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Arrow, bullet, shell : Q'o KH+AJ Siq'o ixidhitlnix. KH+AJ I lost my arrow. Xiday giq'o viyen alyay? LH+KH Where's the ammo clip? See "Sharp"

Ashamed : Idiyonh. KH+AJ He is ashamed.   Idiyonh qul. KH+AJ He's not ashamed. He should be. Ithe idiyonh ts'i xinayh.HM+KH She is not ashamed, still she's talking. She's trying to cover her error.

Ashes : Tthagg łats LH+KH lit. Fire mud, fire dirt Angthet tthagg łats tthineqoyh. LH+KH Take out the ashes.

Ask : Idingiłqit. KH+AJ Ask her.   Idingiłqit anh. KH+AJ Ask that person. Sitse iditlqit.KH+LH I'm asking my grandmother.

Athabascan : Deg Xit'an KH+AJ lit. Local people Ngine' xit'an Deg Xit'an. KH+AJ Upriver people are Athabascan. See "People"

Attack : Yinełtthit LH+KH It is attacking. lit. An animal is attacking. Chel k'idz łek yinełtthit. LH+KH The dog is attacking the little boy.

August : Lighan no' LH+KH lit. Silver salmon month

Aunt : Sivadr KH+AJ My father's sister or my uncle's wife.   Mary sivadr ngilanh. KH+AJMary is my aunt.    Siq'uyKH+AJ My mother's sister   Siq'uy Lena vi'ezre'. HM My aunt was named Lena.   Siq'uy Kate vi'ezre'. KH My aunt was named Kate.

Away : Gidegh LH+KH Gidegh tr'iye xighedatl. LH+KH They went away to spring camp.   Sogh gidegh ntedoyh. HM+KH Get away from me.

Awl : Diggatth'iy KH+AJ Vaxa tetth'oq tr'itltse diggatth'iy. KH+AJ We make birch baskets with an awl.     Q'ex xined KH+LH Awl

Axe : Tthingił KH+AJ Tthingił axa diłqoyh. Tthingił axa giłqoyh. KH+AJ He's chopping with an axe.     Noqoggiy tthingił LH+KH Stone axe   Sichidl noqoggiy tthingił gixelyo. KH+LHMy younger brother found a stone axe.

Baby : Tr'ixineganh k'idz KH+AJ Tr'ixineganh k'idz xethdlanh. KH+AJ A little baby was born.   Tr'ixineganh yegiłt'ik iy. KH+ED Baby is sucking the bottle.     Gog HM+KH Baby   Gog ngiłts'imitl. HM+EDSwing the baby.

Bachelor : Idaghdhilinh KH+LH lit. Young man Idaghdhilinh xititlchet. KH+LH The young man is going to get married. See "Young"

Back : -nesrin Lower back   Sinesrin imo. HM+KHMy lower back hurts.    -t'osin Upper back   Sit'osin imo. KH My upper back hurts. A muscular kind of ache.

Back from, return : Q'agh ni'idiyo. HM+KH He turned back.   Q'agh nixididatl. KH+HM They turned back. Ndada' q'agh ntuxdidił?HM+KH When will you guys return?

Back there : Aniq LH+KH Away from the river, outdoors Rose yix aniq. LH+KH Rose's house is back there.     Ngiyiq HM+KH Back there Indoors Ngiyiq dhistanh. HM+KHI sleep back there.

Backbone : -nganh tth'in   Vinganh tth'in HM+KH His backbone   Vinganh tth'in imo athdlat. HM His backbone got sick/sore.

Backwards : Tl'oy ts'in' LH+KH Ngitth'ol tl'oy ts'in' ye ghingit'ath. KH You put your pants on backwards.   Tl'oy ts'in' ghihoł. KH+LH He was walking backwards.

Bad : Tr'ot'ix. JD+RD lit. It's bad. Sraqay getiy tr'oxidet'ix ts'in' dixitadhine'. KH+LH The children are acting badly. See "Ugly", "Mean"

Bag : Nołchidl KH+AJ Xiday siginołchidl? KH+AJ Where's my bag?     Git'on dhith KH+LH Gunny sack lit. Leaf skin Leaf tobacco used to come in this type of bag Git'on dhith genoq'uth viye ghitlo. KH+LHI put dried fish in a gunny sack.

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