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Catch, grab : Catch, grab Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.

Caterpillar : Caterpillar Nilividz ggex ngilanh ts'i q'u'iditth'ax. AJ lit. Butterfly worm is still crawling around.

Caulk, chink : Caulk, chink Nixitth'ith. HM+ED He is caulking. Sringitl axa nixitth'ith. HM+ED They're caulking with moss.

Cave in : Cave in Xetlax HM+ED Vith t'ogh getiy xetlax. HM+ED The bank is really caving in underneath.

Caw : Caw Diliggaq ES+AJ It is cawing. Yixgitsiy ngi'egh diliggaq. AJ+ES Raven is cawing outside.

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. See "Above"

Cemetery : Cemetery Tthogiqay ES+AJ lit. Village of old ones Ndagh at tthogiqay? ES+AJ Where is the cemetery? Tthogiqay xits'i xitathdatl. AJ+ES They went to the cemetery.

Center : Center Tth'exinedr AJ+ES Gogide tth'exinedr. AJ+ES Here is the center. Xiyh tth'exinedr AJ+ES Middle of the winter. One of the names for "December".

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

Chair : Chair Viq'iditr'athdoy AJ+ES lit. That which we sit on Go viq'iditr'athdoy xiq'idz didhedo. Viq'idz ditrathdoy xiq'i didhedo. AJ+ES Sit on this chair here.

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.

Chap : Chap Sidon xiditsets. AJ My lips are chapped.

Chase : Chase Yenadhiyet iy. ES+AJ He started to chase it. Choghlugguy dlen enadhiyet. AJ+ES The fox is chasing the mouse.

Cheese : Cheese Q'en'dots'a' AJ+ES Q'en'dots'a' igheqat gidiqad. AJ+ES She bought cheese at the store.

Chest : Chest Doghon AJ+ES Vidoghon imo. AJ+ES His chest hurts. Sidoghon imo. AJ+ES My chest is sick. Vidoghon chux xelanh. AJ+ES He has a big chest.

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.

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. Sigiggeq xiyh xiq'a itrix. AJ+ES Chickadee is crying for winter. They're winter birds so they're only warm in winter. They're cold in summer.

Chief : Chief Xunedhidon HM+KH Diva qay xunedhidon? KH+HM Who is the village chief?

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. See "Boy", "Girl"

Children : Children Sraqay AJ+ES Sraqay ndadz dixit'anh? AJ+ES What are the children doing?

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