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Pack, stow, put : Pack, stow, put Giye ngila. HM+RD Pack them in there. Ngideloy giyengila. HM+RD Pack your clothes in it. Soxo tr'iyengila.HM+RD Pack them in the boat for me. Giye'itlayh. HM+RD I'm packing them in something. Gon ngitthing soxo valgats yengila. Gon soxo ngitthing valgats yengila. HM+RDPut this stuff into the boat down there for me.

Packsack : Packsack Xał HM+RD Xał valgats yedhi'onh. HM+RD The pack is in the boat. Xiday sighal? HM+RD Where's my pack? Xał dhith HM+RD Packsack bag Xał dhith soxo ghing'oł. HM+RDCarry the pack for me. Xał dhith tasghał.HM+RD I'll carry the pack on my back.

Paddle : Paddle Ghisqał. HM+RD I'm paddling. Tr'eyh yeghiqał. HM+RD He is paddling in the canoe.

Paddle : Paddle Ti'ogg HM+RD Go ti'ogg axa ghingqał. HM+RD Paddle with this paddle.

Pail : See "Bucket"

Pain : See "Sickness"

Pair : Pair Niłq'i didit'ay HM+RD lit. Two of the same kind Łek niłq'i didit'ay ist'anh. HM+RD I have a pair of dogs.

Pan : Pan Viye tth'ok ton'alyagh. RD Dish pan lit. In it dishes are washed. Viye xiyegidiqoyHM+RD Baking pan lit. In it something is put in oven. Viye xiq'idz git'adh HM+RD Frying pan lit. In it on top of the oven Viye xiq'idz git'adh ton-ngitex. HM+RD Wash the frying pan.

Pancake : Pancake Dl'it'ay tl'isr HM+RD lit. Raw bread Dlit'ay tl'isr ngiłt'ath. HM+RD Fry some pancakes. Xiq'idz dhit'ay HM+ED Pancake lit. It is fried on top of (the stove).

Pants : Pants Tth'oł HM+RD Sitth'ol HM+RD My pants Xiday sitth'ol? HM+RD Where are my pants?

Paper : Paper Gilegiq HM+RD Gilegiq q'o q'u'isineyh. HM+RD I do paperwork. Gilegiq viq'idz gidinałdik q'at. HM+RD I want some paper to write on. Gilegiq q'idz tr'idiniłdik. Gilegiq q'idz tr'ixidiniłdik.HM+ED We're writing on paper.

Parents : Parents -dithinqay Vidithinqay HM+RD His parents Diva ngidithinqay? HM+RD Who are your parents? Sidithinqay Qay Xichux xididltth'e.HM+RD My parents live in Anchorage.

Parka, dress : Parka, dress Da'ak, dak HM+RD Any clothes that are pulled on over the head Sidag KH+JD My parka/dress Sidag dhitltsenh. HM+RD I made my parka/dress. Sidag nondaghgicheth.KH+JD I put on my parka/dress. Vitthigits'igh xelan HM+RD Cloth overparka lit. That which has a hood Sigivitthigits'igh xelan natagicheth. HM+RDI'm going to wear my overparky.

Part, half : Part, half Gughon' HM+RD Gughon' sitl'ongi'oyh. HM+RD Give me half of that. Yughon' sitl'oghe'onh. HM+RD He gave me part of it. A'iy vughon' nda'.HM+RD Give me part of that. Gughon' yan' sitl'ongqoyh. JD+RD Give me only half.

Partner, tea partner : Partner, tea partner Sixoldhid HM+RD lit. My tea partner Sixoldhid ghela'. HM+RD He used to be my tea partner.

Pattern : Pattern Ghoghoy yigidighoy HM+RD Gon ghoghoy yigidighoy axa ditast'eł. HM+RD I'm going to use this pattern.

Paw : See "Foot"

Pay : Pay Xeqat. HM+ED We buy it.   Xitasqat. HM+RD I'm going to pay. Q'idong vogh xaghisqat.HM+RD I already paid for it.   Ndadz xiq'i vogh xangqat? HM+RD How much did you pay for it? See "Buy"

Peel : Peel Tritl q'an-gitr'iłch'ił. HM+RD We're peeling willow bark.

Pencil, pen : Pencil, pen Vaxa gidinałdik HM+RD lit. With it something is written Xiday sigivaxa gidinałdik? HM+RD Where is my pencil?

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