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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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ulu : meetsel  knife used for cutting fish

umbilical cord : ts'enîin ts'ǐig'

unbelievable : dandîil dandîil chíh nadhegts'iik   I can't believe I'm sick again.

uncle : Different words are used depending on whether the person is mother's or father's brother. shee'eh my mother's brother shtâay my father's brother stsêey my maternal great uncle (grandmother's brother)

uncomfortable : tsedadint'eh  it is uncomfortable, inappropriate shkentsį̌įdh' ntsûudl éł shaa tsedadint'eh  my moccasins are small so they are uncomfortable for me

under : t'aagh łii deshax t'aagh eedah  the dog is sitting under its house

underarm : shk'éhts'ax my underarm

underneath : dashekts'ęy

understand : shde'intth'ek? do you understand (hear) me? nts'é dínih ts'į́' k'á ndíhtth'é́g I cannot understand (hear) what you are saying SEE know

underwater : teex  underwater teex aameeł  he is swimming underwater

underwear : ch'et'aathedl long johns ch'et'aa'eek undershirt ch'etl'a'eeg bloomers, slip, skirt

undress : na'it-'et  undress, take your clothes off nkentsį̌įdh' shíi xádíl'eetth  take off you shoes

unforgettable : k'á méxútaldá́agh  it is unforgettable

unique : k'á wuk'eh xultsí́iyh  it is rare, unique

unison : SEE together

unload : xetl wushíi xáxúhłeeyh I am unloading the sled

unoccupied : kón' k'ée kón' k'ée łâanyíi níníhshaay gee!, I arrived at an unoccupied house

unpack : xach'ihłeeyh  I am unpacking it, taking things out

unskilled : ts'axtnildęę unskilled person

untie : dinat-'et it is untied łii dinat-'et  the dog is untied

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