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Face : -na'   Vina' AJ+ES His face   Ngina' ggusr yan'. AJ+ES Your face is dirty. lit. Your face, dirt only Ngina' q'an-giłdax.AJ+ES Wash your face.

Fall : Ndolningh. AJ+ES It fell down.   Xidltth'it. AJ+ES He fell down.

Fall : Xiyts'in' ES lit. Winter-like Xiyts'in' nonxididhit. HM+ED Fall has come.

Family : Yuxudz nts'ida'on AJ+ES lit. All his relations Yuxudz nts'ida'on yixiyit xididltth'e. AJ+ES All her relations are together there.

Famine : Detsan' dondineyh. HM+ED lit. Hunger comes around. Detsan' didiyoq dong. AJ+ES Famine happened long ago.

Fancy : Nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES lit. Fancy sewing Vitl'on nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES Fancy work on the bottom edge   Vigigiqałchin do' nixinithuqon'. AJ His boot tops are fancy. Giqałchin do' nixinithuqon' hiy.ES The boot tops are fancy.

Far : Nedhodi, nedhod AJ+ES lit. Far away place Deloy nedhodi dhidlo. AJ+ES The mountains are far away.    Ngiłngath. AJ+ES Far away, long ways   Gi'anitla'di ngiłngath ixidhi'onh. Gi'anitla'idi ngiłngathdi xidhi'onh. HM+ED My trapline is far away.

Fast : Uxidiniy gihonh. AJ+ES He's eating fast.    Vididlzim'. AJ+ES He/she went by fast.

Fat : Lighanh HM+KH lit. Fat person Nanhdal lighan athdlanh. HM+KH He got some fat ducks.   Chel dogh lighan. HM+KH That boy is so fat.

Fat : Q'ux AJ+ES Dineg q'ux yił niginastth'aq. HM+ED I make ice cream with moose fat.

Father : Vito' HM+ED Sito' viqay eniq xighela'. HM+ED My father's village used to be way up the Innoko.   Sito' Didlang Tochagg nadhiyonh. HM+ED My father grew up at Spruce Slough. (Also known as Swiftwater.)     Da'a HM+ED+KH Dad! Addressing him

Feast : Vav ditot'eł. AJ+ES There will be a feast. lit. She will do food. Venhdida' vav ditot'eł trałtth'et. ES There will be a feast tomorrow in the kashim.

Feather : Gitth'ithgi HM+ED Gitth'ithgi keddh HM+ED Down lit. Soft feathers Gitth'ithgi keddh da'ak dhitltsenh. HM+ED I made a down parka.

February : Vinginh srosr tr'iłghidl. AJ The month we beat the drum.   Viye srosr tr'iłghidl iy. AJ+ES The one in which we beat the drum.

Feed : Łek iguxłonh. AJ+ES Feed the dogs.   Sileg igitlonh. AJ+ES I'm feeding my dogs.

Feel : Yinandolniyh. AJ+ES He feels it.   Vinondelniyh. AJ+ES You feel it.

Fence : Xiq'idz didhi'on. AJ+ES lit. On top it stays. Tthogiqay xiq'idz didhi'on iłtse. AJ He's making a grave fence.   Tthogiqay xiq'idz didhi'on hiy iłtse. ES He's making grave fences.

Fern : Xitl'aghł'oy HM+ED Adong xitl'aghł'oy daghitl-'an'. HM+ED A few days ago I was picking ferns.   Vasdliq yet xitl'aghł'oy itlt'ath. HM+ED I cook ferns in butter.

Few : Ngistl'i hiy AJ+ES lit. Small one Ngo getiy ngistl'i iy. ES It's not much. When giving something to someone. Ngistl'i hiy naghsan'. AJ+ES I picked only a few. See "Small"

Fiddle : Didalney vigidiggizr. AJ+ES lit. Says sound - it is rubbed.

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