Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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wade: he is wading
taadetmeek | ||||||
wag:łii deché' étiik the dog is wagging its tail |
waist: my waist |
wait: stop, wait! needoogh eedah she or he is waiting for us |
wake up:ts'énihthíit I am waking up
ts'éninthiit | ||||||
walk:aahaał she or he is walking imperfective paradigm
tth'iitú' k'eddh łóghíhhaał | ||||||
walking stick: SYN staff, cane |
wall: |
want:shdéhtląą I want, crave it ldîil shdéhtląą I want tea ldîil ndéhtląą? do you want tea? meł shdéhtląą I am sleepy LITERALLY 'I want sleep'
Words with -thenh can imply a less immediate desire for something than words with -tląą. êy êynihthenh I want it xiy'êyninthenh they want it má' êynihthenh I want fish
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war: |
warbler (bird): |
warm: it (an object) is warm ldîil nelkón' t'o tishdiił the tea is lukewarm but I will drink it xnelgón' it (the weather) is warm nah'ôg xnelgón' it is warm outside naxnelgón' it warmed up |
warn: I warned him or her |
warrior: |
wart: |
wash:tth'ák k'éch'éktseł I am washing the dishes
tth'áak eta'ihłeex I am washing the dishes
neech'egdeex
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wash basin: |
watch: she or he is watching him. her or it ts'éhxeh gaay nayúdeh'ę́ę' the little girl is watching her dendîig na'údek-'ę́ę' I am watching the moose dendîig natdek-'íik I am watching the moose move around ndaxdédhíshdah I am watching, observing (nothing in particular) |
watch out!: be careful, watch out |
water:tuu water texninthaat deep water texnįhk'ôdl shallow water dees k'et déełęyh water flows over shallows tuu tth'ų́ų' clear water taak'étth clear, cold water tuu kón' clear water tuu tanat-t'uut water is muddy, dirty Different words are used to describe water levels or changes in water levels. tuu natet-tsetth the water went back down tuu niihąą water has risen, flooded tuu niltah water level is steady |
