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pacifier:![]() ![]() |
pack:![]() for packing water see 'haul' ghihxeeł ![]() imperfective paradigm ![]()
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pack down: |
padlock:![]() SYN lock |
pail:![]() SYN bucket |
pain:shshíi chétkeyh I have a stomachache shtthí' shíi chétkeyh I have a headache shxól' tah chetkeyh I have pain in my legs |
paint:![]() SYN ochre xnihtseyh ![]() |
palm (of hand):![]() |
pant:![]() |
pants:![]() shehtlé' ![]() ch'etlé' t'ah ![]() ch'ethéth thetl ![]() thetl ![]() dąą thetl ![]() |
paper:![]() |
pardon: |
parents:![]() shchox iin ![]() |
parka:![]() ch'egaay eek ![]() |
part:![]() neeshí'i ts'enh ch'ehłaad déghulchúut de' ![]() xáan' ![]() aayh xáan' éxdék-'ąą ![]() shxáan' ts'į́' łuug įhma' ![]() nxáan' ts'į́' t'uhdę́'ę ![]() |
partition:![]() xdanint'eeyh ![]() |
partly cloudy:![]() |
partner:![]() |
pass:![]() SEE give me for "pass" as in "give me" or "hand me" |
pass (mountain):![]() |
patch:![]() |
path:![]() |
pattern:![]() wuk'éetáa ch'į́htseeyh ![]() |
paw:![]() |
pay:![]() nexuteghihkéet ![]() SEE repay |
peaceful:![]() |
peak:![]() SYN summit shax tthit'aag ![]() |
pear (dried):![]() |
peel:![]() wuk'et nâach'ekt'áatth I peeled them dekts'ek ![]() nat'u'ekt'įį I usually peel it wuk'et naxokch'uuł ![]() ch'elaat'ûudz dekt'uuts I peeling bark yehts'el she or he is peeling it |
pelt:![]() SYN hide, skin |
pelvic bone:![]() |
pelvis: |
pencil:![]() |
peninsula:![]() |
penis:![]() |
people:![]() koxt'een iin ![]() ch'ilkeey ![]() |
perhaps: |
person:dendeh ![]() koxt'een ![]() is the usual word used; used |
perspire: |
pick:jêg nektseyh ![]()
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pick up:nidihdlah ![]()
The plural forms below imply that more than one person is picking up a single object, not that each person is picking up an single object. nidih'ąą ![]()
niditąą
nidihkąą
nidekchúuth
nidektęę
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picture:![]() ch'ekanuhghuhłêel ![]() |
piece:![]() aayh xáan' éxdék-'ąą ![]() ch'edǔul' ![]() ch'edǔul' én' íntthet ![]() see part for more examples of 'piece, part of something' |
pierce:![]() dedzǎagh' xáningéet ![]() |
pike (fish):![]() |
pile:![]() |
pillow:![]() |
pilot bread:![]() SYN cracker |
pimple:wunę́ę' netgú' ![]() |
pinch:![]() shintsįį éł dádhíhtset ![]() |
pine cones:![]() SYN spruce cones |
pine grosbeak (bird):![]() SYN grosbeak |
pintail, northern (duck):![]() |
pipe (steel):![]() |
pit:![]() SYN hole ALSO ditch, gully |
pitch:![]() SYN gum dzéex kón' ![]() dzéex tl'ę̌y' ![]() |
pitiful:![]() |
pity:teejuh ![]() |
place:![]() na'atthíi eshěg' deh nek-'ę́ę' ![]() |
placenta:![]() SYN afterbirth |
plant:![]() xt'ach'ihłeeyh ![]() |
plate:![]() |
play:![]()
shchel łii chox éł délxos | ||||||
playhouse:![]() |
plead:![]() shí' gha dach'udelkét ![]() dets'inkeey gha dach'udelkét ![]() nadayutnelsú' ![]() |
pliers: |
plover: |
pluck (birds):dets'ên ghihdóts tl'âan dé' tékłet ![]() |
