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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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D

dagger

:
wushųų audio dagger, long knife

damp

:
elsox audio  it is damp, moist

dance

:
ch'edzes audio  a dance
ch'eldzes audio  she or he is dancing
imperfective paradigmaudio
ch'egdzes yits'eldzes
ch'ildzes ch'aldzes
ch'eldzes ch'exeldzes

dancing stick

:
ganhok audio

dangle

:
SEE hang

dark

:
There are two basic words used
xnat-tl'éts audio it is dark
tl'és dark
tl'és shíi dhíhdah audio I am sitting in the dark
natl'esaldox audio it is pitch black
xéł darkness
xéł t'aagh ts'į́' xáatheł audio it getting on toward dark
naghį́hxeetl audio it became dark

daughter

:
Tanacross has different words for referring to a man's daughter or a women's daughter. The word to use is that appropriate for the parent, not the speaker.
shyaats'é'e audio my daughter (woman's)
shtthé'e audio my daughter (man's)

daughter-in-law

:
The same terms are used for grandchildren
shchâay audio women's daughter-in-law
shtthûuy audio man's daughter-in-law

dawn

:
xútgaay audio dawn (it became daylight)

day

:
dzeen audio

day after tomorrow

:
k'ahdâan xú' k'ahdą̂ądé' audio

day before yesterday

:
k'ahdâan xú' k'ahdą́ą' dąą' audio

dead

:
SEE die

deadfall trap

:
dechenh éeł audio

deaf person

:
wudzii kôl audio

deceive

:
SYN fool, cheat, trick
nashtnin'áayh audio he deceived me
nantnih'áayh audio I deceived you

December

:
wunenh nach'ehjedh

deep

:
texninthaat audio water is deep
jan teexdinthaat it (river) is deep here
nadaxninthaat audio depression in ground (hole, gully) is deep
tsaakée nadaxninthaat tsį́' xâaxuntthit audio dig a deep hole
dinchaax audio it is deep
shéth dínchaax audio the snow is deep

definitely

:
łą́'ą ch'e le' audio definitely, actually
łą́'ą ch'e le' sítnih audio he or she definitely said that

delirious

:
wu'éł staxúníntthet audio she or he is delirious LITERALLY 'she or he has lost direction'

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