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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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each other : nił'éł nił'éł nats'exaldek  we're telling each other stories

eagle : tuud bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) ch'eshǎan' golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Eagle (village) : Ttheet'oodlęy \de

Eagle Trail : łaateth Tęy LITERALLY 'pass trail'

ear : sdzǎagh'  my ear sdzii my inner ear dziit'úudz ear wax

earache : wudzíi' xuhts'iik  she or he has an earache

early : saachąą early in the morning k'á tthée' xtíithé́d ts'į́' t'êey na'itshah he or she returned early

earring : dzaatl'ǔul'

earthquake : nén' étndah

easy : shée' k'et'êey  easily gah sh_ée' t'êey neljíit  rabbits are easily frightened shée' k'et'êey maa xúltsįį  nothing bothers him

eat : nach'ih'áał I am eating imperfective paradigm nach'ih'áał nayits'e'áał nach'in'áał nach'ah'áał nach'e'áał nach'exen'áał łuug ih'áał I am eating fish perfective paradigm nach'ih'áatl nayts'in'áatl nach'in'áatl nach'ah'áatl nach'in'áatl nach'axghin'áatl tthadegnęyh I am eating fast ch'eldiił he, she, it is eating, browsing wudzih ch'inshǔ' eldiił the caribou are eating moss jêg ts'eneldiił we are eating berries

echo : wudadehshiig an echo

eclipse (solar) : tadasaaghin'ąą LITERALLY 'the sun came up the wrong way'

eddy : ok an eddy in water SYN whirlpool

edge : mâagh menh mâagh ło'aahaał he's walking along the edge of the lake ALSO border

egg : ch'exěez' an egg ch'et'ox shíi súus xěez' xúnłęę  there are robin eggs in the nest ch'exeestthǐig' egg yolk ch'exeestth'ěn'  eggshell

eight : niłk'eden

elastic (stretchy) : neduuth it is stretchy, elastic shmǎad' ghendah neduudh nenintl'ųų  she sewed elastic around my sleeve

elbow : sts'és my elbow xets'és'údék-'ąą   I am leaning on my elbow

elder : ch'enděddh' díichâagh elder, respected person

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