Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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wrong: not that way (direction)! k'á xúu' wrong way! dada'én' wrong way (verbally) dada'én' ts'į́' sų́'ų naxxghuldeg don't tell that story the wrong way |
wrinkle: it is wrinkled nach'ihgêddh ts'enh shinlaatsógh' nelch'ų́ųtth my fingers are wrinkled from washing clothes |
wrist: |
write: I'm writing
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wring: I am wringing it out na'ídhíhgétth I wrung it out na'úghédhíhgétth I wrung it out (a hide, by wringing around a stick) |
wreck: |
wrestle: they are wrestling |
worry: she or he is worried |
wound: |
wrap: she or he has a blanket wrapped around them |
world: |
wormwood: |
worn out: it is worn out tet-tsenh it is worn down, worn thin shxú' tet-tsenh my teeth are worn down shkentsį̌įdh' xanintleek my moccasins are worn out |
woodpecker: hoary or downy woodpecker (Picoides villosus, pubescens) |
work: I'm working
ishndah shax ts'enh ghihhaał | ||||||
wood chips: |
wonder: díi lé'e ch'e nt'eh I wonder what that is? |
woman: woman ts'est'eey old woman ts'éxeey iin women |
wolverine: (Gulo gulo) |
Wolf Lake:Shós Menh |
