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Mad : See "Angry"

Make : Make Giłtse RD+JD She's making something. Xutl iłtse. RD He's making a sled. Yigixe'oyh.RD They're making things.

Mammoth : Mammoth Tso tl'ogh iy. HM+JD lit. Cache-like Yidong tso tl'ogh iy deg q'u'ithidatl. HM+JD Long ago mammoths walked around here.

Man : Man Dina ED+JD Dina q'u'idineyh. RD+JD The man is working.   See "Person", "Bachelor", "People"

Many : Many Dinałt'an RD How many people   Dinałt'an sraqay ingit'anh? RD+JDHow many children do you have?    Dinałt'ayRD+JD How many things   Dinałt'ay łek ingit'anh? RD+JD How many dogs do you have?   Dinałt'ay idhelanh? RD+JD How many did you get? See "Much, very"

Map : Map Ngan' q'idz gilegiq RD+JD lit. On the land paper Ngan' q'idz vogho q'utr'ididal. RD+JD That by which we go around on the land.

March : March Q'uliq'ay no'o RD+JD lit. Hawk moon

Marry : Marry Yitl'otohoł. JD+KH He's going to marry her. He's going to live with her. Niłtl'onxivigighelo. RD+JD They got married.

Marten : Marten Gitsighiy KH+ED Gitsighiy getiy long daghł'an. KH+ED He caught lots of marten.

Mask : Mask Giyema KH+ED Giyema vina' detonh ts'i gixidaght'an'. KH+ED He's wearing a mask on his face while he's dancing.     Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in Messenger masks lit. Mask little flash of light Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in todił. HM+RDMessenger masks are going to go out. To invite them to a mask dance, one village sends messengers bearing small masks to another village . See "Dance"

Match : Match Deq'oy KH+ED Deq'oy nda' vixanxatatlq'ol. KH+ED Give me matches so I can make a fire.

Mattress : Mattress Tał KH+ED Tał ngiyixi ntatlchith ts'in' enastał. KH+ED I'll put a mattress down on the floor and go to bed.

May : May Vinginh tr'ey titr'ilay. Vinginh tr'eyh titr'ilay. KH+ED lit. The month we put boats in the water

Maybe : Maybe Ndałon KH Venhdida' tohoł ndałon. KH Maybe he'll go tomorrow.

McGrath : McGrath Digenegh KH lit. Over on the Kuskokwim River Digenegh q'udasidhit. Gidenegh q'udasidhit. KH+ED I traveled around McGrath.

Mean : Mean Vixiyo' tr'ot'ix HM+RD+JD He's mean. lit. His thought is bad. Getiy vixiyo' tr'ot'ix. KH+ED He's really mean.

Meat : Meat Nelang KH+ED Nelang niłtongit'oth. KH+ED Cut the meat up. Nelang ggingh KH+ED Dried meat Nelang ggingh uq'utr. KHHe's chewing dried meat. Nelang t'athAJ+ES Fried meat

Medicine : Medicine Imo k'o KH+ED lit. Prevent sickness Imo k'o axa dit'anh. KH He's using medicine. Giliq'oy imo k'o xeyaghli'an'. ED+KH They used Hudson Bay tea as medicine.

Medicine person : Medicine person Diyin ED Qay diyin xighelong'. HM+ED There were lots of medicine men in that village.

Meeting : Meeting Xinaxidilughusr. HM+JD lit. They talk about things. Xinaxidilughusrdi nonxididatl. ED+KH They went to the meeting place.

Melt : Melt Ntidlighanh. KH+ED It started to melt. Yith ntidlighanh. KH+ED Snow is melting.

Memorial Day : Memorial Day Tthogiqay nontr'ididiłdi KH+ED lit. The day we go to the graveyard Tthogiqay nontr'ididiłdi nonxididhit. KH+ED It's Memorial Day.

Messy : Messy Xinthitsitl. KH+ED It's messy. Siyix getiy xinthitsitl. KH+ED My house is really messy.

Middle : See "Between"

Milk : Milk Ggagg mama' HM+JD lit. Animal's milk Ggagg mama' vitux nengeł ts'in' ngohonh. KH Put milk on it and eat it.

Mind : Mind Chel k'idz vidze qul. ED+KH The little boy won't mind. lit. He has no ears. Dingdisne ts'i dingit'anh. ED+KH Mind me. Do what I tell you.

Mind : Mind Xiyo ED+KH Xiyo tidhet'el ts'in'. ED+KH You won't have a good mind. Encouraging children to listen. Ithe xiyo dingił'anh. ED+KH You should think ahead. Getiy xiyo t'anh.ED+KH She has a good mind. See "Think", "Intelligent"

Mine : Mine Siye' ED+KH Siye an iy; vogh duxnol an iy. KH+ED That's mine; you guys don't touch it.

Mine : Mine Den-gi dili'anhdi ED+KH Gold mine Sanh tux den-gi dili'anhdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH In the summer he works in the gold mine.

Mink : Mink Tixgedr ED+KH Dangan xał axa tixgedr athdlanh. ED+KH He got a mink in the trap.

Mirror : Mirror Viye tr'ixidinli'an ED+KH lit. In it we see ourselves Viye tr'ixidinli'an xidetonh. ED+KH The mirror is hanging. "Getiy isrenh," inedhinh ts'i iłt'e viye tr'ixidinli'an ye xidinli'anh. "Getiy isrenh," inedhinh ts'i viye tr'ixidinli'an ye xidinli'anh. JD+HM "Very pretty," she always thinks when she looks at herself in the mirror.

Mischievious : See "Wild"

Miss : Miss When shooting Gide yidaghiłtotl. ED+KH He missed it. Dineg dhigiditlteł ine' gide yidaghiłtotl. KH He shot at the moose but he missed it.

