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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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go

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There are many words used for talking about "coming and going" Words listed here do not specifically refer to the manner or form of transportation.
Dihthâad ts'į́' ghíhhaał audio I'm going (right now) to Mansfield
imperfective paradigm audio
ghihhaał ts'aadéł
ghinhaał ghahdéł
aahaał xaadéł

ch'utkeet shax ts'į́' ts'aadéł audio we are going to the store

perfective paradigm audio
tedhihshah ts'eedeetl
tedhinshah tedhahdeetl
teeshah xteedeetl

Fairbanks ts'į́' téeshah audio she or he went to Fairbanks
tâatétshah audio he went home

fut audio
tihhaał ts'aadeł
tinhaał tahdeł
taahaał xtaadeł

dzeen Fairbanks ts'į́' tíhhaał, tl'âan teddh dé' natihdaał audio today I'm going to go to Fairbanks, then I'll return tonight
tâatihdaał audio I'm going home
natihdaał I'll be leaving here
in forms where 'returning' is implied, the 'h' in the final syllable of this verb changes to 'd'

arrow

:
different kinds of arrows were used for different purposes.
tuuk'á' audio  arrow for waterfowl
ch'edé' tes audio blunt arrow for small game
k'á' audio big game arrow

arrowhead

:
tuuk'á' chiid audio arrowhead for water fowl arrow
ch'edé' tes chiid audio arrowhead for blunt arrow

as for?

:
dú'
nen dú'? audio as for you?

embarrassed

:
uníshshá' audio I'm embarrassed
Also means 'ashamed'
 perfective paradigm audio
uníshshá' ts'unítshá'
unítshá' unatshá'
unítsh1a' xunítshá'

punk (fungus)

:
lts'iis audioALSO ashes birch fungus ashes

ashamed

:
SEE embarrassed

ashes (fire)

:
kón' łědz'

ashes (chew)

:
lts'iis audio birch fungus ashes ALSO punk

aspen

:
t'áath audioALSO cottonwood, poplar

ask

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wudįhket audio ask him/her!
díi gha shúdįhkét audio why did you ask me?
nudekket audio  I ask you
shudįhket audio you ask me
nudehket audio she asks you
ts'udehket audio  we ask her
yudehket audio he asks her

assemble (gather together)

:
niłshíi'álsheeyh audio they (plural objects) are assembled, gathered together
niłshíixatdeetl audio people are gathered together

cottonwood

:
t'áath audio (Populus sp.) cottonwood ALSO aspen, poplar
dahchǔuy' audio fluffy seed of the cottonwood tree (also fireweed seeds)

attach

:
yedeet'eyh audio it is attached (tied) to it

at (toward)

:
ts'į́' audio at (in the direction of)
yits'į́' tsutéh'ah audio he or she pointed at him or her

assist

:
yi'éł dé'ęh audio he is assisting her

at (during)

:
tah audio
teddh tah shę́ę' xunsų́ų gheldzeey ts'eneh'i1ix. audio we can see the moon real well at night.

poplar

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t'áath audio (Populus sp.) ALSO cottonwood, aspen

auger

:
êy éł xghádeldêddh an auger
ch'ed audio snowshoe awl
SYN awl

try

:
me'ekndeyh audio  I am trying it

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