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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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I

I

:
There is no distinction between "I" and "me". A separate word for "I" or "me" is only used for emphasis or in set phrases, since who or what is involved is a necessary of the verb.
shih audio
shih dú' sôgh t'iht'eh audio as for me, I'm fine.

ice

:
łuut audio
geetth audio overflow ice
łuut el'uh audio rotten ice (on lake, in puddles)
łuut elsuus audio rotten, candled ice (coming down the river)
tenh ch'ethǔul' audio hollow shale ice

ice jam

:
łuut niłká'etdéek audio ice is jammed up

if

:
dé' audio if, when
meghegndíik dé' xú' nétdíhdiił há' audio  if I remember it, I'll tell you
stanétshaay dé' ch'e k'á jah nitaahaal audio if he doesn't arrive here then he must have lost his way.

ignite

:
diik'ąą audio it (fire) ignited

ignore

:
sų́'ų naa wudeghuníi'i audio  ignore him or her, don't pay attention
shch'áa tét-taatth audio he or she ignores me

illness

:
ts'iik audio
SYN sickness, ailment
ts'iik t'ishíłáak audio I am ill, sick

imitate

:
sh'ek'éh dę́'ę audio  I am imitating someone

immediately

:
k'ah dú' t'êey audio immediately
SYN right away
k'ah dú' t'êey wuts'į́' ghúnhaał dé' audio you should go to him or her immediately

in (inside)

:
shíi audio
łii deshax shíi éedah audio the dog is sitting in its house
wushíi audio in it
SEE during

incisor (front tooth)

:
shinchetthxú' audio  my incisor

include

:
jâan ch'íh wu'éł audio  include this one too

Indian (Native)

:
Dendeh Shuh audio Native person
Dendeey Shuh Iin audio Native people
SYN Natives

Indian ice cream

:
nanehdlaad' audio  dry meat mixed with moose fat

Indian potato

:
tsaath audio (Hedysarum alpinum)
SYN carrot, roots

inexpensive (cheap)

:
diitl'og audio something inexpensive
SYN cheap
łéegęyh diitlog gha ndlâan ughihkét audio I bought a lot of crackers because they are inexpensive

inexperience

:
ts'axnindîig audio she or he is inexperienced with something, does not know about something

infant

:
ts'enîin gaay audio
SYN baby

inhale

:
niłshíi atshíits audio she or he inhaled, breathed in

injure

:
shexdéghindíik audio I got injured
SYN hurt

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