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Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.



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I got a sticker from the dentist.

:
Kas'íx'waa ax jeet aawatée wé kaa oox yéi daanéiyi.
Keyword(s):

dentures

:

áx kei saxíxji kaa ooxú
OR

kaa ooxú

Keyword(s):

baby teeth

:
t'ukanéiyi oox
Keyword(s):

adult teeth

:
x'éigaa kaa oox
(Lit: real teeth)
OR
yan wáat oox
Keyword(s):

tooth fairy

:
kaa oox kookénayi
Keyword(s):

Put your tooth underneath your pillow!

:
I shayeidí tayeex' yan tí i oox!
Keyword(s):

How much money did the tooth fairy give you?

:
X'oon dáanaa sá i jeet akaawatée wé kaa oox kookénayi?
Keyword(s):

How much (money) did you find under your pillow?

:
Wáa sá i shayeidí tayeedáx yeet'ei?
Keyword(s):

Poor thing! Your tooth fell out!

:
Haaaáy! I oox átx kei uwaxíx!
Note: The elders say that traditionally, nothing special was said or done when a child lost a tooth, but one elder gave this phrase, which her grandmother used to say to her when she lost a tooth.
Keyword(s):

Thank you very much.

:
Aatlein gunalchéesh.
OR
Gunalchéesh tlein.
OR
Gunalchéesh hó hó.
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