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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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tie

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Tanacross has several different words to refer to "tie"
dineltl'ųų audio it is tied (up)
shłǐig' dínéltl'ųų audio my dog is tied up
ch'êl wuk'ech'udet-tl'uun dahtsaa shíi éedlah audio a bundle of clothes (tied together) are in the cache
mech'edhekcheth audio I tied something to it, tied it up
tl'uuł dinekcheth audio I tied a rope
mech'elcheth audio it is tied together
mech'edhektsón' audio I bound something to it, tied it tightly
dineltsón' audio it is bound, tied tightly
tl'uuł dineltsón' audio the rope is tied tightly
dinedhekshaas audio I tied it quickly, not carefully
diynehshaas audio he or she tied it quickly

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