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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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skirt : ch'etl'áh théth

skull : shtthitth'en2nn' my skull

sky : shaa shaa k'et cheltsonh the sky is clear díi yaa k'et nį́h'ęh? What you see in the sky?

slam : łdatneninsheł she or he slammed the door łdach'etneninsheł she or he slammed it shut

skip (motion) : yajehchék she or he is skipping (like skipping rope)

skipping rocks : tedhek-k'eeyh I am skipping it (rocks across the water) tthee ts'ehk'eeyh  we are skipping rocks

slave : eldaax a slave, drudge

slant : naxk'ą́ąy tah di'ee'ąą it is slanted nak'ą́ąy ts'į́' dídétaan a tree is slanted k'ą́ąy ts'į́' táxk'éghíh'ąą I put it in slanted, sideways

sled : xetl sled, especially modern sled with a raised basket łii xědl' ghá' ch'e jah níníhshaay I got here by dogsled meth toboggan style sled Parts of a sled xetl théth sled cover xetl keetl'aad sled runner xeth daamaath brushbow xetl tį́į' sled handlebars xetl dzaad' sled stanchion kexnats'éł sled brake (the brake anchored to the sled)

sleet : ch'et-suux

sleep : Three different Tanacross words are used when talking about 'sleep'. One refers to sleep as a thing, while two others words refer to sleep as an event. meł shdehtląą I am sleepy meł ndehtląą? are you sleepy? xaameł yįhtęę she or he fell asleep shch'aa meł delneyh I couldn't fall asleep Different action words are used for talking about one or more than one person. eetęę she or he is sleeping xehteets they're sleeping imperfective paradigm dhihtęę ts'ehteets dhintęę dhahteets eetęę xehteets perfective paradigm ghihté' ts'įhteets ghinté' ghahteets ghinté' xghįhteets xunsųų ghihté' I slept well shíi nehté' he or she slept deeply xeelach'uhté' he or she overslept tneetęę she or he is going to sleep

slippery : xultlet it (area) is slippery nah'og xúltlet  it's slippery outside

slowly : xá' tah slowly xá' tah xninhéeyh talk slowly xá' tah aahaał he or she is walking slowly

slide : xda'eljeyh he or she is sliding down ts'inkeey iin xetl shíi xdáxghéljeyh  children were sliding down in a sled (repeatedly).

slip : łuut k'et keech'édhekjaak I slipped on the ice tl'uuł mintl'á' ts'enh xanat-ts'eth rope slipped out of his or her hand

slope : teyh k'iig  slope of a hill

slurp : nach'egts'eex I'm slurping

slimy : ch'etl'ěey'  something slimy łuug tl'ěey'  fish slime

smash : xatnekxotl  I smashed it

smear : yinech'aak  she or he smeared him or her (with mud, jelly, googy stuff)

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