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Garden : Ginalyaxdi AJ+ES lit. Place where things are grown Ginalyaxdi getiy xechox dixit'anh. AJ+ES He has a big garden.

Gas : See "Oil"

Gather : Xint'an'. HM+ED She is gathering.   Tritr oqo xint'an'. HM+ED He is gathering wood. Dasr q'idz tritr oqo tr'ixint'an'. AJ+ES On the sandbar we're gathering wood.

Generous : Xitl'ogiditrik. AJ+ES lit. She gives out food. Sam xitl'ogiditrik. AJ+ES Sam is generous.   Sam xitl'ogiditriginh. Sam xitl'ogiditrik hinh. AJ+ES Sam is a generous person.

Get up : Diggan-ngidox. AJ+ES Get up. Vinixiłts'eg diggandhisdonh. AJ I got up early. Vinixiłts'eg diggandhisdo. ES I got up early. Sraqay diggan-duxlitth'ex. AJ+ES Children, get up! See "Stand up"

Giant : Dina chux ES+AJ lit. Big person Dina chux vits'intr'ithidil iy. ES+AJ We never come back from the giant. From the story, "Vits'intr'ithidilanh; The man we never come back from".

Girl : Nq'ołonh HM+RD Nq'ołonh k'idz AJ+ES Little girl Nq'ołonh k'idz ngi'egh nixiniłghon'. AJ+ES A little girl is playing outside. See "Woman"

Give : Yitl'ogatathtrit. HM+ED She started to give food to him.   Gag sitl'odighetrit. AJ+ES She gave me berries.     A'iy nda'. AJ+ES Give me that.

Glass, window : Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky hard/brittle Anything transparent Yotig xidinetrit. AJ+ES He broke the window. See "Bottle", "Jar"

Glasses : Nuxtth'uq HM+ED lit. Eye dish Nuxtth'uq idiniso. HM+ED I don't have glasses.

glove : Logisr AJ+ES lit. Finger mittens Siyozr oxo logisr distl'e. AJ+ES I'm knitting gloves for my son.

Gnat : Gidigega' AJ+ES Gidigega' getiy longh. AJ Lots of gnats.

Gnaw : Yiłggeth. AJ+ES He's gnawing it.   Łek tth'inh iłggeth. AJ+ES The dog is gnawing the bone.

Go : See "Walk", "Paddle", "Fly"

God : Dinaxito' JD+RD lit. Our Father Dinaxito' ngidiq. JD+RD God is above us.   Dinaxito' dinanił'anh. JD+RD God is watching us.

Gold, penny : Den-gi q'izr. JD+RD lit. Red money Den-gi q'izr getiy long gighalnek. JD+RD He found lots of gold.

Good enough : Agidet. HM+RD lit. That's good enough. See "Enough"

Good, handsome, pretty : Ngizrenh JD+RD Nanhdal tol ngizrenh. JD+RD The duck soup is good.   Ngi'egh xezrenh. JD+RD It's nice outside Chel xit'ache ngizrenh! KH+AJ What a handsome boy!   Getiy ngizren iłtthonh. HM+RD He saw a pretty woman.   Neg HM+RD Good, nice   Toł gan neg. HM+ED This is good soup.

Goodbye : Go xiyan' ts'i xe'at. JD+RD lit. This is not the only time. Uxudzan. HM+KH That's it. When leaving for a longer time. Chenhdi tr'al iy. HM+KH Next time.

Goose : Dits'in, gits'in. JD+RD lit. Winged Dits'in q'ugandiyił. Gits'in q'ugandiyił. JD+RD Geese are flying around.   Dits'in getiy longh. Gits'in getiy longh. JD+RD There are lots of geese. Dits'in viye dhit'ay. Gits'in xiye dhit'ay. JD+RD Roast goose.

Gossip : Getiy ało xinaxidilughusr. JD+RD They're gossiping. lit. They talk too much for nothing. Getiy ało xinehayh. JD+RD You're gossiping. Getiy ało gogh xinaxidilughusr. HM+ED They're gossiping about someone. lit. They're talking about somebody for nothing .

Grandchild : Vitthey JD+RD His grandchild   Sitthey q'at tr'inay itlanh. JD+RD I'm lonesome for my grandchild. Sitthey getiy si'ethichith. HM+KH My granddaughter is very attached to me. lit. My granddaughter is tied to me.   Sitleluq HM+ED Grandchild! Addressing him or her Sitleluq engan ts'i iy. HM+ED My grandchild, go straight across. Talking to dog team leader Sitleluq, yałts'idz iy.HM+ED My grandchild, go the other way. Talking to dog team leader.

