Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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sad: I feel sad dzeen uudíh díigha lé'e ts'axokdęy for some reason all day I felt sad. |
Salcha: |
saliva: SYN spit |
salmon:łuug delt'el sockeye salmon literally 'red fish' łuug chox king salmon literally 'big fish' |
salmonberry: (Rubus chamemorous) |
salt: |
saltshaker: |
Sam Creek: 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: Official USGS name is Sand Lake |
same: same amount niłk'exnel'ąą ts'į́' xútl'ach'ųhchuut dé' give them the same amount of food. |
sand: ALSO gravel |
sandbar: |
sandhill crane: SYN crane (Grus canadensis) |
sane: she or he is sane, rational |
sap (birch): birch sap sheen tah shę́ę' k'įįł xołeex they only collect birch sap during the summer |
saucer: |
save: I saved him or her |
saw: handsaw tsets intl'ęyh saw the firewood |
Sawmill Creek: |
say: you say
nedíhnih | ||||||||||||
