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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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spark

:
kón' ts'îil audio

sparrow

:
des nęy audio white crown sparrow

splash

:
tuu tétshos audio water splashed

spear

:
There are different Tanacross words for different kinds of spears and actions.
tiiged audio bear spear
tiigóg' audio fish spear
yihchéth audio she or he speared it
imperfective paradigm
ekchéth ts'ehchéth
įhchéth ahchéth
yehchéth xiyehchéth

łuug xehchéth audio they are spearing fish

spinal cord

:
shnehts'ųų audio my spinal cord

speech (potlach)

:
deltêdl audio speech maker, one who makes a potlatch speech
deltéł audio he is making a potlatch speech

split (wood)

:
niłdzeydįht'ox audio he split it (wood)
imperfective paradigmaudio
niłdzedekt'ox niłdzedzeht'ox
niłdzedįht'ox niłdzedaht'ox
niłdzeydet'ox niłdzexiydeht'ox

tsets niłk'eydeht'ox audio he or she is splitting wood
tsets dalt'ogh audio wood that has been split

spongy

:
deldlųųts audio it is spongy

split open

:
wunitnaldox audio  it split open, dented
yinehtthed éł wúnítnáldox audio  he hit on the head and it broke the skin, split open

spread out

:
used to refer to a flat object, but not, for instance, sand
xedetmets audio it is spread out

spouse

:
wu'éł dhíhdaay audio my spouse

sprain

:
telget
shké' télget audio  I sprained my ankle

spoon

:
k'áhtsêdl audio spoon
demee dé' k'áhtsêdl audio sheep horn spoon
ts'ekaał audio old time wooden ladle

spread (on something)

:
wukáhch'íhłeeyh audio  I'm spreading (it)
imperfective paradigmaudio
wukáhch'íhłeeyh wukáyíts'ełeeyh
wukáhch'1inłeeyh wukách'áhłeeyh
yikáhch'éłeeyh xiykáhch'éłeeyh

masdlah wukáh'íhłeeyh audio  I'm spreading butter on it

spring (rebound)

:
niłk'etaa nîinét-tseth audio  it sprung back, rebounded

spring

:
taakaatú' audio spring; overflow water on ice

spring (season)

:
'Saa ndeeth' refers to the time of year when the days are getting warmer but snow has not started to melt. Dęy refers to the time of active snow melt.
saa ndeeth audio early spring
dę̂y audio spring

squeal

:
delch'ąąk audio squeal of a baby or rabbit

squeeze

:
sh'éł xenintset audio squeeze me
sh'éł da'endeyh audio give me a gentle squeeze

squat

:
ch'etlets'eh'ąą audio she or he is squatting
ch'exeesdhék-'ąą audio she or he is squatting down, crouching

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