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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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go

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There are many words used for talking about "coming and going" Words listed here do not specifically refer to the manner or form of transportation.
Dihthâad ts'į́' ghíhhaał audio I'm going (right now) to Mansfield
imperfective paradigm audio
ghihhaał ts'aadéł
ghinhaał ghahdéł
aahaał xaadéł

ch'utkeet shax ts'į́' ts'aadéł audio we are going to the store

perfective paradigm audio
tedhihshah ts'eedeetl
tedhinshah tedhahdeetl
teeshah xteedeetl

Fairbanks ts'į́' téeshah audio she or he went to Fairbanks
tâatétshah audio he went home

fut audio
tihhaał ts'aadeł
tinhaał tahdeł
taahaał xtaadeł

dzeen Fairbanks ts'į́' tíhhaał, tl'âan teddh dé' natihdaał audio today I'm going to go to Fairbanks, then I'll return tonight
tâatihdaał audio I'm going home
natihdaał I'll be leaving here
in forms where 'returning' is implied, the 'h' in the final syllable of this verb changes to 'd'


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