![]() ch'etlé' t'ah ![]() |
point (finger):wuts'į́' ts'utédhék-'ah ![]() sts'į́' ts'utéh'ah ![]() point out with physical contact mets'u'ihttheyh ![]() mets'u'inttheyh ![]() shets'u'ettheyh ![]() mets'u'ts'ettheyh ![]() mets'u'ahttheyh ![]() nets'uxettheyh ![]() |
point (of an object):![]() SYN end |
point (of land):![]() |
poke:![]()
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poker stick:![]() |
poles (for drying rack):![]() SYN rack poles |
police:![]() |
pond:![]() |
pool:![]() |
poor:![]() |
poor quality:![]() ts'axnildę'ę ts'į́' ts'áxúntleeg ts'į́' kentsįįth ehtsįį ![]() |
poor thing:![]() te'injuh ![]() |
pop \cl:![]() |
poplar:![]() |
poque (broomrape):![]() |
porcupine:![]() ch'ox ![]() |
Porcupine Creek: |
possessions:SYN belongings |
possible:![]() SYN maybe |
pot:![]() |
potato:![]() SYN carrot, roots (Hedysarum alpinum) teediiz ![]() |
potlatch:![]() ch'ąą ![]() jąą' ![]() ją́ąy' ![]() soojee ![]() łeghaas neltl'uun old time potlatch tripod dzeteex ch'ełiik ![]() xtéetíitl ![]() ldîil téhtsįį ![]() this is a metaphorical way of talking about potlatch xaxotíitl ![]() |
pound:![]() |
pour:![]()
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poverty: |
praise:![]() |
pray:![]()
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preacher:![]() ![]() SYN minister |
precious:![]() |
pregnant:![]() wugaay xtéełé' a pregnant animal |
premonition:![]() SYN sign |
prepare: |
prepared: |
present (at this place):![]() jah deh na'ethet ![]() |
present (gift):![]() SYN gift ALSO souvenir, keepsake |
pretend:![]() cheejeldę'ę' ![]() cheejegnih ![]() |
pretty:ninsųų ![]() |
previously:![]() This is used to indicate that a time period is in the past. teddh dą́'ą ![]() |
probably:![]() Fairbanks ts'į́' natihdaał, k'ént'eh ![]() súle' ![]() k'á shnį́h'îil súle' ![]() êy gha súu' ![]() |
promise:![]() |
protect:![]() This word implies that that someone or something is being protective by being aggressive deshaaz degǎay' gha én' ch'udelnih ![]() |
proud:![]() daa súu' él'ęh ts'į́' ch'e aayh aaxaan ![]() |
prune:![]() |
pry: |
ptarmigan:![]() ddheł k'aal ![]() |
puddle:![]() nateldliih frozen puddle with no water in it |
pull:ghihłuuth ![]()
xáyínłuuth | ||||||
punch: |
puncture:![]() |
punish (beat):![]() łii ch'udelneey ekts'eth ![]() |
punk (fungus):![]() |
pupil (eye): |
puppy:![]() |
purchase: |
pus:![]() |
push:![]()
én' mé'éktset | ||||||
pussy willow:![]() k'ę́y' jiits pussy willow buds, young growth |
put (place):![]() chenhtiił ndée nínín'ąą? ![]() tuu shíi táládhég'ąą ![]() taandîidz tah shí' níxníndlah ![]() Dóo ch'e thaayh jah di'endel? ![]() |
put away:![]() xey de'ukah shí' nínekchúut ![]() wuch'aa yidhihdlah ![]() |
put down:nádíh'ąą ![]()
nâadih'ąą
nádíkąą
teddh tah kón' daak'ée ts'enh tuu nâadihkîig xde'ishdéyh at night I usually take the water off the stove
nádekchúuth
nîinekchuut I put it back down (piece of food)
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put on:![]() |
put out (extinguish):![]() |