Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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spine: my spine shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN backbone |
backbone: my backbone shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN spine |
back (direction): toward the back k'éetah back to where it was yaandíi k'éetah nîi'itshah he, she or it went back to where he was. |
backwards: chenent'aagh ts'į́' áahaał he or she is walking backwards |
bad breath (halitosis): he has bad breath |
bad: bad, poor quality łâan éł t'êey ts'antleeg ts'į́' éltsįį it is poorly made ts'axuntleeg it's bad, not safe, be on the lookout tęy ts'axuntleeg the road is bad tidaxghintthet a situation, place turned bad, is not normal tidaxdintthet a situation, place is bad |
bad mood: she or he is in a very bad mood miiní' shíi tnáalttthet she or he is in a very bad mood |
bag: old time women's skin bag for holding tools saak a bag, sack ssǎag' my bag |
bale (fish): I am baling fish |
bald: ch'etey wutthí' kedz xúnłęę the old man is bald wutthí' xághíntleek he went bald, lost his hair LITERALLY 'his hair wore out' |
ball: ch'uxeel old time willow ball |
bandana: SYN handkerchief |
bandage: it is bandaged, wrapped LITERALLY 'something is tied up' |
bank (of land): river bank meth níideex the bank is crumbling |
bannock: SYN frybread |
frybread: SYN bannock |
handkerchief: SYN bandana |
barefoot: nah'ôg kentsįįth ehdenh natedaak she or he is outside walking barefoot |
bark (of tree): tree bark ch'elaht'ûudz outer bark ch'elahts'eyh shax old time bark house |
bark (dog): it is barking łii iin xehttheh the dogs are barking ch'ée'aldíik it is giving a warning bark naxáh'enh it bark, senses something out of the ordinary. |
