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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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J

jam (jelly)

:
In the old days this referred to cooked green blueberries
ch'inchees audio jam or jelly

January

:
saa xts'i'indeex de' \de

jaw

:
shyeetth'ěnn' audio my jaw (lower)

jay (Canada Jay)

:
jîiz audio
SYN grey jay, camprobber (Perisoreous canadensis)

jealous

:
yuhts'ęę audio she or he is jealous of him/her/it
mindaagh xétl sų́ų éhtaan gha ch'e yuhts'ęę audio he or she is jealous of his or her brother who has a nice sled

jelly

:
det-łot audio  it is soft, jelly-like
nedhektlok audio  I jelled it (by boiling for a long time and then cooling)

jerk (pull quickly)

:
tl'uuł etéetset audio she or he jerked on the rope

jerky

:
shí' gęyh audio
SYN dry meat

Jesus

:
T'axdį́ht'eey Ts'eníin' audio

Johnson River

:
Ts'eethaay Ndiig
Niithaayh Ndiig LITERALLY 'gravel creek' \de

joint (between bones)

:
niłxadintąą audio
shgáan' niłk'edintąą deh ch'e ehts'iik audio  my arm joint is hurting

joke

:
tsą́ą dadedlih audio she or he is joking, telling a joke
wu'eł tsą́ą didihdlih audio  I am joking with him/her

Joseph Village

:
Tehłuug Ninhdeex Ndiig \de

jugular (vein)

:
shk'oth tth'éegh' my jugular

juice

:
jêg tú' audio

July

:
saa dze'edeex dé' \de

jump

:
téhsháatl audio she or he jumped
perfective paradigmaudio
tédheksháatl ts'éhsháatl
tédhįhsháatl tédhahsháatl
téhsháatl xtéhsháatl

nâagheksháatl audio I jumped down
ya'ehshék audio he or she is jumping up and down
ya'įhshek audio you are jumping up and down
tl'uuł éł yá'etshék audio she or he is jumping rope
ya'etkeyh audio it is jumping around
łii ya'etkeyh audio the dog is jumping around (while restrained)

junco (bird)

:
ts'est'ûud audio (Junco hyemalis)

June

:
wunenh ch'et'ą̌ą' nesheegh LITERALLY 'the month the leaves grow'

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