Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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form: it formed into that shape |
fortunate: she or he was fortunate, lucked out shaa nítjélnęyh I was fortunate |
Fortymile River: |
forward: tth'iinděddh' áahaał she or he is walking forward |
four: |
fox: red fox naageddh sęy black fox wumét ts'edet-sęy cross fox (Vulpes fulva) |
foxtail (plant): LITERALLY 'dog's tail' |
fragile: |
freeze: it is frozen menh neltenh the lake is frozen xtét-tenh it is starting to freeze shintsįį et-tenh my nose is frozen, has frostbite nelts'į́į' it is frozen solid shí' nelts'į́į'i frozen meat shí' nelts'į́į' the meat is frozen solid |
frequently: |
fresh: it is fresh |
friend: my friend ALSO cousin |
friendly: she or he is a friendly person |
frighten: she or he is frightening him or her SEE afraid |
fringe: ch'etheth nat-'êl fringe on clothing, boots ch'eníhtthek I am cutting fringe (cutting strips of hide) |
frog: wood frog (Rana sylvatica) |
frogberry: SYN nagoonberry (Rubus arcticus) |
from: deshax ts'enh ninshah he came from his house neets'enh from us |
front: in front shnandeddh in front of me neenandeddh k'étl'adíidaay k'et didhindah you are sitting on a chair in front of us |
front (of house):kón'teg toward or in front of a house or at the doorway of a house |
