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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
Copyright © 2006 Alaska Native Language Center. The materials on this site, including Tanacross language transcriptions and audio recordings are intended for educational and reference purposes only. Commmercial use is strictly prohibited. Reproduction for non-profit educational purposes is permitted, provided appropriate citation is included. See complete terms of use. Please direct questions and comments to gary.holton@uaf.edu.


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carry

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Tanacross uses different words depending on the type of thing that is being carried or if more than one things is being carried. See Classificatory Verbs.
ghih'aał audio I am carrying it (compact object)
imperfective paradigmaudio
ghih'aał ts'aa'aał
ghin'aał ghah'aał
yaa'aał xiyaa'aał

ghihtiił audio I'm carrying it (sticklike object)

imperfective paradigmaudio
ghihtiił ts'aatiił
ghintiił ghahtiił
yaatiił xiyaatiił

ghekcheth audio I am carrying it (fabric, flexible object)

imperfective paradigmaudio
ghekcheth ts'aacheth
ghįhcheth ghahcheth
yaacheth xiyaacheth

ghihkaał audio I am carrying it (something in container)

imperfective paradigmaudio
ghihkaał ts'aakaał
ghinkaał ghahkaał
yaakaal xiyaakaał

ghekteeł audio I am carrying it (animate object)
ghihłeeł audio I am carrying them (multiple objects)

imperfective paradigmaudio
ghihłeeł ts'aałeeł
ghinłeeł ghahłeeł
yaałeel xiyaałeeł

k'á' ghíhtiił audio I'm carrying a gun
dayiníhtęę audio he carried him in (living)
k'á' chíh naxtelshíik audio they also carry guns
nâynettl'ú'u natełeek audio she is carry around her sewing
tuu na'atkaał audio he's packing water


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