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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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want

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There are two basic words for 'want'. It is injih to say that you want a material object. Words with -tląą imply an immediate desire for something.
shdéhtląą audio I want, crave it
ldîil shdéhtląą audio  I want tea
ldîil ndéhtląą? audio do you want tea?
meł shdéhtląą audio I am sleepy LITERALLY 'I want sleep'
imperfective paradigmaudio
shdéhtląą needéhtląą
ndéhtląą nuhdéhtląą
yidéhtląą xuudéhtląą


Words with -thenh can imply a less immediate desire for something than words with -tląą.
êy êynihthenh audio I want it
xiy'êyninthenh audio they want it
má' êynihthenh audio  I want fish
imperfective paradigm
êynihthenh êyts'iyininthenh
êyninthenh êynahthenh
êyninthenh êxiyininthenh

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