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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
‘the local language is gathered together’


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Back there Aniq LH+KH Away from the river, outdoors
Rose yix aniq. LH+KH Rose's house is back there.


Ngiyiq HM+KH Back there Indoors
Ngiyiq dhistanh. HM+KHI sleep back there.


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Backbone -nganh tth'in
Vinganh tth'in HM+KH His backbone
Vinganh tth'in imo athdlat. HM His backbone got sick/sore.




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Backwards Tl'oy ts'in' LH+KH
Ngitth'ol tl'oy ts'in' ye ghingit'ath. KH You put your pants on backwards.
Tl'oy ts'in' ghihoł. KH+LH He was walking backwards.




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Bad Tr'ot'ix. JD+RD lit. It's bad.
Sraqay getiy tr'oxidet'ix ts'in' dixitadhine'. KH+LH The children are acting badly.  

See "Ugly", "Mean"


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Bag Nołchidl KH+AJ
Xiday siginołchidl? KH+AJ Where's my bag?


Git'on dhith KH+LH Gunny sack lit. Leaf skin Leaf tobacco used to come in this type of bag
Git'on dhith genoq'uth viye ghitlo. KH+LHI put dried fish in a gunny sack.


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Bail Te ngizringitl. KH+AJ lit. Bail water.
Te ngizringitl, tingił axa. KH+AJ Bail it with the bucket.





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Bake
Gitlt'a. KH+LH He baked something.
Q'iydong łegg dhitlt'a. LH+KH Yesterday I baked fish.
Dlit'ay niy ngiłt'ath.KH+AJ Bake a sweet. Cake or cookies



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Baking powder Vits'i galnizr LH+KH lit. With it, it rises
Vits'i galnizr nda'. LH+KH Give me the baking powder.





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Bald
Vitthe nixididliqit. AJ He's bald. lit. Someone's head, the hair slipped off.
Vitthe nididliqit. KH He's bald. lit. Someone's head, the hair slipped off.




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Ball Yałdzodl KH+AJ
Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.





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Bank Den-gi dhidlodi KH+AJ lit. Money is put there place






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Bank, bluff Vith KH+AJ Vith Ghon' is the name of the sand bluff near the mouth of the Anvik River.
Vith q'idz HM+RD River bank lit. On the bank
Vith q'idz ndidhit. KH+AJ He's standing on the bank.

Vith xetlaxdi KH+AJ Cut bank lit. Where it falls over
Vith xetlaxdi q'udhedog. KHDon't walk around the cut bank.


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Baptize Tigiyaghiłtanh KH+AJ lit. He put someone in the water.
Tr'ixineganh tigiyaghiłtanh. KH+AJ The baby was baptized.  

See "Priest", "Bishop"


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Barefoot Łiqutrey adinh KH+AJ lit. One without footwear
Łiqutrey adinh q'u'edoyh. KH He's walking around barefoot.





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Barge Giloy ghe'oy LH+KH lit. That which is out in front
Giloy ay'oy enedz n-gidili'onh. KH The barge is bringing freight down from upriver.





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Bark
Yetthit. KH+AJ It is barking.
Sileg yetthit. KH+AJ My dog is barking.




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Bark Gilot'edz KH+AJ
Gilot'edz axa sanh yix xiłtse. KH+AJ He's making a bark smokehouse.


Gałtim KH+AJ Bark, inner willow bark, cambium
Gałtim axa dingiłchith. KH + AJYou tie it with cambium.


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Barrel, tank Diggandidlyoy KH+AJ lit. That which stands up
Singonh jilonik diggandidlyoy yeghelo. AJ My mother put salt fish in the barrel.
Singonh jilonik diggandidlyoy yegighelo. KH My mother put salt fish in the barrel.




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Basin Viye dinalo' q'antr'iłdagh KH+AJ lit. What we wash our hands in
Xiday viye dinalo' q'antr'iłdagh? KH+AJ Where is the washbasin?





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Basket, birchbark Tetth'ok, tthet'ok AJ+KH
Tetth'ok viye gag tr'inihay. AJ The birchbark basket into which one picks berries
Tthet'ok viye gag tr'inihay. KH The birchbark basket into which one picks berries





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