Grandfather : Vitsiy JD+RD Her/his grandfather   Sitsiy iłt'e siyił xinayh. JD+RD My grandpa talks with me all the time.     Ivi'a JD+RD Grandad! Addressing him Ivi'a getiy q'idong ghidhił. JD+RD Grandad's too old.

Grandmother : Vitse JD+RD Her grandmother   Sitse ay'in viyix xelanh. JD+RD My grandmother's house is over there.     Itsa'a JD+RD Grandma! Addressing her Itsa'a disdighene' ts'in'. JD+RD What grandma used to tell me.

Grass : Gidingidz JD+RD Gidingidz ngigiqałchin yengila. HM Put grass in your boots.   Gidingidz ngiqałchin yengila. KH Put grass in your boots. Łek gidingidz q'idathtanh. HM+KH The dog is lying on the grass.   Sileg oxo gidaghisngits. HM+KH I plucked grass for my dogs.   Tl'ux KH Lake grass Sedge sci. Cyperaceae Tl'ux ded HM+KH Narrow lake grass  Tl'ux ded axa tał iłtse. HM+KH He's making a mattress from narrow lake grass.    Tl'ux vidz RD Wide lake grass   Tl'ux vidz axa tał tr'idiłtse. JD+RD We're making a mat with wide lake grass.

Grave : Xiye ditiditełdi xinidighe'onh. JD+RD lit. The place they dug the ground to put something animate in

Gravel : Gravel Noqoggiy AJ Noqoggiy ithidrok. AJ Lots of gravel is piled here and there. Noqoggiy tidighałningh. JD I threw rocks in the water. See "Rock"

Gray : Q'uth xiq'iy JD+RD lit. Cloud-like Vigidag q'uth xiq'iy ngilanh. JD His coat is grey.   Vidag q'uth xiq'iy ngilanh. RD His coat is grey.

Grayling : Srixno' łegg JD+RD lit. Creek fish Srixno' łegg getiy long daghitl-'an'. JD+RD I got lots of grayling.

Grease : See "Oil"

Green : Xinołyal xiq'iy JD+RD lit. Plant-like Xinołyal xiq'iy titatlał. JD+RD I'm going to dye things green.

Grindstone : Dangan vaxa nigidiq'oy. ES lit. What metal is sharpened with See "Iron", "Sharp"

Ground : See "Earth"

Grouse : Gidiłning. JD+RD lit. It pounds its wings. Willow grouse, ruffed grouse Gidiłning gitthit. JD+RD The willow grouse is drumming. Gidiłning nigaghtitlnonh. HM+ED Willow grouse is starting its engine. Said when a willow grouse is heard. See "Hammer"

Grow : Yineyax. JD+RD It's growing. Gan yineyaxdi? RD What grows there? Nadhiyonh. JD+RD He/she grew up. Ndagh nadhiyonh? JD+RD Where did he grow up? Gitr'ingithchagg nadhiyonh.JD+RD He grew up in Anvik. Ndagh nayonh? JD+RD Where did you grow up? See "Raise"

Gulch, gully, valley : Srixtl'ot JD+RD lit. Creek back Srixtl'ot guxontr'aghdidił. ED+JD We used to go for berries by the gulch.   Srixtl'o xiq'i taso, gag oqo. JD+RD I went to the gully for berries.

Gull : Vats JD+RD Vats siginoghliqil ye gini'eyh. JD+RD Gulls used to steal from my fish wheel.   Vats iy ezreł. JD+ED Seagulls are screaming.

Gum : Viq'alnig JD+RD Hard spruce gum Viq'alnig q'at, he'? JD+RD Do you want gum?   Viq'alnig sitl'ongi'oyh. JD+RD Give me gum.     Dzax JD+RD Soft pitch   Dzax oqo q'udhisiyo. RD I walked around for pitch. To get some

Gun : Dałtidl JD+RD Gits'i'in q'udhisiyo dałtidl yił. JD+RD I went hunting with a gun.

Guts, intestines : Gits'eg JD+RD Vits'eg vichotr'initlo. RD Take out its guts.       Gighizr JD+RD White fish guts   Gighizr dhitlvatr xa oqo. JD+RD I boiled white fish guts for oil.

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