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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.

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