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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Babiche

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See "Strips"

Baby

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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

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

See "Young"

Back

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-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

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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

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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

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


Backwards

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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

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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

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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. 
 


Bail

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


Bake

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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

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


Bank

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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

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

See "Priest", "Bishop"

Barefoot

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


Barge

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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.  
 


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