Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateblueberry: berries in general, but usually referring to blueberries nit-sį́į' ripe blueberries ch'inłuut unripe (green) blueberries ALSO hail ch'indą̌ąy' flower of blueberry (that grows into berry) |
hail: ALSO blueberry (unripe berry) ch'inłuut e'ehchąą it is hailing |
bluff: SYN cliff |
cliff: a steep river bank or a sharp drop-off in the mountains sų́'ų dzendaax ghultthiid don't fall off the cliff SYN bluff xdáag edge of a cliff xdáag dídhíndah sit by the edge of the cliff |
body: his or her whole body ALSO spirit ch'ethěeg' dead body SYN corpse ssék my torso, upper body |
bog: SYN swamp |
swamp: swamp, muskeg, area of soft ground SYN bog |
book: ALSO paper |
paper: ALSO book |
border: border or edge (of something) wumâagh nanettl'uun sínt'eh it is sown along the edges ALSO edge |
edge: menh mâagh ło'aahaał he's walking along the edge of the lake ALSO border |
bottom: it's bottom ALSO sole shkentsįįth keetl'aa the bottom of my moccasin |
box: ALSO casket, coffin |
casket: SYN coffin ALSO box |
coffin: SYN casket ALSO box |
boyfriend: my boy or girlfriend LITERALLY 'the one I usually go around with' ALSO girlfriend |
girlfriend: my girlfriend, boyfriend, companion LITERALLY 'the one I usually go around with' ALSO boyfriend |
bridge: ALSO fish weir yaanâan xtsiil kenin'ah a bridge crosses the water |
broth: SYN soup |
soup: SYN broth |
