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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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pacifier : ch'etsídáhk'ah  fat from a moose kneecap used as a baby pacifier

pack : xeeł pack, packsack (carry (on your back)) for packing water see 'haul' ghihxeeł I'm packing (it) imperfective paradigm ghihxeeł ts'axeeł ghinxeeł ghahxeeł yaaxeeł xiyaxeeł dendeh dexěel' áaxeeł the man is carrying his pack

pack down : SEE compress

paddle : taat'ôgh a paddle taat'ogh éł áakeeł she or he is paddling a boat taachet'ogh wu'éł ch'áakeel she or he is paddling boat tach'iht'ox I'm paddling imperfective paradigm tach'iht'ox tayits'et'ox tach'int'ox tach'aht'ox tach'et'ox tach'axet'ox ghegdzéł I am paddling fast and smooth

padlock : ch'eldlíi' SYN lock

pail : nadh'aay SYN bucket

pain : chetkeyh have a pain shshíi chétkeyh I have a stomachache shtthí' shíi chétkeyh I have a headache shxól' tah chetkeyh I have pain in my legs

paint : tseyh SYN ochre xnihtseyh I am painting it

palm (of hand) : shintl'áa' my palm

pant : shłǐig' éhtthek  my dog is panting

pants : ch'ehtlé' pants shehtlé' my pants ch'etlé' t'ah pants pockets ch'ethéth thetl old time skin pants thetl pants dąą thetl fur pants

paper : dináhtl'aa ALSO book

pardon : SEE forgive

parents : shnąą iin my parents shchox iin my parents

parka : xey eek parka, winter coat ch'egaay eek child's parka (anorak style)

part : ch'ehłaad part of, a portion of, some of neeshí'i ts'enh ch'ehłaad déghulchúut de' make sure you put aside some of the food for yourself xáan' half, part of, piece (of something), referring to a sizeable piece aayh xáan' éxdék-'ąą I found part of a snowshoe shxáan' ts'į́' łuug įhma' do your part of the fish drying nxáan' ts'į́' t'uhdę́'ę I am going to do my part (to help you)

partition : xdanint'eey a partition xdanint'eeyh it is partitioned

partly cloudy : xah xú' k'oth xúnłęę

partner : nehłég'

pass : niłk'etsixghitdeetl they passed each other on the trail, went by each other SEE give me for "pass" as in "give me" or "hand me"

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