kón' k'ée
an old, uninhabited village
also campsite, empty (house)
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a
There is no word in Tanacross that corresponds to English
'a' or 'the'. Rather, whether a specific or non-specific thing
is meant comes from the context.
abandoned
(village)
kón' k'ée
an old, uninhabited village
also campsite, empty (house)
abdomen
stsǎadl'
my abdomen
syn belly
abdominal lining
(fat)
ch'echąąshǔ'
fat around moose stomach
about
gha
yaniidą́'ą gha nuh'éł naxghogdeg
I am telling you all about long ago
above
Tanacross uses the same set of words to refer to above
(vertically) and inland (away from water, especially away
from the Tanana River). See Directionals.
yandóg
distant area above, inland, or over there
nandóg
nearby area above, inland, or over there
yandóg dashée' teyh tée'ah
there is a hill above here
shtthíit'aag
above me
abrasive
ch'et-ts'iits
accompany
mee'u'egtón'
I am accompanying him or her
nee'u'egtón'
I am accompanying you, I am on your side
n'éł tihdíił
I will do that with you
according to
gha
xutnęy gha sítnih
according to what he said
accuse
see blame
accustom
see used to
ache
see sick
acquaintance
me'ishdęy
an acquaintance of mine
me'ishdęyh
I am acquainted with him or her
across
See Directionals.
yandâaz
area across (distant)
yandaas ts'ęy dhihdah
I live across the river
yaanáan'
across toward (distant)
yaanáan' ts'eyh shíi tihkeeł
I'm boating across (the river)
act
(in a certain way)
xúu' xditndeyh
he always acts that way
active
see busy
actually
xúu' ch'e le'
xúu' ch'e lé' díhnęy
that's actually what I said
Adam's apple
(larynx)
shchǒl'
my Adam's apple
syn voice box, larynx
add
wuk'et deetaan
added on (one on top of another)
addicted
More commonly used to refer to 'habit'.
yexnílts'et
he got addicted to it
adequate
êy t'o xúu' shęę'
that's adequate
adhere
xetnelts'étl
it is adhered to it
admire
maa yidint'eh
she or he admires him/her/it
shaa dint'eh
I admire him or her
admonish
see scold
adopt
yitnelshąą
he adopted him, raised him
yetnelsheex
she is raising him
adult
ch'enděddh'
advise
wuts'į́' xghihhá'
I advised him or her
shde'intth'ek nts'į́' xghuhhá'a
listen to me because I am giving you advice
adze
ttheetthił
old-time stone adze
afraid
niljet
she or he is afraid
| negjet | ts'eneljet |
| niljet | naljet |
| neljet | xneljet |
sų́'ų nuljed
do not be afraid
after
(in time)
see then
after
(following a person)
yik'eh
łii gaay yik'eh aahaał
the puppy is following him/her
after a while
k'adíidé'
in a while (in the future)
k'adíidé' tâatihdaał
after a while I'm going home
afterbirth
ts'enîin él'
syn placenta
afternoon
xeł t'aagh
also twilight
again
těyy'
těyy' xú' dínih
say it again
ago
k'adídą́'ą
a short while ago
k'adídą́'ą nach'ih'áatl ts'į́' k'á díhtsí́in
I just ate a while ago so I'm not hungry
k'adîidą́'ą
a while ago
k'adîidą́'ą nach'ih'áatl ts'į́' k'ôd dihtsįį
I ate a long while ago so I'm hungry
ahead
yittheh
shttheh
ahead of me
łii gaay yittheh aahaał
the puppy is walking ahead of him/her
aid
see help
ailment
ts'iik
syn sickness, disease
alder
k'ets
alder
k'aaz tsets
dry alder or willow branches
alert
(aware)
súu' dáhthenh
be on alert, be ready for the unexpected
algae
dlaat
also moss
"Moss" is the more usual meaning of "dlaat"
alike
k'eh
alike, similar
niłk'eh
similar to each other
niłk'eh eltsįį
they look alike
alive
xondéyh
she or he is alive
syn live
all
(time)
dzeen uudíh
all day
dzeen uudíh nts'é t'índę'ę?
what do you do all day?
neexon dú' teddh uudíh ts'ahteets.
as for us, we sleep all night.
all
(objects)
xunelt'eey
all
xunelt'êey iin ech'įh'aał
you feed all of those people
xuts'enelt'eh
all of us
xunts'enelt'eh ts'į́' n'éł nayits'aa'áał
we all will eat with you
almost
k'áhjîil
k'áhjiîl t'êey koth t'íshíłáak
I almost caught a cold again.
alone
shę́ę'
alone
see only
shih shę́ę'
I am alone
dishę́ę' éedah
she or he lives alone
kón' k'ée éedah
someone home alone
alongside
k'eddh
besides, next to
shk'eddh didhindah
sit beside me
syn beside
shax k'eddh saa t'âagh didhindah
sit in the shade next to the house
already
k'ôd
also enough
k'ôd xúu' shęę'
enough already!
also
chíh
syn too
díi chíh nį́h'ęh?
what else do you see?
díi chíh eyninthenh?
what else do you want?
