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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+RD Put this stuff into the boat down there for me.

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+RD Carry the pack for me.  Xał dhith tasghał.HM+RD I'll carry the pack on my back.

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

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

Pail : See "Bucket"

Pain : See "Sickness"

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 : Viye tth'ok ton'alyagh. RD Dish pan lit. In it dishes are washed. Viye xiyegidiqoy HM+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 : 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 : Tth'oł HM+RD Sitth'ol HM+RD My pants   Xiday sitth'ol? HM+RD Where are my pants?

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 : -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 : 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+RD I'm going to wear my overparky.

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

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

Paw : See "Foot"

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

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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