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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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crane : deeł SYN sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

sandhill crane : deeł SYN crane (Grus canadensis)

crippled : ts'idint'eh a crippled person shaatth crippled shaatth nłęę he is crippled, handicapped, hobbled by old injury SYN handicapped

handicapped : ts'idint'eh handicapped person, animal sháath handicapped, hobbled by old injury shaath nłęę he is handicapped SYN crippled

crow : taatsą́ą' SYN raven (Corvus corax)

raven : taatsą́ą' SYN crow (Corvus corax)

daughter-in-law : The same terms are used for grandchildren shchâay women's daughter-in-law shtthûuy man's daughter-in-law

deceive : SYN fool, cheat, trick nashtnin'áayh he deceived me nantnih'áayh I deceived you

dishpan : ts'íitsiy tth'áak ALSO pot

pot : ts'íitsiy tth'áak ALSO dishpan

dissolve : The same Tanacross word is used for 'melt' ta'udeełet it dissolved, melted łuut shthaa ta'udeełet the ice dissolved in my mouth

melt : There are several words used to refer to melting ice or snow. See 'thaw' for more examples ta'udeełet it (ice) is melting, thawing na'elxęę shétth na'elxęę the snow is melting tuu gha shétth na'ekxęę' I am melting snow for water

ditch : xosk'ée ditch ALSO hole, pit SYN gully xosk'ée xu'éddh éł xu'althet she or he stepped in the ditch and fell down

gully : xosk'ée ALSO pit, hole SYN ditch

pit : xosk'ée a hole in the ground SYN hole ALSO ditch, gully

hole : tsaak'ée hole in the ground xosk'ée shallow hole in the ground ALSO ditch, gully SYN pit xdú' a hole in something

don't : sų́'ų sų́'ų Tok ts'į́' tunsha'a don't go to Tok éna' sų́'ų xu'duu ni'ih no, don't say that! éna' sų́'ų xu'dighundę'ę no, don't do that! ALSO no

no : This word can mean 'stop it', 'no', 'don't do that', but is not used in answer to a question. éna' éna' dedíhnih I said 'no' nudehket dé' k'á éna' díndí́il if he asks you, you can't say 'no' ALSO don't, stop SEE not

dry meat : shí' gęyh SYN jerky

jerky : shí' gęyh SYN dry meat

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