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Babiche : See "Strips"

Baby : Tr'ixineganh k'idz KH+AJ Tr'ixineganh k'idz xethdlanh. KH+AJ A little baby was born.   Tr'ixineganh yegiłt'ik iy. KH+ED Baby is sucking the bottle.     Gog HM+KH Baby   Gog ngiłts'imitl. HM+EDSwing the baby.

Bachelor : Idaghdhilinh KH+LH lit. Young man Idaghdhilinh xititlchet. KH+LH The young man is going to get married. See "Young"

Back : -nesrin Lower back   Sinesrin imo. HM+KHMy lower back hurts.    -t'osin Upper back   Sit'osin imo. KH My upper back hurts. A muscular kind of ache.

Back from, return : Q'agh ni'idiyo. HM+KH He turned back.   Q'agh nixididatl. KH+HM They turned back. Ndada' q'agh ntuxdidił?HM+KH When will you guys return?

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.

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

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.

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"

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Baptize : Tigiyaghiłtanh KH+AJ lit. He put someone in the water. Tr'ixineganh tigiyaghiłtanh. KH+AJ The baby was baptized. See "Priest", "Bishop"

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

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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