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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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Sears Creek (AK Hwy xng @ Mile 1374)

:
T'ees K'en' Chox Ndiig
Xk'ann' Nda' \de

secret

:
daxtneedhįh'įį audio keep it secret
ch'enǎasheg tah daaninshah audio she or he came into the house secretly, came in unnoticed

seam

:
ch'eką́ą' k'ée audio  seam in sewing

semipalmated plover

:
theen ch'enelzhaay \de (Charadrius semipalmatus)

sell

:
én' tedhihdlah audio  I sold it

seed (in berry)

:
wunihtth'eey'
natnalsheegh seeds

sense

:
wuk'éníghíhthet audio  I sensed its presence

send

:
níníh'ąą audio  I sent it
k'ahdan dą́'ą wuts'į́' níyíníh'ąą audio  I sent it to him or her yesterday

separate

:
ekketl I am separating it
ch'emet ehketl audio he or she is separating the stomach lining
This word is only used for this action.
niłts'edíndlah audio it is separated
niłk'exughihdlah I separated them
łeexetxaan gha niłchedenh níxú'inihdlah audio I separated them because they were fighting

September

:
wunenh ch'et'ą̌ą' dit-tsiig LITERALLY 'month when the leaves turn yellow'

serve

:
wutl'ách'ekchuut audio I served him or her food

seven

:
niłk'etaag wuk'ed audio

sew

:
nâach'enihtl'ú' audio I am sewing
imperfective paradigmaudio
nâach'enihtl'ú' nâats'inetl'ú'
nâach'enintl'ú' nâach'ahtl'ú'
nâach'enetl'ú' nâach'axnetl'ú'

éth íntl'uh audio you are making (sewing) a dipnet
nanihtl'ú'u audio the sewing

shallow

:
texnįhk'ôdl audio water is shallow
nadaxnink'odl audio depression in ground (hole, gully) is shallow, bank (of river) is not steep

shade

:
saa naat'aagh audio shade from the sun

sewing kit

:
t'ahxúdlâay audio

share

:
niłts'i'alsheeyh audio share it
na'aa ts'enh tsets niłts'e'alsheeyh audio share some wood from the pile out there

shallows

:
dees shallows in creek
dees k'et dehłęęyh audio  water flows over shallows

sharp

:
dehk'eyh audio it is sharp
jah seey dehk'eyh audio this is a sharp knife
ts'iit ch'ox dehk'eyh audio porcupine quills are sharp

sharpen

:
nak'á'éhtseyh audio  she or he is sharpening it

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