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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
‘the local language is gathered together’

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Bail

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Te ngizringitl. KH+AJ lit. Bail water.
Te ngizringitl, tingił axa. KH+AJ Bail it with the bucket.  
 


Bake

:
Gitlt'a. KH+LH He baked something.  
Q'iydong łegg dhitlt'a. LH+KH Yesterday I baked fish.
Dlit'ay niy ngiłt'ath.KH+AJ Bake a sweet. Cake or cookies
 


Baking powder

:
Vits'i galnizr LH+KH lit. With it, it rises
Vits'i galnizr nda'. LH+KH Give me the baking powder.  
 


Bald

:
Vitthe nixididliqit. AJ He's bald. lit. Someone's head, the hair slipped off.
Vitthe nididliqit. KH He's bald. lit. Someone's head, the hair slipped off.


Ball

:
Yałdzodl KH+AJ
Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.  
 


Bank

:
Den-gi dhidlodi KH+AJ lit. Money is put there place


Bank, bluff

:
Vith KH+AJ Vith Ghon' is the name of the sand bluff near the mouth of the Anvik River.
Vith q'idz HM+RD River bank lit. On the bank
Vith q'idz ndidhit. KH+AJ He's standing on the bank.  
 
Vith xetlaxdi KH+AJ Cut bank lit. Where it falls over
Vith xetlaxdi q'udhedog. KHDon't walk around the cut bank. 
 


Baptize

:
Tigiyaghiłtanh KH+AJ lit. He put someone in the water.
Tr'ixineganh tigiyaghiłtanh. KH+AJ The baby was baptized.

See "Priest", "Bishop"

Barefoot

:
Łiqutrey adinh KH+AJ lit. One without footwear
Łiqutrey adinh q'u'edoyh. KH He's walking around barefoot.  
 


Barge

:
Giloy ghe'oy LH+KH lit. That which is out in front
Giloy ay'oy enedz n-gidili'onh. KH The barge is bringing freight down from upriver.  
 


Bark

:
Yetthit. KH+AJ It is barking.  
Sileg yetthit. KH+AJ My dog is barking.  


Bark

:
Gilot'edz KH+AJ
Gilot'edz axa sanh yix xiłtse. KH+AJ He's making a bark smokehouse.  
 
Gałtim KH+AJ Bark, inner willow bark, cambium  
Gałtim axa dingiłchith. KH + AJYou tie it with cambium. 
 


Barrel, tank

:
Diggandidlyoy KH+AJ lit. That which stands up
Singonh jilonik diggandidlyoy yeghelo. AJ My mother put salt fish in the barrel.  
Singonh jilonik diggandidlyoy yegighelo. KH My mother put salt fish in the barrel.  
 


Basin

:
Viye dinalo' q'antr'iłdagh KH+AJ lit. What we wash our hands in
Xiday viye dinalo' q'antr'iłdagh? KH+AJ Where is the washbasin?  
 


Basket, birchbark

:
Tetth'ok, tthet'ok AJ+KH
Tetth'ok viye gag tr'inihay. AJ The birchbark basket into which one picks berries  
Tthet'ok viye gag tr'inihay. KH The birchbark basket into which one picks berries  
 


Basket, root tray

:
Xuyh tth'ok KH Willow root coiled basket or plate.
Xuyh tth'ok iłtse ts'i xanxiniyh. KH She knows how to make a root tray.  
 


Bat

:
Noxidiniho iy KH lit. That which lacks eyes
Noxidiniho iy tthidangith tux q'ugandiyił. KH+AJ Bats fly around at night.  
 


Bathe

:
Tonxidałtax KH He is bathing.  
Tonxidigitax. KH+AJ I'm taking a bath.  


Bathroom

:
Ntasoł ts'i xiq'at. KH+AJ I want to go (to the bathroom).  


Beach

:
Te q'avon JD+KH lit. Edge of the water
Te q'avon ghuhoł. JD+KH He is walking on the beach.
Te q'avon q'uxididał. HM They are walking on the beach.

See "Edge"

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