheen tah shę́ę' k'įįł xołeex  they only collect birch sap during the summer

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