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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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S

sad

:
ts'axokdęyh audio I feel sad
dzeen uudíh díigha lé'e ts'axokdęy audio  for some reason all day I felt sad.

Salcha

:
Sahcheeg audio

saliva

:
séek audio
SYN spit

salmon

:
Salmon do not run in any significant numbers in the immediate Tanacross area.
łuug delt'el audio sockeye salmon literally 'red fish'
łuug chox audio king salmon literally 'big fish'

salmonberry

:
nkáatl audio (Rubus chamemorous)

salt

:
lsel audio

saltshaker

:
lsel tiił

Sam Creek

:
Taak'etth Ndiig audio Sam Creek on the south side of the Tanana River
Sha' Theeg Ndiig Sam Creek that flows into Sam Lake from the northwest
Official USGS name is Sand Creek.

Sam Lake

:
Ch'inchedl Měnn' audio
Official USGS name is Sand Lake

same

:
niłk'enel'ąą audio same amount
niłk'exnel'ąą ts'į́' xútl'ach'ųhchuut dé' audio give them the same amount of food.

sand

:
thaayh audio ALSO gravel

sandbar

:
thaayh téeł audio

sandhill crane

:
deeł audio
SYN crane (Grus canadensis)

sane

:
xunsųų nanich'etthet audio she or he is sane, rational

sap (birch)

:
k'įįł audio birch sap
sheen tah shę́ę' k'įįł xołeex audio they only collect birch sap during the summer

saucer

:
ch'eketl'aagh' audio

save

:
dheksheyh audio  I saved him or her

saw

:
ch'itl'ęy' audio  handsaw
tsets intl'ęyh audio saw the firewood

Sawmill Creek

:
Maa Ch'et-tl'eeg Ndîig \de

say

:
diinih audio you say
imperfective paradigmaudio
dihnih xonih
dinih dahnih
nih xenih


perfective paradigmaudio
dihní' dziní'
diní' dahní'
diní' xdiní'

nedíhnih audio I say to you, I'm telling you
medíhnih audio I say to her or him
shedíinih audio you say to me, you tell me
medíinih audio you say to him/her
xuu'edíinih audio you say to them
yehnih audio she or he says to her/him
t'êey xú' díinih audio say it again

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