Mistake, wrong, badly : Mistake, wrong, badly Gits'in' HM+ED Gits'idengdiyoq. HM+ED You made a mistake. lit. You did wrong. Distl'e gits'ide'itloq. HM+ED I made a mistake in my knitting. Gits'iq'on-gidiłqon'.KH+AJ She sews badly.   Ngo gits'in' iy! KH+LH That's a bad thing to do! See "Wrong"

Mittens : Mittens Gisr HM+JD Gisr idiniso. HM+JD I have no mittens. Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KH Where are my mittens?

Mix : See "Stir"

Moccasins : Moccasins Qatrith ED+KH Qatrith neg iłtse. ED+KH She is making beautiful moccasins.

Moldy : Moldy Tl'ets ED+KH Nighandltth'in vinogh ditl'ets. ED+KH The bread is moldy. Lighan vinogh ditl'ets. ED+KH Silver salmon is moldy. Nałtrod vinogh ditl'ets.ED+KH The fish strips are moldy.

Monday : Monday Ton-galyaxdi dranh HM+JD lit. The day clothes are washed

Money : Money Den-gi ED+KH Den-gi getiy long t'anh. ED+KH She has lots of money.

Month : Month Vinginh HM+JD Vinginh niget'on'. HM+JD Moon cycle. No' HM+JD Month

Moon : Moon Dołt'ol ED+KH Dołt'ol getiy vits'i xili'in'. ED+KH The moon is bright.

Moose : Moose Dineg ED+KH Dineg dhatlghanh. ED+KH I killed a moose. Dineg ting ndidhit. ED+KH A moose is standing on the trail.

Moose skin : Moose skin Ghałjan HM+KH Tanned hide Ghałjan tr'idadilisgi xiyiq'at. HM+KH They want that thin moose skin.

Mop : Mop Vaxa tonxit'ogh HM+JD lit. With it the floor is washed Sigivaxa tonxit'ogh itlt'ik. HM+JD My mop is wet.

More : More Chenh ED+KH Chenh sitl'ogengeł. ED+KH Pour me some more.   Chenh gil iy. KH Give me some more.   See "Again"

Morning : Morning Vinixiłyiq ED+KH lit. In the morning Vinixiłyiq dong diggandhisdonh. ED+KH Very early this morning I got up. Vinixiłts'eg ED+KH Very early in the morning Around 4:00 am or 5:00 a.m. Vinixiłts'eg tr'inisdhit. ED+KHI woke up really early in the morning. Vanhdong HM+RD This morning Vanhdong dong diggandhisdonh. HM+RD I got up early this morning.

Mosquito : Mosquito Ginaggad HM+JD Ginaggad getiy longh! ED+KH Too many mosquitoes!

Moss : Moss Sringitl ED+KH Sringitl daghitl-'an ts'in' yix nixistr'ith. ED+KH I used to get moss and chink the house.

Mother : Mother Vonh ED+KH Her mother Vonh q'on-gidiłqon'. ED+KH Her mother is sewing. Singonh ton-gilax ts'in' gan-go'ox.ED+KH My mother is washing and ironing. Na'a HM+ED+KH Mother! Addressing her

Mothers' Day : Mothers' Day Dinangonh ye xividran HM+ED+KH lit. Our mothers, their day Dinangonh ye dran. HM Mothers' Day. Dinangonh ye xividran sitl'oyighe'onh. ED+KH She gave it to me for Mothers' Day.

Mountain : Mountain Deloy ED+KH Deloy ixitr'athdatl. Deloy itr'athdatl. ED+KH We hiked up the mountain. Deloy ngistl'i, izre tochox. AJ+ES When the mountain appears small from a distance, it's going to get colder. Deloy ni'ithichox, dina anxitolneł.ES+AJ When the mountain appears big from a distance, it's going to get warmer. Deloy q'idz xidhiso. HM+KH I went up on the mountain.

Mouse : Mouse Dlen ED+KH Dlen k'idz axa nałjit. ED+KH She's afraid of a mouse.

Mouth : Mouth -dhot Vidhot JD+ED His mouth Ngidhongi'oyh. JD+ED Put it in your mouth. Vidhoxechox.JD+ED He has a big mouth.

Move : Move Gide. JD+ED Move! Away!   Gidegh nonxididatl. JD+ED They moved away. lit. They went away. See "Away"

Movie : Movie Tr'andidil JD+ED lit. Flickering light comes out. Tr'andidil ghun' ntr'athdatl. JD+ED We went to the movie.

Much, very : Much, very Getiy JD+ED Getiy longh. JD+ED It's too much. Getiy siyił xidijał. JD+ED I'm very busy.

Mud : Mud Łats JD+ED Łats q'u'ididroyh. JD+ED She is playing around with mud. Pouring it around. Ting getiy xołtl'isr. HM+KH The trail is really muddy.

Mush : Mush Gishagh ginałdlid, gishagh xigidinałdlid JD lit. White people's mush Gishagh xiginałdlid q'adingit'a. Gishagh xigidinałdlid q'adingit'a. JD+ED He likes mush.

Mushroom : Mushroom Vits'in' dinalo' iłjid JD+ED lit. On our hands it makes sores. Vits'i dinalo' iłjid tr'itlno' ts'in'. HM+ED+KH We don't eat mushrooms.

Music : Music Didalney JD+ED Didalney idistth'onh. JD+ED I hear music.

Musician : Musician Digidiłnenh JD+ED Victor xełedz digidiłnenh. HM+ED+KH Victor is a good musician.

Muskrat : Muskrat Vichingadh JD+ED Vichingadh oqo gits'i'in q'utr'itidił. JD+ED We go hunting for muskrat.

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