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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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babiche : xeyh ALSO spruce roots SYN rawhide stripes ch'enxet thin snowshoe webbing

baby : ts'enîin gaay SYN infant ch'egaay baby animal

baby basket : k'įį tth'áatl

baby strap : ts'enîin tl'ǔul'

bachelor : wu'aat kôl

back (direction) : yaandíi toward the back k'éetah back to where it was yaandíi k'éetah nîi'itshah he, she or it went back to where he was.

back (of the body) : shnén' my back shinxǎan' my upper back SEE spine

backbone : shinchenn' my backbone shnehts'ųų my spinal cord SYN spine

backwards : chenent'aagh chenent'aagh ts'į́' áahaał  he or she is walking backwards

bad : ts'antleeg bad, poor quality łâan éł t'êey ts'antleeg ts'į́' éltsįį it is poorly made ts'axuntleeg it's bad, not safe, be on the lookout tęy ts'axuntleeg the road is bad tidaxghintthet a situation, place turned bad, is not normal tidaxdintthet a situation, place is bad

bad breath (halitosis) : wutaatthį́į' he has bad breath

bad mood : ts'ant'êey wushíi tnáaltthet she or he is in a very bad mood miiní' shíi tnáalttthet  she or he is in a very bad mood

bag : ttheł théth old time women's skin bag for holding tools saak a bag, sack ssǎag'  my bag

bald : tthí' kedz ch'etey wutthí' kedz xúnłęę the old man is bald wutthí' xághíntleek he went bald, lost his hair LITERALLY 'his hair wore out'

bale (fish) : ihtsoł  I am baling fish

ball : ch'ukêg ch'uxeel  old time willow ball

bandage : wuk'éch'údet-tl'ûun  it is bandaged, wrapped LITERALLY 'something is tied up'

bandana : k'onit'êey SYN handkerchief

bank (of land) : meth  river bank meth níideex  the bank is crumbling

bannock : łéets éet'eey SYN frybread

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