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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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F

face

:
shnę́ę' audio my face

faint

:
wu'éł nátl'ets dálneyh audio she or he fainted, blacked out LITERALLY 'darkness fell upon him/her'
shéł nátl'ets dálneyh audio I fainted, blacked out

fair (pretty)

:
ninsųų audio he, she or it is pretty

falcon

:
ttheetsen small falcon that flies fast
jîiz chox audio  gyrfalcon

fall (down)

:
Different words are used depending on the kind of object that falls, the number involved and how the object or objects falls
na'altth'et audio he, she or it (living being) fell
xughegtth'et audio I fell down
Different words are used for one or more than one living being
perfective paradigm audio
xughegtth'et xuts'indéek
xughiltth'et xughahdéek
xu'altth'et xuxghindéek

xededhishmets audio I fell down flat
nadalneyh audio it (compact object, such as a rock) fell off, fell down
xudalneyh audio it (compact object) fell over
tuu shíi tádálneyh audio it (compact object) fell in the water
nághindéek audio it (multiple objects or single fabric-like object, a piece food) fell
xúninxéets audio it (elongated object like a stick or gun) fell over
ts'ôgh xúninxées audio a tree fell over
tnéekáatl audio it collapsed, fell over
náninkáatl audio it collapsed from top to bottom
dahshêddh na'ál'uuk audio snow on trees fell off (in bits and pieces)
SEE spill

fall (season)

:
noxłuu audio
noxłuu xúnłęę audio it is fall time
noxłuu tah dendîig de'ukah nats'elsíix audio in the fall we hunt for moose
SYN autumn
nén' tenh k'ědz' audio falltime

falling star

:
SYN shooting star, meteor
sén' tsáan' audio

family

:
shehłâad audio my family, relatives ALSO relative

famine

:
detsenh audio
SYN starvation

famished

:
łą́'ą t'êey dihtsįį audio  I am famished

fangs

:
ch'inch'etl xú' audio fangs (on a dog or wolf)

far

:
xnithaat audio  it is far away
xnintháat deh audio  distant, far away place
xnintháat deh ts'enh ninshah audio she or he came from far away

fart

:
tl'ét

farther

:
xnihk'ôdl audio a little farther
jah ts'enh xnihk'ôdl deh ninindah audio she or he is camped a little farther from here

fast (quick)

:
xen audio
xen ghegtthet audio I am running fast
SYN quickly

fat

:
ch'ek'ah audio fat (food)
ch'echǎadz' audio rendered fat
elk'aax audio it is fat
imperfective paradigm audio
egk'aax ts'elk'aax
ilk'aax alk'aax
elk'aax xelk'aax

generally only used for 'he, she or it'

father

:
shtá' audio my father
tá' audio  daddy

father-in-law

:
stsêey audio my father-in-law ALSO grandfather

fatigue

:
SEE tired

fatten

:
SEE gain

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