Cache: - Cache Tso ED+KH
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Calendar: - Calendar No'oy gilegiq ED+KH lit. Moon paper
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Call: - Call
- Yiqo xinayh. ED+KH He's calling.
Ngiqo xitasał. ED+KH I'll call you.
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Calm: - Calm Deghatl ED+KH
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Camera: - Camera Vaxa dinayeg alzrey ED+KH lit. With it our image is taken
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Camp out: - Camp out
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Camprobber: - Camprobber Srixgga' LH+KH
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Can: - Can Nilughozr tingił AJ+ES lit. Soldered pail They used to get solder by melting it off cans.
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Can opener: - Can opener Vaxa giqo yadz gitidit'idh ED+KH lit. With it the top is cut open
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Candy: - Candy Liniy AJ+ES lit. That which is sweet
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Cane: - Cane Titth HM+ED
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Canoe: - Canoe Tr'eyh AJ+ES
- Sitr'eyh ye ghisqał. AJ I paddle in my canoe.
Sitr'ey yet ghisqał. ES I paddle in my canoe. - Q'eyh vedoy KH+ED Birchbark canoe A traveling canoe
- Q'eyh vedoy yet ghiqał. KHHe's paddling a birchbark canoe.
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Canyon: - Canyon Deloy dotux AJ+ES lit. Mountains between
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Car: - Car Ngin' qidz q'idughol AJ+ES, JD+RD lit. That which travels on the ground
- Ngin' q'idz q'idughol yet q'utr'ithidatl. AJ+ES We went by car. lit. We went by inside car.
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Cards: - Cards Galdi AJ+ES From Russian "karty", 'playing cards'.
- Q'iydong galdi ditr'ighił'an'. AJ+ES We played cards yesterday.
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Caribou: - Caribou Ghinoy AJ+ES
- Ghinoy naghitl-'an'. AJ+ES I saw a caribou.
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Carrot: - Carrot Nalyagh ded dithiqizr HM+ED lit. Vegetable skinny, red
- Nalyagh ded dithiqizr yintlyax. HM+ED I'm growing carrots.
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Carry: - Carry The end of this verb changes to classify the kind of object that is carried.
- Soxo ghing'oł. HM+RD Carry it for me. A 3-dimensional object
Tr'ixineganh k'idz ghingiłtał. JD+LH Carry the baby. Person or animal Ghingqoł.HM+KH Pack it. Liquid in container Ghingiłchith. HM+KH Pack it. Fabric
- Ghingiłteł. HM+KHPack it. A bundled object
Ghingilał.HM+KH Pack it. Plural objects - Long ghilał. AJ+ES He's carrying lots of things. Loose objects
- Dits'id ghilał. AJ+ES She's carrying her blankets. Loose objects
- Gon soxo ghingilał. AJ+ES Carry these for me. Loose objects
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Catch, grab: - Catch, grab
- Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.
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Caterpillar: - Caterpillar Nilividz ggex ngilanh ts'i q'u'iditth'ax. AJ lit. Butterfly worm is still crawling around.
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Caulk, chink: - Caulk, chink
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Cave in: - Cave in Xetlax HM+ED
- Vith t'ogh getiy xetlax. HM+ED The bank is really caving in underneath.
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Caw: - Caw
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Ceiling: - Ceiling Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up there
- Ngidixi qunagh dhi'onh. HM+ED The light is on the ceiling.
- Duxts'in AJ+ES Ceiling
- Ngiduxts'in tlints'iyh getiy ngichox. AJThere's lots of soot on your ceiling.
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Cemetery: - Cemetery Tthogiqay ES+AJ lit. Village of old ones
- Ndagh at tthogiqay? ES+AJ Where is the cemetery?
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Center: - Center Tth'exinedr AJ+ES
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Chain: - Chain Dangan tl'eł AJ+ES lit. Iron rope
- Dangan tl'eł nda'. AJ+ES Give me the chain.
Łek dangan tl'eł axa xithichith. AJ+ES The dog is tied with a chain. - Łek vaxa xithichith iy. AJ+ES Dog chain lit. With it the dog is tied
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Chamomile, pineapple weed: - Chamomile, pineapple weed Tthogiqay tthigidray LH+KH lit. Graveyard short haircut sci. Matricaria matricarioides
- Tthogiqay tthigidray siyix xu'egh getiy longh. KH+LH There is lots of chamomile by my house.
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Chap: - Chap
- Sidon xiditsets. AJ My lips are chapped.
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Chase: - Chase
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Cheese: - Cheese Q'en'dots'a' AJ+ES
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Chest: - Chest Doghon AJ+ES
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Chew: - Chew
- Gu'oł. AJ+ES He is chewing something.
