Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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| By creation datesmile: he's smiling
shee' t'eey tsąąxiyinįhthenh | ||||||
small:tsûug tsúugaay éł nûun gaay éł eldíił marten eat birds and small animals díi gaay ch'e t'ih'en! what a small amount! ntsûudl it is small teltsedz ntsûudl mice are small |
smoke: smoke wushax ts'enh łet xadetjut smoke is coming out of the house jehłet he or she is smoking a skin (part of tanning processes) jehk'én' he's smoking a cigarette łet nadalt'enh it is smokey (for example from forest fires) |
slushy: it is slushy shétth nitdzeex snow is slushy |
smoking pipe: |
smolder: it is smoldering tth'êy ch'aa łet detjut the smoldering fire keeps moquitoes away natnét-tthet fire is smoldering |
smoke hole: |
snap:nah'óg ts'enh k'ę́y' k'edínshiidz shtl'adintiiyh give me a willow branch that you snapped off outside |
smokehouse: LITERALLY 'dry fish house' |
smooth: he or she made it smooth This refers to using a tool to smooth the surface of something solid like wood. |
snag: it is snagged, stuck, hung up on something sax dałųų'delneyh my gaff hook is snagged |
snare: snare míił caribou snare xok spring type snare for rabbits tixxod xoł snare barricade (used esp. for rabbits) gaał k'ée area that snares are set yiłųų' he or she snared it
gah eełų́ų' | ||||||
snipe (bird): common snipe |
sneeze:suu' el'ęh he or she sneezed |
sneak around: she or he is sneaking around nach'etneg'iik I am sneaking around |
snout (animal's nose): its snout |
snore: she or he is snoring
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sniff: it is sniffing something |
snow:shétth snow (on ground) ch'inseex slushy snow dahshêddh snow on trees ched top layer of deep snow ttheeyh coarse bottom snow (good for melting for water) ch'et-suux snow grains, ice pellets ch'ets'į́' dahkég snow drift ch'udaaméet snow-free spot xłuu ice crust on snow words about 'snow the event' follow: ehsháatth it is snowing xunchaagh t'êey ehsháatth it's snowing really hard ghįhsháatth it snowed téhshatth it is starting to snow xá'xuh ehsháatth snow flurry tęy k'et det-ts'iik snow is blowing on the trail |
snowbird:xgeek snowbird (Plectrophenax nivalis) wugaał sęy black snow bunting |
