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Make: - Giłtse RD+JD She's making something.
- Xutl iłtse. RD He's making a sled.
Yigixe'oyh. RD They're making things.
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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.
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Man: - Dina ED+JD
- Dina q'u'idineyh. RD+JD The man is working.
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- See "Person", "Bachelor", "People"
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Many: - Dinałt'an RD How many people
- Dinałt'an sraqay ingit'anh? RD+JD How 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?
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- See "Much, very"
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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.
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March: - Q'uliq'ay no'o RD+JD lit. Hawk moon
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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.
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Marten: - Gitsighiy KH+ED
- Gitsighiy getiy long daghł'an. KH+ED He caught lots of marten.
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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+RD Messenger masks are going to go out. To invite them to a mask dance, one village sends messengers bearing small masks to another village .
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- See "Dance"
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Match: - Deq'oy KH+ED
- Deq'oy nda' vixanxatatlq'ol. KH+ED Give me matches so I can make a fire.
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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.
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May: - Vinginh tr'ey titr'ilay. Vinginh tr'eyh titr'ilay. KH+ED lit. The month we put boats in the water
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Maybe: - Ndałon KH
- Venhdida' tohoł ndałon. KH Maybe he'll go tomorrow.
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McGrath: - Digenegh KH lit. Over on the Kuskokwim River
- Digenegh q'udasidhit. Gidenegh q'udasidhit. KH+ED I traveled around McGrath.
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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.
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Meat: - Nelang KH+ED
- Nelang niłtongit'oth. KH+ED Cut the meat up.
- Nelang ggingh KH+ED Dried meat
- Nelang ggingh uq'utr. KH He's chewing dried meat.
- Nelang t'ath AJ+ES Fried meat
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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.
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Medicine person: - Diyin ED
- Qay diyin xighelong'. HM+ED There were lots of medicine men in that village.
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Meeting: - Xinaxidilughusr. HM+JD lit. They talk about things.
- Xinaxidilughusrdi nonxididatl. ED+KH They went to the meeting place.
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Melt: - Ntidlighanh. KH+ED It started to melt.
- Yith ntidlighanh. KH+ED Snow is melting.
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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.
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Messy: - Xinthitsitl. KH+ED It's messy.
- Siyix getiy xinthitsitl. KH+ED My house is really messy.
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Milk: - Ggagg mama' HM+JD lit. Animal's milk
- Ggagg mama' vitux nengeł ts'in' ngohonh. KH Put milk on it and eat it.
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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.
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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.
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- See "Think", "Intelligent"
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Mine: - Siye' ED+KH
- Siye an iy; vogh duxnol an iy. KH+ED That's mine; you guys don't touch it.
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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.
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Mink: - Tixgedr ED+KH
- Dangan xał axa tixgedr athdlanh. ED+KH He got a mink in the trap.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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- See "Wrong"
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Mittens: - Gisr HM+JD
- Gisr idiniso. HM+JD I have no mittens.
Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KH Where are my mittens?
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Moccasins: - Qatrith ED+KH
- Qatrith neg iłtse. ED+KH She is making beautiful moccasins.
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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.
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Monday: - Ton-galyaxdi dranh HM+JD lit. The day clothes are washed
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Money: - Den-gi ED+KH
- Den-gi getiy long t'anh. ED+KH She has lots of money.
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Month: - Vinginh HM+JD
- Vinginh niget'on'. HM+JD Moon cycle.
- No' HM+JD Month
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Moon: - Dołt'ol ED+KH
- Dołt'ol getiy vits'i xili'in'. ED+KH The moon is bright.
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Moose: - Dineg ED+KH
- Dineg dhatlghanh. ED+KH I killed a moose.
Dineg ting ndidhit. ED+KH A moose is standing on the trail.
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Moose skin: - Ghałjan HM+KH Tanned hide
- Ghałjan tr'idadilisgi xiyiq'at. HM+KH They want that thin moose skin.
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Mop: - Vaxa tonxit'ogh HM+JD lit. With it the floor is washed
- Sigivaxa tonxit'ogh itlt'ik. HM+JD My mop is wet.
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More: - Chenh ED+KH
- Chenh sitl'ogengeł. ED+KH Pour me some more.
Chenh gil iy. KH Give me some more.
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- See "Again"
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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+KH I woke up really early in the morning.
- Vanhdong HM+RD This morning
- Vanhdong dong diggandhisdonh. HM+RD I got up early this morning.
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Mosquito: - Ginaggad HM+JD
- Ginaggad getiy longh! ED+KH Too many mosquitoes!
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Moss: - Sringitl ED+KH
- Sringitl daghitl-'an ts'in' yix nixistr'ith. ED+KH I used to get moss and chink the house.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Mouse: - Dlen ED+KH
- Dlen k'idz axa nałjit. ED+KH She's afraid of a mouse.
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Mouth: - -dhot
- Vidhot JD+ED His mouth
Ngidhongi'oyh. JD+ED Put it in your mouth. Vidhoxechox. JD+ED He has a big mouth.
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Move: - Gide. JD+ED Move! Away!
- Gidegh nonxididatl. JD+ED They moved away. lit. They went away.
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- See "Away"
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Movie: - Tr'andidil JD+ED lit. Flickering light comes out.
- Tr'andidil ghun' ntr'athdatl. JD+ED We went to the movie.
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Much, very: - Getiy JD+ED
- Getiy longh. JD+ED It's too much.
Getiy siyił xidijał. JD+ED I'm very busy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Music: - Didalney JD+ED
- Didalney idistth'onh. JD+ED I hear music.
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Musician: - Digidiłnenh JD+ED
- Victor xełedz digidiłnenh. HM+ED+KH Victor is a good musician.
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Muskrat: - Vichingadh JD+ED
- Vichingadh oqo gits'i'in q'utr'itidił. JD+ED We go hunting for muskrat.
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