Genoq'uth is'oł. AJ+ES I'm chewing flat fish. Xełedz ngi'oł iy ngo genelnix.ES Chew it well or you'll choke on it. Xełedz ngi'oł ngo genelnix. AJ Chew it well or you'll choke on it. -
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Chickadee: - Chickadee Sigiggeq AJ+ES
- Ngi'egh sigiggeq yidilighusr. ES Outside, chickadees are making noise. Chickadee sees something; it's a warning for people to get out of there fast.
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Chief: - Chief Xunedhidon HM+KH
- Diva qay xunedhidon? KH+HM Who is the village chief?
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Child: - Child
- Nq'ołonh k'idz AJ+ES Little girl
- Nq'ołonh k'idz ngi'egh nixiniłghon'. AJ+ESA little girl is playing outside.
- Chel k'idzAJ+ES Little boy
- Chel k'idz ngi'egh xidilighusr. AJ+ES Little boys are playing outside.
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Children: - Children Sraqay AJ+ES
- Sraqay ndadz dixit'anh? AJ+ES What are the children doing?
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Choke: - Choke
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Chop: - Chop
- Niłtogidiłqoyh. AJ+ES She's chopping things in two.
Soxo niłtogidiłqoyh. AJ+ES He is chopping wood for me. Chel dingonh oxo niłtogidiłqoyh.AJ+ES The boy is chopping wood for his mother. -
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Christmas: - Christmas Q'inodle chux JD+KH lit. Big prayer
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Church: - Church Q'inodle yix AJ+ES lit. Prayer house
- Venhdida' q'inodle yix nasrodał. AJ+ES Tomorrow we'll go to church.
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Cigarette: - Cigarette Didljid AJ+ES
- Didljid inagh iy; ngogh tr'ot'ix iy. AJ Don't touch that cigarette; it's bad for you.
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City: - City Qay xichux AJ+ES lit. Big village
- Ngi'in Qay Xichux dhido. AJ+ES She's over in Anchorage.
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Claw, fingernail: - Claw, fingernail Logging AJ+ES
- Dilogging axa xitrit. AJ+ES It scratches with its claws.
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Clay: - Clay Ethok łats HM+KH lit. Pot mud
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Clean: - Clean Ggusr qul AJ+ES lit. Dirt none
- Ngiyixi ixidine'on vogh ggusr qul. AJ The floorboards are clean.
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Clear: - Clear
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Climb: - Climb
- Deloy q'idz xidhehoyh. AJ+ES Climb the mountain. lit. Go up the mountain.
Tso q'idz didhehoyh. AJ+ES Climb up in the cache.
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Clock: - Clock Viye xigighidl. AJ+ES lit. Inside it ticks, hits.
- Nda nixinedhit viye xigighidl? AJ+ES What time is it by the clock?
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Close: - Close
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Cloth: - Cloth Dithitl'en AJ+ES
- Dithitl'en qig ES+AJ Silky cloth lit. Slippery cloth
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Clothes: - Clothes Videloy AJ+ES lit. His clothes
- Ngideloy ton-gilax. AJ+ES Wash your clothes.
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Cloud: - Cloud Q'uth AJ+ES
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Coals, charcoal, ashes: - Coals, charcoal, ashes T'asr AJ+ES
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Coffee: - Coffee Toł tl'idz AJ+ES lit. Black hot liquid
- Alice, toł tl'idz q'at. AJ+ES Alice, I want coffee.
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Coffin: - Coffin Dichinh AJ+ES
- Didiyogginh vigidichin. AJ+ES That's the deceased's coffin.
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Cold: - Cold Izre AJ+ES
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Cold, flu: - Cold, flu
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Comb: - Comb
- Ngitthegh ningitth'iq. AJ Comb your hair.
Gitthegh nigitth'iq. ES Comb your hair.
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Comb: - Comb Vitthe' etth'iq AJ+ES
- Xiday sigivitthe' etth'iq? AJ+ES Where is my comb?
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Come: - Come One, one' AJ+ES
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- Yuxudz go ninuxdał. AJ+ES All of you come here.
- Yuxudz yuxogh srigisddheyh go ninuxdatl. ESWe are glad that you all came.
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Cook: - Cook
- Gan-ghiłnik AJ+ES She is cooking.
Nelang an-ghiłnik. AJ+ES She's cooking meat. Soxo gan-ghingiłnik.AJ+ES Cook for me.
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Cool: - Cool
- Ngi'egh dina xiłt'a. AJ+ES The weather is cool. lit. Outside it's good for people.
