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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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A

a

:
There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English 'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing is meant comes from the context.

abandoned (village)

:
kón' k'ée audio an old, uninhabited village ALSO campsite, empty (house)

abdomen

:
stsǎadl' audio my abdomen
SYN belly

abdominal lining (fat)

:
ch'echąąshǔ' audio fat around moose stomach

about

:
gha audio
yaniidą́'ą gha nuh'éł naxghogdeg audio I am telling you all about long ago

above

:
Tanacross uses the same set of words to refer to above (vertically) and inland (away from water, especially away from the Tanana River). See Directionals.
yandóg audio distant area above, inland, or over there
nandóg nearby area above, inland, or over there
yandóg dashée' teyh tée'ah audio there is a hill above here
shtthíit'aag audio above me

abrasive

:
ch'et-ts'iits audio

accompany

:
mee'u'egtón' audio I am accompanying him or her
nee'u'egtón' audio I am accompanying you, I am on your side
n'éł tihdíił audio I will do that with you

according to

:
gha audio
xutnęy gha sítnih audio according to what he said

accuse

:
SEE blame

accustom

:
SEE used to

ache

:
SEE sick

acquaintance

:
me'ishdęy audio an acquaintance of mine
me'ishdęyh audio  I am acquainted with him or her

across

:
See Directionals.
yandâaz audio area across (distant)
yandaas ts'ęy dhihdah audio I live across the river
yaanáan' across toward (distant)
yaanáan' ts'eyh shíi tihkeeł audio I'm boating across (the river)

act (in a certain way)

:
xúu' xditndeyh audio he always acts that way

active

:
SEE busy

actually

:
xúu' ch'e le' audio
xúu' ch'e lé' díhnęy audio that's actually what I said

Adam's apple (larynx)

:
shchǒl' audio my Adam's apple
SYN voice box, larynx

add

:
wuk'et deetaan audio added on (one on top of another)

addicted

:
More commonly used to refer to 'habit'.
yexnílts'et audio he got addicted to it

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