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People : People Dina ED+JD Yit qay dina longh. HM+RD There are lots of people in that village.     Deg Xit'an itlanh. HM+RD I'm Deg Xit'an. lit. I'm a person from around here. Digenegh xit'an HM+RDKuskokwim people  Nedz xit'anHM+RD Koyukon people lit. Upriver people Engan xigitth'eyiq xit'an. HM+ED+KH Outside of Alaska Indians   Dodz xit'an AJ+ES Yup'ik people lit. Downriver people Novogh xit'an AJ+ES Yup'ik people lit. Coast people See "Man"

Pepper : Pepper Dughiyiq zring JD+ED lit. Black salt Dughiyiq zring gho'in yi'etl-'isr. JD+ED Pepper makes me sneeze. lit. Pepper therefore I sneeze.

Person : Person Dina ED+JD Dina ay'ot ndidhit. JD+ED A person is standing over there. Dina xelanh, he'? LH+KH Anyone there? See "Bachelor", "People", "Man"

Pick : Pick Giniha JD+ED lit. She is picking something. Gag iniha. ED+JD She is picking berries. Niłyagh enasa. JD+ED I'm going to pick blueberries.

Picture : Picture Viyeg JD+ED Viyeg itlchet. JD+ED I took his picture.

Pie : Pie Viyengałt'a' JD+ED lit. In it something is baked Viyengałt'a' getiy long dhitlt'a. JD+ED I baked lots of pies.

Piece of it : Piece of it Vidiłtth'ayh JD+ED Vidiłtth'ay k'idz sitl'ongi'oyh. JD+ED Give me a little piece of it.

Pike : Pike Giliqoy JD+ED Giliqoy chux adhitlanh. JD I caught a big pike.

Pillow : Pillow Tthe'oł JD+ED Sigitthe'ol andhiginix. JD I forgot my pillow.

Pipe : Pipe Tuxgaq JD Digituxgaggi ditljit. Digituxgaq ditljit. JD+ED He's smoking his pipe.

Pitch : Pitch Of spruce tree See "Gum"

Plants : Plants Xinołyal JD+ED lit. That which is growing Ngi'egh xinołyal getiy longh. ED+JD There are lots of plants outside.

Plate : See "Dish"

Play : Play Nixiniłghon'. JD+ED He is playing. Gidinałdikdi nixiniłghon'. JD+ED He's playing at the school. Sraqay gidinałdikdi xidilughusr.JD+ED Kids are playing at school.

Pocket : Pocket Galvon HM+ED Sigalvon xuqoyot'an'. JD+ED There's a hole in my pocket.

Poor thing : Poor thing Kula JD+ED Tr'an soghluq JD+ED Poor thing! Old lady Tr'an soghluq dred ghuhoł. JD+EDA poor old lady is barely walking.

Porcupine : Porcupine Noynik JD+ED Noynik q'eyh q'idz dathdo ts'in' q'eyh leq'adh ihonh. JD+ED Porcupine is sitting on a birch tree eating birch bark. Srixtl'o ggagg JD+ED Gulch animal Anvik word Srixtl'o ggagg naghitl-'an'. JD+EDI saw a porcupine.

Pot : Pot Ethok JD+ED Ethok yengila. JD+ED Put it in the pot.

Potato : See "Vegetable"

Potlatch : Potlatch Nixili'o' HM+RD Nixili'o'di xits'i tasoł. HM+RD I'm going to go to the potlatch.

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