- Ningiłq'a. HM+ED Cool it off. Tea, soup, other hot item
- Sigitol nidhiq'a'. AJ+ESMy tea cooled off.
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Copy: - Copy
- Viq'ato ditast'eł. HM I'll copy her.
- Siq'ato didhet'an. HM+KH Don't copy me. lit. Don't do after me.
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Corpse: - Corpse Gidhag HM+KH lit. Something's corpse
- Xiday gidhag? HM+KH Where's the corpse?
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Cost: - Cost
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Cottonwood: - Cottonwood T'ighith AJ+ES sci. Populus balsamifera
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Cough: - Cough
- Diliquth. AJ+ES He's coughing
Digiquth. AJ+ES I'm coughing. Getiy quth ngitl'iddh diseloq. Getiy quth ngitl'ith iy diseloq.AJ+ES I have had a really bad cold/cough. -
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Cousin: - Cousin -oghida', -eda
- Soghida' AJ+ES My female cousin
Q'iydong soghida' ghinidhiso. AJ Yesterday I went to visit my cousin. SedaAJ+ES My male cousin - -'isda AJ+ES Cousin, man's side
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Cover: - Cover
- Gogidet vitiq'oy ndine'on. JD This is the cover.
Vitiq'oy ndine'oyh. RD+JD Cover it. Box, can, pot. - Vitiq'oy idiniłcheth RD+JD A cover made of fabric.
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Crackers: - Crackers Didligging HM+RD+JD
- Didligging isonh. HM+RD+JD I am eating crackers.
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Cradle: - Cradle Ts'imitl KH+AJ Traditionally made from a blanket and two suspended ropes.
- Sigitr'ixineganh viłandlidak ts'imitl yet. KH My baby went to sleep in the swing.
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Cranberry: - Cranberry
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- Dinathdloy dichin tetth'og do' vaxa dixili'anh. HM+JD They make the edge of the basket with cranberry sticks.
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- Nenhtl'it qodhiso. HM+RD+JD I went for low bush cranberries.
- Niłtiy gag HM+RD+JD Bog cranberry lit. Crane berry sci. Oxycoccus
- Niłtiy gag sringitl q'idz yineyax. HM+RD+JD Bog cranberries grow on moss.
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Crane: - Crane Niłtiy HM+RD+JD
- Niłtiy giłq'ats. JD+HM The cranes are dancing.
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Cranky: - Cranky
- Vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD She's cranky. lit. She's no good.
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Crawl: - Crawl
- Ghidiggisr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling.
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Creek: - Creek Srixno' HM+RD+JD
- Srixno' didelingh. HM+RD+JD The creek is swift.
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Crowberry: - Crowberry Niłanht'asr HM+RD+JD lit. Black berry sci. Empetrum nigrum
- Niłanht'asr yił niginastth'aq. HM+RD+JD I made it vanhgiq with crowberries.
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Crust on the snow: - Crust on the snow Tthighileqogg HM+RD+JD
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Cup: - Cup Vitazringitl HM+RD+JD lit. In it you drink liquid
- Vitazringitl yet chay ghiszrisr. HM+RD+JD I drank tea in a cup.
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Cupboard: - Cupboard Tth'ok viye dhidloy. KH+LH lit. Dishes are put in it
- Tth'ok viye dhidloy q'oded ntr'iłchet. KH+LH We're getting a new cupboard.
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Currant: - Currant
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- Nondiniy HM+RD+JD Red currant sci. Ribes triste
- Nondiniy longh. HM+RD+JDLots of red currants.
- Gag vedaHM+RD+JD Black currant lit. Berry's cousin sci. Ribes hudsonianum
- Gag veda xitr'athdatl. HM+RD+JD We went for black currants.
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Current: - Current Xelingh HM+JD lit. Swift water
- Ado' deloy ghon' getiy xelingh. HM+RD+JD Down by the mountain it's really swift.
- Xelingh no' LH+KH Against the current
- Xelingh no' xixetroth. LH+KHIt's hard to go against the current.
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Cut: - Cut
- Git'oth. HM+RD+JD She is cutting something.
Singonh łegg it'oth. HM+RD+JD My mother is cutting fish. Vanhdong łegg ghist'oth.HM+RD+JD This morning I cut fish. Nighandltth'in niłtongit'oth. HM+RD+JD Cut the bread. -
- Silo' dhist'ith. HM+RD+JDI cut my finger.
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Cutting board: - Cutting board Viq'idz niłtogidit'odh HM+KH lit. Something is cut on it
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