Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation dateshatter: it shattered, broke to pieces menh k'et łuut łatnaldox the ice on the lake shattered |
shin: my shin |
shine: it (light other than sun) is shining shenįhdzeeyh shine the light on me xesadin'ąą sun is shining |
shavings (wood): |
shave: she or he is shaving (body hair) xa'etnisht'aath I am shaving eksees I am shaving, planning wood kón' yi'éł naduh k'aay gha ch'esees he or she is shaving wood to make wood shavings for the fire |
shock (excl): \de |
sheep: Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) |
Sheep Creek (AK Hwy xng @ Mile 1342): |
short (short distance, length): short (e.g. any plant material, hair) tsets dink'odl shęę t'įh'ęh pick out only short wood nink'odl short (e.g. rope-like objects, mountains) tth'éex nink'odl ts'į́' inxąą make short pieces of sinew xnink'odl short distance (short time) nihkodl dą́ą' short time ago nihk'odl dé' tah in a little while k'á níntthógh not long (temporal) tetth dą́'ą k'á nín tthógh ihté́e' last night I didn't sleep much |
shoulder: my shoulder |
shoulder blade: my shoulder blade |
shoveler (duck):daalemets (Anas clypeata) |
sweep:dihthet I am sweeping it nashog wu'éł jet-thîid éł naxdinthet sweep the floor with the broom ahłet ní'ihthet I am sweeping it into a pile |
show: I am showing it to you shshax meech'axnek-'ęę' I showed him her or her my house |
siblings: my siblings |
shrew: |
shrivel: it shriveled up, became smaller jêg natelts'ųųts the berries shriveled up |
silent: he, she or it is being silent |
side-by-side: next to each other, side by side niłk'eddh náxedéex they are standing side-by-side |
silly: she or he is acting silly, clowning around datnet-ttheey she or he is being funny, telling jokes |
