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Break : Diggiynetrit iy. KH+AJ He broke it.

Breakfast : Vinixiłyiq JD lit. Early in the morning Vinixiłyiq iy gihonh. JD+JD He's eating breakfast. See "Early"

Breakup : Tix xatadhit. JD+JD lit. Water happened. Q'agh yit tix xidighedhit. KH+AJ We had an early breakup. Uxidiniy tix xatithdhil ts'in'.KH+AJ Breakup will be late. lit. Hurry up breakup will not. Yeqin yititldaq. KH+AJ The Yukon is starting to break up.

Breast : -mama'   Vimama' AJ Her breast   Tr'ixineganh k'idz digimama' iłt'ik. KH+AJ The baby is breast feeding.

Breath, life : Yetr HM+KH Viyetr xelanh. KH+AJ He's alive.   Diyetr idigheyo. KH+AJ He's out of breath. lit. He left his breath behind. As when running. Viyetr xidighenek.KH+AJ His breath is gone. He died.

Breathe : Getiy giłtr'eth. KH+AJ He's breathing hard.

Bridge : Ndine'oy KH+AJ Ndine'oy viq'idz nontr'ididil. KH+AJ We/people cross on it.

Bright : Xeli'en' KH+LH Getiy xeli'en' ngi'egh. KH+LH It's really bright outside.

Bring : Yi'odz ne'oyh iy. KH+AJ Bring it over here. Heavy object Dlit'ay sits'i yi'odz ne'oyh. KH Bring me the fry bread. Pass me the fry bread.

Brisket : Gichoghiy KH+AJ Gichoghiy tol itltsenh. KH+AJ I made brisket soup.

Broom : Vaxa xiditsed KH+AJ lit. With it an area is swept Vaxa xiditsed nda'. KH Give me the broom.

Brother : Segha KH+AJ My older brother   Segha dineg athdlanh. HM+EDMy older brother got a moose.    SichidlKH+AJ My younger brother   Sichidl togg łek t'anh. HM+ED My little brother has three dogs.

Brown : Dithizring ilanh iy. HM+KH lit. It is dark colored.

Bucket, pail : Tingił HM+RD Tingił ye te ghingqoł. HM+RD Carry water in the pail.   Sitingił vuquyot'an'. KH+AJ My bucket has a hole in it.

Build : Q'oded yix xiłtse. KH+AJ He's building a new house. See "Make"

Bullet : See "Arrow"

Bum : Tlagg KH+AJ lit. Shabby, dilapidated Ggagg tlagg KH+AJ Porcupine lit. Bum animal Tth'oł tlagg yedhi'atth. KH+LH He's wearing bum pants. Gan tlagg iy!KH+LH That is so bum!

Bump : Xinthitthit. KH+LH He is bumping into something.   Xidoy xinthitthit. KH He's bumping into the door.

Bump : Xinthighisrdi HM+KH lit. The place where it bumps Ting xinthighisr xixilongh. HM There are lots of bumps in the trail.

Bundle : Dlighal KH+AJ Genoq'uth dlighal igheqat. KH+AJ He bought a bundle of flat fish.

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