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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary

PRELIMINARY VERSION

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

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spark : kón' ts'îil

sparrow : des nęy white crown sparrow

splash : tuu tétshos water splashed

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

spend the night : SEE camp

spin : SEE turn

spinal cord : shnehts'ųų my spinal cord

speech (potlach) : deltêdl speech maker, one who makes a potlatch speech deltéł he is making a potlatch speech

speak : SEE say

split (wood) : niłdzeydįht'ox he split it (wood) imperfective paradigm niłdzedekt'ox niłdzedzeht'ox niłdzedįht'ox niłdzedaht'ox niłdzeydet'ox niłdzexiydeht'ox tsets niłk'eydeht'ox he or she is splitting wood tsets dalt'ogh wood that has been split

spoil : SEE rot

spongy : deldlųųts it is spongy

split open : wunitnaldox  it split open, dented yinehtthed éł wúnítnáldox   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 it is spread out

spouse : wu'éł dhíhdaay my spouse

sprain : telget shké' télget   I sprained my ankle

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

spread (on something) : wukáhch'íhłeeyh  I'm spreading (it) imperfective paradigm wukáhch'íhłeeyh wukáyíts'ełeeyh wukáhch'1inłeeyh wukách'áhłeeyh yikáhch'éłeeyh xiykáhch'éłeeyh masdlah wukáh'íhłeeyh  I'm spreading butter on it

spring (rebound) : niłk'etaa nîinét-tseth  it sprung back, rebounded

spring : taakaatú' spring; overflow water on ice

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