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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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inexpensive (cheap) : diitl'og something inexpensive SYN cheap łéegęyh diitlog gha ndlâan ughihkét I bought a lot of crackers because they are inexpensive

chinook wind : tsaał SYN wind

clam : tl'aas lake clam Commonly found in Mansfield Creek. ALSO snail SYN mussel

snail : tl'aas ALSO clam, mussel

clay : łéech'aak ALSO mud

mud : łéech'aak mud nah'ôg łéech'aak xúnłęę it's muddy outside łéech'aak na'alják there was a mud slide LITERALLY 'mud slid down' ALSO clay łeet'ot mud, quicksand ALSO quicksand

clever : xunshąą clever naagêddh xunshąą foxes are clever ALSO wise

wise : xunshąą he is wise ALSO clever ndaxdinshaan sínt'eh that is a wise person

coat : eek a coat ALSO dress, shirt eek nádédhégshah I'm wearing a coat xey eek winter coat, parka dąą eek old time fur coat

dress : eek dress ALSO coat, shirt ts'éhxeey iin eek naxdelshax, tl'âan dendeey iin dú' ch'ehtle1' shi1i xdel'i1itth women wear dresses, but men wear pants na'ishtl'uh I am getting dressed imperfective paradigm na'ishtl'uh nats'et-tl'uh na'it-tl'uh na'at-tl'uh na'et-tl'uh naxet-tl'uh naghut-tl'uh de'! get dressed!

cobweb : kelahdzeey gǎal' SYN spider web

spider : kelahdzeey spider kelahdzeey gǎal' spider web SYN cobweb

cone (spruce) : ch'elahdzol SYN spruce cone, pine cone

spruce : ts'ôgh general term ts'ôgh tl'eg white spruce, young straight spruce taatthaayh black spruce ch'elaats'eyh bark éł spruce boughs tth'êy dry spruce twigs or branches ch'elahdzol spruce cone SYN cone éł géddh' needle of spruce tree xeyh spruce root ts'ôgh dehtsel green spruce tatníitthôgh rotten spruce

pine cones : ch'elahdzôl SYN spruce cones

cook : Tanacross has several words referring to how food is cooked, but no word that is just a general term for "heating" food. Instead, the word for 'boil' is used as the general term. ch'įhmeets! cook something! díi ch'e įhmeedz? what are you cooking? yehmeets she or he is boiling it yeht'éeth she or he is frying, roasting it

cousin : shtlęę my cousin ALSO friend

friend : shtlęę my friend ALSO cousin

cracker : łéegęyh SYN pilot bread

pilot bread : łéegęyh SYN cracker

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