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Pack, stow, put : Giye ngila. HM+RD Pack them in there.   Ngideloy giyengila. HM+RD Pack your clothes in it. Soxo tr'iyengila. HM+RD Pack them in the boat for me.   Giye'itlayh. HM+RD I'm packing them in something.   Gon ngitthing soxo valgats yengila. Gon soxo ngitthing valgats yengila. HM+RD Put this stuff into the boat down there for me.

Packsack : Xał HM+RD Xał valgats yedhi'onh. HM+RD The pack is in the boat.   Xiday sighal? HM+RD Where's my pack?     Xał dhith HM+RD Packsack bag   Xał dhith soxo ghing'oł. HM+RD Carry the pack for me.  Xał dhith tasghał.HM+RD I'll carry the pack on my back.

Paddle : Ghisqał. HM+RD I'm paddling.   Tr'eyh yeghiqał. HM+RD He is paddling in the canoe.

Paddle : Ti'ogg HM+RD Go ti'ogg axa ghingqał. HM+RD Paddle with this paddle.

Pail : See "Bucket"

Pain : See "Sickness"

Pair : Niłq'i didit'ay HM+RD lit. Two of the same kind Łek niłq'i didit'ay ist'anh. HM+RD I have a pair of dogs.

Pan : Viye tth'ok ton'alyagh. RD Dish pan lit. In it dishes are washed. Viye xiyegidiqoy HM+RD Baking pan lit. In it something is put in oven. Viye xiq'idz git'adh HM+RD Frying pan lit. In it on top of the oven Viye xiq'idz git'adh ton-ngitex. HM+RD Wash the frying pan.

Pancake : Dl'it'ay tl'isr HM+RD lit. Raw bread Dlit'ay tl'isr ngiłt'ath. HM+RD Fry some pancakes.       Xiq'idz dhit'ay HM+ED Pancake lit. It is fried on top of (the stove).

Pants : Tth'oł HM+RD Sitth'ol HM+RD My pants   Xiday sitth'ol? HM+RD Where are my pants?

Paper : Gilegiq HM+RD Gilegiq q'o q'u'isineyh. HM+RD I do paperwork.   Gilegiq viq'idz gidinałdik q'at. HM+RD I want some paper to write on. Gilegiq q'idz tr'idiniłdik. Gilegiq q'idz tr'ixidiniłdik. HM+ED We're writing on paper.

Parents : -dithinqay   Vidithinqay HM+RD His parents   Diva ngidithinqay? HM+RD Who are your parents? Sidithinqay Qay Xichux xididltth'e. HM+RD My parents live in Anchorage.

Parka, dress : Da'ak, dak HM+RD Any clothes that are pulled on over the head Sidag KH+JD My parka/dress   Sidag dhitltsenh. HM+RD I made my parka/dress. Sidag nondaghgicheth. KH+JD I put on my parka/dress.     Vitthigits'igh xelan HM+RD Cloth overparka lit. That which has a hood Sigivitthigits'igh xelan natagicheth. HM+RD I'm going to wear my overparky.

Part, half : Gughon' HM+RD Gughon' sitl'ongi'oyh. HM+RD Give me half of that.   Yughon' sitl'oghe'onh. HM+RD He gave me part of it. A'iy vughon' nda'. HM+RD Give me part of that.   Gughon' yan' sitl'ongqoyh. JD+RD Give me only half.

Partner, tea partner : Sixoldhid HM+RD lit. My tea partner Sixoldhid ghela'. HM+RD He used to be my tea partner.

Pattern : Ghoghoy yigidighoy HM+RD Gon ghoghoy yigidighoy axa ditast'eł. HM+RD I'm going to use this pattern.

Paw : See "Foot"

Pay : Xeqat. HM+ED We buy it. Xitasqat. HM+RD I'm going to pay. Q'idong vogh xaghisqat. HM+RD I already paid for it. Ndadz xiq'i vogh xangqat? HM+RD How much did you pay for it? See "Buy"

Peel : Tritl q'an-gitr'iłch'ił. HM+RD We're peeling willow bark.

Pencil, pen : Vaxa gidinałdik HM+RD lit. With it something is written Xiday sigivaxa gidinałdik? HM+RD Where is my pencil?

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+RD Kuskokwim people Nedz xit'an HM+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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Viyeg JD+ED Viyeg itlchet. JD+ED I took his picture.

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

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

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

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

Pitch : Of spruce tree See "Gum"

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

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

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+ED I saw a porcupine.

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

Potato : See "Vegetable"

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

Pour : Diyegingił. HM+RD lit. She's pouring something into it. Te diye'ingił. HM+RD She's pouring water into it.   Ngoxo diyegitasngił. AJ+ES I'll pour it for you.

Pray : Q'an'idle. HM+RD lit. She's praying. Idiyan' q'an'idle. HM+RD He's praying alone.   Niłyił q'anxidle. HM+RD They're praying together.

Pregnant : Vogh sraqay HD+RD With child   Sozra vogh sraqay. HD+RDMy niece is pregnant.    Sraqay dodz dingit'a. HM+ED She is expecting a child.   Gits'i dingit'a. HM+RD Pregnant lit. There is something wrong with her. Sozra gits'i dingit'a. HM+RD My niece is pregnant.

Pretty : See "Good"

Priest : Tiginlayinh HM+RD lit. One who puts people in the water Tiginlayinh tohoł. HM+RD The priest is going to come. See "Baptize", "Bishop"

Protect : Viq'angine. HM+ED Protect him. Yiq'a'ine. HM+ED He's protecting it. Viq'a'isne. HM+ED I'm protecting him. Xiyiq'a'ine. HM+ED They're protecting him. See "Dragonfly"

Ptarmigan : Q'uyałdal HM+RD Q'uyałdal qul q'odet. HM+RD There are no ptarmigan around now.

Puddle : Totrił RD Totrił longh ting. HM+RD Lots of puddles on the trail.

Pull : Giyił tiniyh. HM+RD He is pulling something.   Xutl yił tiniyh. HM+RD He's pulling a sled. Tl'eł yił xitonik. HM+RD They will pull the rope.

Punk : Nigidinałt'oy HM+RD Nigidinałt'oy oqo tasoł. HM+RD I'm going to go for punk.   Nigidinałt'oy ginaggad q'udithijit. HM+RD Punk smoke kept mosquitoes away.

Pup : Łeggoy HM+RD Łeggoy detsan'. HM+RD The pup is hungry.

Push : Gi'iłniyh. HM+RD He is pushing it.   Xutl'oy iłniyh. HM+RD He's pushing the back of the sled. Giloy iłniyh xingo ghihoł. RD+HM He's pushing the back while he's walking.

Pussy willow : Q'ololeg RD+HM Q'ode q'ololeg daghitl-'an'. RD+HM A while ago I picked pussy willows.

Put : Dhi'onh. HM+RD It is in a location.   Yashik yeyighe'onh. HM+RD He put it in the box. Go nine'oyh. HM+RD Put it here.   Viqon-gidine'oyh. KH+HM Put the cover back on. Like the loose cover on a jar. Giyengila. HM+RD Put them in.   Gidegh nonela. HM+RD Put them away.  Nalyagh etho yengila. HM+RD Put the potatoes in the pot.   Nigidentlnik.RD He's starting to put something out.   Ndiniłnix. HM+RD Put it out. Light or fires

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