Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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Labrador tea: (Ledum sp.) |
laces: shoe, boot laces ch'egêddh' tl'ûul' laces made from scraps of hide |
ladder: |
ladle: old time wooden ladle tuu tach'ihkaayh I am ladling water tuu tach'ishttheyh I am ladling water |
ladybug: |
lake: ALSO pond k'eetthiig' lake outlet menh mâagh lake shore |
Lake George: |
Lake Mansfield: |
lamb: |
lame: |
lamp: ALSO candle |
land: it (bird, airplane) landed (return to the ground) ts'eyh kétl'á'eełáat the boat landed |
land (earth): shnénn' my land nén' k'et on the land |
language: our language Dihthâad Xt'een Iin aanděg' Mansfield area people's language |
lap: my lap |
lard: SYN grease, shortening |
large: it is large shax xuncháax the house is large The same basic words are used for 'deep' as in deep snow or water. |
larynx: my larynx SYN Adam's apple, voice box |
last night: teddh dą́'ą ghįhts'eyh it was windy last night |
later: for later, until later tthé' de'ukah xúh dhíndlah save it until later |
