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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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V

vagina

:
wutsénn' audio her vagina, birth canal

vain

:
dach'á'él'ęh audio  she or he is vain

valley

:
ch'etl'aa audio ALSO canyon, headwaters

valuable

:
SEE expensive

valuable (useful)

:
maa de'ihtsí'i something valuable, something I value
wuk'adekt'eyh it's valuable, I depend on it

vanish

:
SEE disappear

varied thrush

:
taatl'ia (lxoreus naevius)

variety

:
niłch'á'éltsiin xúnłęę audio there are a variety of different things

vegetation

:
nah'ôg nesheegh audio

vehicle

:
SYN car
natet-łeg audio

veins

:
wuch'ųųdh' his veins

velvet (on antlers)

:
ch'edé' théth audio
noxłuu tah xuudé' théth ehgį́įyh ts'į́' xa'ech'ek audio in the fall the velvet on their antlers dries and it falls off

very

:
Words may be translated as 'very' or 'really'.
łą́'ą t'êey audio
łą́'ą t'êey dihtsįį audio I am very hungry
łoot'ée' audio
łoot'ée' łéech'aak xúnłęę audio it is very muddy
łoot'ée' xníik'aath \au it was very cold

vibrate

:
SEE shake

village

:
keey audio
SYN settlement
keey k'ée xúghinłé' deh ts'axnih'ę́ę' audio we saw an old village site

visible

:
mexdínt'ęę audio  it is visible

visit

:
shtlęę sh'éł éedah audio my friend is visiting me
shundaagh neegha ninshah audio my older brother visited us

visitors (guest)

:
soojee audio
xeltthaan audio

voice

:
The same word is used for voice and throat.
shthéeg' audio my voice ALSO throat

voice box

:
shchǒl' audio my voice box
SYN Adam's apple, larynx

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