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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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dry

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The -geyh stem is the most general word for 'dry' and the primary word 'people causing something to dry'.
nelgęyh audio it is dry
ekgęyh audio I am drying it
ts'éhxeh má' éhgęyh audio the woman is drying fish
imperfective paradigmaudio
ekgęyh ts'ehgęyh
įhgęyh ahgęyh
yehgęyh xiyehgęyh

nadeltthayh audio it is drying (clothes, a tent)
ch'ěl' nadeltthayh audio the clothes are drying
tuu natet-tseth audio water dried up, receded, evaporated
xdéeshaak audio the ground is completely dry
dlaat deshaak audio the moss is really dry (crunchy underfoot)
ch'et'ą̌ą deshaag dried out leaves (in autumn)
nah'og xdet-tsets it's drying up outside


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