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Cabin : See "House"

Cache : Cache Tso ED+KH Genoq'uth tso yeghitlo. ED+KH I put flat fish in the cache.

Cake : See "Sweets"

Calendar : Calendar No'oy gilegiq ED+KH lit. Moon paper No'oy gilegiq nił'anh. ED+KH She's looking at the calendar.

Call : Call Yiqo xinayh. ED+KH He's calling.   Ngiqo xitasał. ED+KH I'll call you. See"Talk"

Calm : Calm Deghatl ED+KH Yeqin deghatl. ED+KH The Yukon is calm.

Camera : Camera Vaxa dinayeg alzrey ED+KH lit. With it our image is taken Siginayeg vaxa alzrey ixedhinix. ED My camera is lost.

Camp out : Camp out Nod tr'inadhoł. ED+KH We camped two nights. Gidegh enohił. ED+KH She will camp out.

Camprobber : Camprobber Srixgga' LH+KH Srixgga' getiy gini'eyh. LH+KH Camp robbers are always stealing.

Can : Can Nilughozr tingił AJ+ES lit. Soldered pail They used to get solder by melting it off cans. Nilughozr tingił dix didhi'onh. AJ The can is on the shelf. Nilughozr tingił ngidixi didhi'onh. ES The can is on the shelf.

Can opener : Can opener Vaxa giqo yadz gitidit'idh ED+KH lit. With it the top is cut open Xiday vaxa qiqo yadz gitidit'idh? ED+KH Where is the can opener?

Candy : Candy Liniy AJ+ES lit. That which is sweet Sraqay liniy q'adixet'a. AJ+ES Children love candy.

Cane : Cane Titth HM+ED Sitiddh AJ+ES My cane Sitiddh axa q'u'isdoyh. AJ+ES I walk around with my cane.

Canoe : Canoe Tr'eyh AJ+ES Sitr'eyh ye ghisqał. AJ I paddle in my canoe. Sitr'ey yet ghisqał. ES I paddle in my canoe. Q'eyh vedoy KH+ED Birchbark canoe A traveling canoe Q'eyh vedoy yet ghiqał. KHHe's paddling a birchbark canoe. Q'eyh vedoy ye ghiqał.ED He's paddling a birchbark canoe.

Canyon : Canyon Deloy dotux AJ+ES lit. Mountains between Deloy dotux xit'ox gheyo. AJ+ES He hid in the canyon.

Car : Car Ngin' qidz q'idughol AJ+ES, JD+RD lit. That which travels on the ground Ngin' q'idz q'idughol yet q'utr'ithidatl. AJ+ES We went by car. lit. We went by inside car.

Cards : Cards Galdi AJ+ES From Russian "karty", 'playing cards'. Q'iydong galdi ditr'ighił'an'. AJ+ES We played cards yesterday.

Caribou : Caribou Ghinoy AJ+ES Ghinoy naghitl-'an'. AJ+ES I saw a caribou.

Carrot : Carrot Nalyagh ded dithiqizr HM+ED lit. Vegetable skinny, red Nalyagh ded dithiqizr yintlyax. HM+ED I'm growing carrots.

Carry : Carry The end of this verb changes to classify the kind of object that is carried. Soxo ghing'oł. HM+RD Carry it for me. A 3-dimensional object Tr'ixineganh k'idz ghingiłtał. JD+LH Carry the baby. Person or animal Ghingqoł.HM+KH Pack it. Liquid in container Ghingiłchith. HM+KH Pack it. Fabric Ghingiłteł. HM+KHPack it. A bundled object Ghingilał.HM+KH Pack it. Plural objects Long ghilał. AJ+ES He's carrying lots of things. Loose objects Dits'id ghilał. AJ+ES She's carrying her blankets. Loose objects Gon soxo ghingilał. AJ+ES Carry these for me. Loose objects See the grammar section on "Classificatory verbs". See "Pack"

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