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Weather : Weather Ngi'egh ndadz dixet'a? HM+KH What's it doing outside? Ttheting ndadz dixet'a? KH+HM What's it doing outdoors? Gits'anxitodoł.HM+KH The weather is going to change. Tr'anxutidit'ix. HM+KH The weather is going to get bum for a while.

Weave : Weave Nughit. RD+HM She is weaving. Edna xuyh tth'ok nughit. HM+RD Edna is weaving a root basket.

Web : Web Ivisoghluq gituxvel HM+RD lit. Spider net Tuxveł tritr gho diłcheth. HM+RD A (spider) web is hanging on the tree. Ivisoghluq dituxvel xitux dinthitl'enh. HM+KH Spider made its web amongst the trees.

Wednesday : Wednesday Toxdi nixinithdoł HM+RD lit. Three nights after Sunday

Week : Week Q'inodle qighitiq HM+RD lit. Between Sundays Q'inodle tl'ogh HM+RD Next week lit. After Sunday Q'inodle tl'ogh ngogh tr'itodił. HM+RDNext week somebody is coming to visit you.

Well : Well Xełedz HM+RD Xełedz dist'a. HM+RD I am well.   Xełedz dixet'a. HM+RD They are well. See "Neat"

Well, water well : Well, water well Te dili'anhdi HM+RD lit. Water flowing place Te dili'anhdi nadhiyo. HM+RD He went to the well.

West : West Dong thedz HM+RD Dong tthedz xidetr'iyh. HM+RD Wind is coming from the west.

Wet : Wet Itlt'iq. Xitlt'iq. HM+RD It is wet. Ngi'egh getiy xitlt'iq. HM+RD It's really wet out. Nidhitlt'iq.HM+RD I got wet.

What : What Gan HM+RD Gan iy? HM+RD What? What is it?     Ndadz HM+KH What   Ndadz dingit'anh? HM+RDWhat are you doing?  Ndadz dixi'ne?HM+RD What are they saying? See "How"

When : When Ndada' HM+RD Ndada' yi'odz tehoł? HM When are you coming over?

Whenever : Whenever Ixindada' HM+RD Ixindada' nixidizrenda'. HM+RD Whenever the weather gets good.

Where : Where Ndagh AJ+ES Asking about an activity Ndagh dhedo? HM+RD Where are you? Where are you staying? Xiday HM+RD Where Asking about non-human things Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KHWhere are my mitttens? XidanhHM+RD Where Asking about humans Xidanh singonh? HM+RD Where is my mother?

Which one : Which one Gan nagh HM+RD Gan nagh q'at? HM+RD Which one do you want?

Which way : Which way Ndałts'idz HM+RD Ndałts'idz tehoł? HM+RD Which way will you go?

Whirlwind : Whirlwind Iłtr'evay HM+KH lit. It takes things into the air Nod iłtr'evay naghitl-'an'. HM+KH Twice I saw a whirlwind.

Whistle : Whistle Yetr duggutth. HM+KH He is whistling. lit. He is blowing breath. Viyetr duggutth idistth'onh. HM+KH I heard his whistle.

White : White Luq'uł. HM+RD lit. It is white. Yix xudhith luq'ul ist'anh. HM+RD I have a white tent.

White person : White person Tetl'ot HM+RD lit. Headwaters Drifter, one who came down the river. Q'iydong tetl'ot neqanh. HM+RD A white man came paddling yesterday. Gishagh HM White person From Yupik "kas'aq", 'white man' from Russian "kazak", 'Cossak'. Gishagh xit'an HM+RDWhite person Sanhdong gishagh xit'an enedz neqanh. HM+RD Last summer a white man paddled from upriver.

Whitefish : Whitefish Łegg HM+KH Also the word for fish in general. Tth'egho łegg nelaxda', dinghdongiy tast'oth. HM When whitefish are running, I'm going to cut spring fish.

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