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Comb : Comb Ngitthegh ningitth'iq. AJ Comb your hair.   Gitthegh nigitth'iq. ES Comb your hair.

Fur, hide, pelt : Fur, hide, pelt Gidhith AJ+ES Nigughun dhith getiy ngizrenh. Nigughun vidhith getiy ngizrenh. AJ+ES That's a nice wolf fur.   Gidhith niłtodhist'oth. HM+KH I cut up the hide into pieces.

Wear out : Wear out 'oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD lit. ... is wearing out. Sitth'ol oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD My pants are wearing out.   Sitth'ol oxo didiggisr. HM+RD My pants wore out.

Shelf : Shelf Vidixathdloy, viq'idixathdloy JD+ED lit. What things are up on Vidixathdloy getiy longh gidinałdikdi. JD+ED There are lots of shelves in the school.   Viq'idixathdloy getiy longh gidinałdikdi.     Dux HM+KH Shelf lit. Up high Yashik dux dathtonh. HM+KH The box is on the shelf.

Dollar : Dollar Giłigg xiq'i KH+JD lit. Like 'one' Giłigg xiq'i axa soxo xigheqat. KH+JD He paid me a dollar.

Yup'ik, Eskimo : See "People"

Yell : See "Holler"

Worm, maggot : Worm, maggot Ggex KH+ED Yigentlyaxdi ggex ngith xelanh. ED+KH There are earthworms in my garden. Long worms Ggex getiy longh, sanh yix. RD+JD There are lots of maggots in the smoke house. See "Rice"

Wish : See "Hope"

Window : Window Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky brittle/hard Window glass Yotig gholq'at xinitl-'anh. AJ+AJ I'm looking through the window.     Yolq'at HM+RD Window Kashim window covered with canvas or skin Yolq'at xinitl-'anh. HM+RDI'm looking at the window. See "Glass"

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

Weasel : See "Ermine"

Village : Village Qay JD+ED Qay xichux xidhi'onh. ED+JD There was a big village. Many stories start with this sentence. See "City"

Very : See "Much"

Use : Use ... axa dit'anh. JD+ED lit. With ... she is doing something. Tthingił axa dit'anh. JD+ED He's using an axe.   See "Do"

Unhappy : See "Sad"

Today : Today Go dran HM+KH lit. This day Gidinałdikdi nidhiso go dran. HM+KH I went to school today.   See "Day"

Tease : Tease Idiydeleł. KH+ED She's teasing.   Voghda' idiydeleł. KH His cousin is teasing him. See "Joke"

Tall : Tall Ngith HM+ED Didlang gan ngith iy. HM What a tall spruce.   See "Long"

Sweet : Sweet Liniyh HM+ED lit. Delicious Sigichay getiy liniyh. HM+ED My tea is delicious.   See "Candy"

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