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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman

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read : tách'údegsí' I am reading

ready : sudektthenh I have it ready u'egshųų I am ready, prepared to act u'ekshųų I have it ready, prepared shk'áa' u'ekshųų I have my gun ready súxúkłeex I am getting ready for an event dzeen chox ts'į́' xátthel gha súxúkłeex Christmas is coming so I am getting ready

realize : wuk'anegndíik I realized it

really : łą́'ą łą́'ą ch'e le' it really is so łą́'ą sitdíhnih I am really telling you the truth łą'ą lah diinęy do you really mean it? łą́'ą́́ really? łoot'êe' really, very nah'ôg łoot'êe' xunsųų it is really nice outside

rear : nandîidz SYN behind

recall : SEE remember

recede : tuu natet-tseth water dried up, receded, evaporated

receive : shaa nindéek I received it maa yínindéek she or he received it

recently : xnihk'ôdl dą́'ą recently, not very long ago xnihk'ôdl dą́'ą ghįhchąą  recently it rained

recline : xét'anédhégtęę  I am leaning against something (while sitting or standing)

recognize : SEE remember

record : niłk'édajełeeyh  she or he is recording

rectum : shtthel my rectum SYN anus

red : delt'el the red one delt'eł it is red ntl'ét delt'eł cranberries are red

redpoll : dįįts ney

reflection : ch'eshǐig' ALSO ghost, photograph tuu shíi t'êey deshǐig' neh'ęh even on the surface of the water she or he sees her or his reflection

refuse : éna' medíhnih I refused it, told him no wuts'į́' tnin'en you refuse it, leave it alone

region : SEE area

regularly : xdiitndeyh dihthâad na'eltęy xdiitndeyh  she or he regularly goes to Mansfield

related : niłts'udelken we are related to each other wude'egken  I am related to him/her

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