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Rabbit : Rabbit Noghniy HM+RD Rabbit Shageluk word Noghniy daghitl-'an'. HM+RDI got some rabbits. GguxHM+RD Rabbit Anvik word Ggux oqo q'udhisiyo. RD+HM I walked around hunting for rabbits. Dimzeg RD Summer rabbit Dimzeg naghitl-'an'. RD I saw some summer rabbits.

Race : Race Ntidliggok. HM+RD He started to run. Chel ntidliggok. HM+RD The boy is racing.

Race : Race Nixitidilggokdi HM+RD lit. Race place Ngi'in nixitiliggokdi nidhiso. HM+RD I went to the race. lit. I went over where they are racing.

Rain : Rain Iłchonh. RD It's raining. Ngi'egh getiy iłchonh. HM+RD It's really raining outside. Ghiłchon'.RD+HM It rained.

Rain : Rain Chonh HM+RD

Rainbow : Rainbow Yo dhidlik. HM+RD lit. Sky is striped. Iłchonh xitl'ogh tux yo dhidlik. HM+RD After it rains there is a rainbow.

Raise, rear : Raise, rear Niyax. HM+RD He's growing.   Xełedz yixiviningiłyax. HM+RD Raise your children well. See "Grow"

Rapids : Rapids Tthandelinghdi HM+KH Tthandelinghdi xidhisqanh. HM+KH I paddled up the rapids.

Rash : Rash Viqugathdatl. HM+ED lit. Something came out on his skin. Gog viqugathdatl. HM+ED The baby has a rash. Xigidinditth'en' HM+KH Rash, pimple Silo' gidinditth'en'. HM+KHI have a rash on my hand.

Raspberry : Raspberry Dandiggiy KH sci. Rubus idaeus Dandiggiy xotr'athdatl. HM+KH We went for raspberries.

Raven : Raven Yixgitsiy HM+KH lit. Everyone's grandfather Yixgitsiy gihonh. HM+KH Raven is eating something.

Raw : Raw Lit'aq HM+KH It's raw. Nelang lit'aq. HM+KH The meat is raw.

Read : Read Gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading. Yits'i gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading to her. Gilegiq tixixohał.HM+KH They're reading a book.

Ready : Ready Tr'ołdi' HM+KH Tr'ołdi niginela. HM+KH Get things ready right now. Tr'ołdi dhedo. HM+KH Be ready to go.

Really, true : Really, true Ło' ts'in' HM+KH Ło' ts'in' didene. HM+KH Tell the truth.   See "Truth"

Red : Red Dithiq'isr HM+KH It is red. Dithiq'isr ndałcheth. HM+KH He's wearing something red.

Remember : Remember Xin'alniyh HM+ED He remembers. Margaret in'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers Margaret. Yit dong xin'alniyh.HM+KH He remembers long ago.

Respect : Respect Axa niłtoyh HM+KH He respects something. Ditsiy axa niłtoyh. HM+KH He respects his grandpa. Vaxa ningiłtoyh.HM+KH Respect him. Dina axa nitlto gits'in'. HM+KH He/she doesn't respect us.

Rest : Rest Ni'alyiyh. HM+KH He is resting. Ngiyiq ni'alyiyh. HM+KH She's resting back there. Nt'uxda' nasrolyiyh.HM+KH We'll rest after a while.

Rest : Rest Viluxdong' HM+KH Viluxdong' ngihonh. HM+KH Eat the rest of it.   See "Some"

Rhubarb : Rhubarb Xułtthil HM+RD sci. Polygonum alaskanum Ane' ntr'athdatl xułtthil oqo. HM+RD We went upriver for rhubarb.

Ribs : Ribs Gichuq HM+RD Its rib Dineg chuq ngoxo tatlvatr. HM+RD I'll cook moose ribs for you.

Rice : Rice Ggex KH+ED lit. Maggots, worms Ngoxo ggex tatlvatr. HM+RD I'll cook rice for you.

