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


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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.


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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.


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




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





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See "Bucket"


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See "Sickness"


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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.





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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.


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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).



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




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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.



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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.



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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.


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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.



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





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





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See "Foot"


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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"


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





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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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