Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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shy: it is shy, wary of us (like a fox) |
basin: wash basin |
basket: birch bark basket k'įį tth'áatl baby basket tth'áak ét-tl'uun woven basket |
bashful: she is bashful SYN shy imperfective paradigm
ts'éhxeh gaay unétshąą | ||||||
bat (animal): |
bat (for hitting): SYN club |
beach: SYN shore |
bathe: he is bathing dêech'egtséł I am bathing |
batter: łéets néltsel ektseyh I am making batter |
be: |
club: dechenh xěl' wooden club SYN bat wudzih dé' xéł caribou antler club (hit) dechenh xěl' éł yéhxeł she or he clubbed it with a club xuu'éch'éhtl'eth he clubbed, beat them |
shore: SYN beach menh mâagh lake shore |
beads: nat-tl'êdz nihkón' shiny beads ch'enih'ées I am doing beadwork, sewing with beads imperfective paradigm
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bean: kidney beans LITERALLY 'little kidney' |
bear: bear (general term) shos sęy black bear (Urus americanus) ch'éliitthǒgh' brown bear SYN grizzly bear (Urus arctos ) |
chin: my chin ALSO beak, bill |
bill (bird): it's bill, beak SYN beak ALSO chin |
grizzly bear: (Urus arctos) |
beak: its beak SYN bill ALSO chin |
Bear Creek (Mile 1357 Alaksa Highway):Sht'ey Teyy' Nda' |