Rich man : Rich man Doyonh HM+RD From Siberian Russian "toyon", 'chief, rich man' Doyonh neyo. HM+RD Rich man came. Called out when wolverine or wolf is killed and brought into the village. See "Leader"

Ring : Ring Xan-gidalning' HM+KH Something is ringing. Viyiggi tr'ixinay xandalning'. HM+KH The phone is ringing. lit. What we talk in is ringing. Xan-gidiłning'.HM+KH Ring it. Xan-gidinałtl'esr. HM+KH They are ringing. lit. Several things are ringing.

Ring : Ring Lo trith HM+ED lit. Hand ring Lo trith sitl'oghe'onh. HM+RD He gave me a ring.

Ring around the sun : Ring around the sun Idogh nogindlighit. HM+RD lit. It put a circle around itself. Idogh nogindlighit yith not. HM+RD When there's a ring around the sun it's going to snow.

Ripe : Ripe Gidindizren'. HM+RD It is ripe. Gag iy dindizren', he'? Gag dindizreng, he'? RD+HM Are the berries ripe? Dindiq'asr, he'? HM+KH Are they ripe yet? lit. Are they reddening?

River : River Xin HM+RD Xin ndadz dixet'a. HM+RD How is the river? Xin dithitinh.HM+RD The river froze. Xin tinh ntidlighanh. RD+HM The river ice is melting. Xin q'udhisiqanh. RD+HMI was out paddling on the river.

Robin : Robin Ginondidoy HM+RD This is also pronounced "dinondidoy". Ginondidoy git'uq iłtse. HM+RD Robin is making a nest.

Rock, stone : Rock, stone Noqoy AJ Noqoy chux dhidlo. Noqoy chux xelanh. AJ Lots of big rocks were put there. There are lots of big rocks.   Noqoy chux ting dhi'onh. AJ A big rock was put in the road. See "Gravel"

Roll : Roll Ghiligimith. RD+HM It is rolling Yałdzodl ghiligimith. HM+RD The ball is rolling. Yałdzodl q'u'iłgimith.HM+RD He is rolling the ball around.

Roof : Roof Yix xiq'idz HM+RD lit. On top of the house Yix xiq'idz xogh q'u'idineyh. HM+RD He's working on the roof.

Roots : Roots Xuyh HM+RD Sitse xuyh oqo toqał. HM+RD My grandmother is going paddling for roots.

Rope : Rope Tl'eł HM+RD Tl'eł yił teniyh. HM+RD Pull the rope.

Rose : Rose sci. Rosa acicularis Xisrghed HM+RD Rose hips Xisrghed long nighihanh. HM+RDShe picked lots of rose hips. Xisrghed diniłvidzHM+RD Rose petal Xisrghed diniłvidz yineyax. HM+RD Roses are blooming.

Rotten : Rotten Ghiłjit. HM+RD It's rotten. Nelang ghiłjit iy gehon an iy. HM+RD Don't eat that rotten meat.

Rough : Rough Yeqin getiy dixit'anh. HM+RD The Yukon is really rough. Ting getiy dixet'a. Ithe xo'in xiniyhdi. HM+RD The trail is awfully rough. They should fix it.

Round : Round Gimith HM+ED Round on the outside Tth'ok gimith ist'anh. HM+RD I have a round bowl. Viye xidijingith. HM+KH It is round and deep inside.

Row : Row Giłt'uq. HM+RD He is rowing. Valgats ye giłt'uq. HM+RD He's rowing in a boat. Getiy guxłt'uq.HM+RD You guys row hard. Valgats ye gitr'iłt'uq. HM+ED We used to row in boats.

Ruff : Ruff Vanhtoniy HM+RD lit. Her ruff Vidag vanhtoniy q'oded ngilanh. Vidag q'oded vanhtoniy ngila. HM+RD His parka has a new ruff.

Run : Run Ghiligguk. HM+RD He is running. Ting ghiligguk. RD+HM He's running on the trail. Choghlugguy vinq'it ghiligguk.HM+RD The fox is running on the lake. Ghingligguk! HM+RD Run! Commanding one person

Runners, sled : Runners, sled Xutl qatl'ogh iy HM+RD lit. Under the sled Xutl qatl'ogh iy siyił niłtothitik. HM+RD The sled runner broke on me.

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