k'á' chíh natelshíik
chích'ah
too, also
ishndah deh chích'ah dendeey iin ehts'iik
people are sick at my workplace too
êy chíh chích'ah le'
that one too
although
see though
always
shée'
etndah shę́ę'
she or he is always working
nt'o
nt'o xúu' dínt'êey sínt'eh
it's always like that
am
see is
amazed
shaa ch'á' xál'ęh
I am amazed (at an activity)
shaa ch'á' xdįht'eh
I am amazed (at a situation)
maa ch'á' xdįht'eh
she or he is amazed (at a situation)
ammunition
k'áatthé'
syn bullet
among
wutah
among it
xuutah ts'iik daatheł
sickness is spreading among them
amuse
shaa xdint'eh
it is amusing, amazing to me
ancestors
tsíyûul
syn forefathers
wuts'enh xáts'áltsįį
we are descended from them
and
éł
dendîig éł wudzih iin éł
moose and caribou
see 'after (in time)' for "and then"
ts'į́'
angry
ts'ani'elt'eh
he's angry
| ts'ani'egt'eh | ts'anits'elt'eh |
| ts'ani'ilt'eh | ts'ani'alt'eh |
| ts'ani'elt'eh | ts'anixelt'eh |
sts'į́' ts'ani'elt'eh
he or she is angry with me
shshíi xnét-tthet
I am really angry (but not visibly showing anger)
stá'ilch'éex
he or she went away in anger
animal
nûun
a mammal (for example, fox or rabbit)
nahkaay
wounded animal
animal den
wu'enh
ankle
shkeechěnn'
my ankle
ant
kelahdôdz
antlers
The same term is used to refer moose or caribou antlers or
sheep horns.
ch'edé'
antlers
also horn
dendîig dé'
moose antlers
ch'edé' théth
velvet on antlers
anus
shtthel
my anus
syn rectum
anyone
(whoever)
dóo t'êey
neeshax dóo t'êey kó́l
there's nobody at home
anything
díi t'êey
anything
díi t'êey ch'e le'
anything at all
apart
(separated)
niłts'edíndlah
it is apart
apparently
xúu' k'éxúltsįį
it appears to be that way
xúu' k'éxúltsįį deh ch'e nach'ih'âadl
I ate at a place like that one
appear
see resemble
apple
(dry)
aames
approach
yits'į́' xáhtseyh
shetth én' etthet ts'į́' t'êey yitsį́' xáhtseyh
she or he is sweeping the snow away as he/she approaches
him/her
April
Ch'etthaayh Sǎa'
\de
literally 'red-tailed hawk month'
arctic ground squirrel
tthel
syn ground squirrel
(Spermophilus parryii)
are
see is
area
syn region
xt'een
area
ndée xt'een inłęę?
where (what area) are you from?
Dihthâad xt'een ihłęę
I'm from Mansfield
argue
\cl
łedadzetxąą
we are arguing with each other
łedaxdetxąą
they picked an argument with each other
medatdédhihmáak
I argued angrily with him or her
arm
shgáan'
my arm
shtth'íil'
my forearm
shgaantthį́į'
'under part' of my upper arm
armpit
shk'éhts'ax
my armpit
aroma
see smell
around
kendah
shax kendah tedhíhshah
I was going around the house
wughandah
around it
wughandah nach'enehtl'ų́'
she or he sewed around it
jah shghendah didédhaltth'ih
you all sit here around me
shxghendah ch'ekô1
there is nothing around me
arranged
(settled)
nixunin'ąą
it is arranged, settled
tsá' nixunin'ąą
beaver arranged his house
nts'ogh ndáa ch'e nixunin'aan?
how in the world did you do this?
arrive
ninshah
she or he arrived
| nihshah | ts'enindeetl |
| ninshah | nahdeetl |
| ninshah | xnindeetl |
ndée dą́'ą jah nininshah?
when did you arrive here?
łii xědl' shíi ch'e jah níhshaay
I arrived here in a dog sled
see go
arrow
different kinds of arrows were used for different purposes.
tuuk'á'
arrow for waterfowl
ch'edé' tes
blunt arrow for small game
k'á'
big game arrow
arrowhead
tuuk'á' chiid
arrowhead for water fowl arrow
ch'edé' tes chiid
arrowhead for blunt arrow
as for?
dú'
nen dú'?
as for you?
ashamed
see embarrassed
ashes
(fire)
kón' łědz'
ashes
(chew)
lts'iis
birch fungus ashes
also punk
ask
wudįhket
ask him/her!
díi gha shúdįhkét
why did you ask me?
nudekket
I ask you
shudįhket
you ask me
nudehket
she asks you
ts'udehket
we ask her
yudehket
he asks her
aspen
t'áath
also cottonwood, poplar
assemble
(gather together)
niłshíi'álsheeyh
they (plural objects) are assembled, gathered together
niłshíixatdeetl
people are gathered together
assist
yi'éł dé'ęh
he is assisting her
at
(during)
tah
teddh tah shę́ę' xunsų́ų gheldzeey
ts'eneh'i1ix.
we can see the moon real well at night.
at
(toward)
ts'į́'
at (in the direction of)
yits'į́' tsutéh'ah
he or she pointed at him or her
attach
yedeet'eyh
it is attached (tied) to it
attempt
see try
auger
êy éł xghádeldêddh
an auger
ch'ed
snowshoe awl
syn awl
aunt
Tanacross has different words that depend whose she is
the sister of.
shaak'ey
my aunt (mother's sister)
stsųų
my aunt (father's sister)
also grandmother
aurora
yadíimeey
syn northern lights
autumn
noxłuu
syn fall (season)
noxłuu xúnłęę
it is autumn
avoid
(keep away)
wuch'aa énn'
wuch'á' énn' xedilda'
stay away from him
awake
(conscious)
xółxatndéyh
she or he is awake
aware
see awake
away
ch'aa
away from
dendîig yich'á' sta'itdetth
the moose ran away from him
ya'én'
away, over there (distant)
ya'én' tíhhaał
I'm going down that way (toward , say, Copper Center
from Tanacross)
teth na'âaz menh dehtaan sixúnt'eh
there is a lake on the other side of that hill
awl
ttheł
an awl
ch'ed
snowshoe awl
also auger
axe
chín'êy
an axe
ch'ín'êy tį́į'
axe handle
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