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Table : Table Viq'igalnon HM+ED lit. On top of it we eat These speakers delete the final -dz from "viq'idz" 'on top of it'. Viq'idz galnon q'idz xinthitsitl. HM+ED The table is messy.

Tail : Tail Gicha' HM+ED lit. Something's tail Noya' vicha' dit'its. HM+ED Beavers have flat tails.

Take : Take Yititlchet. ED She's taking it. Goga ditlchet. HM+ED He took the baby. Ingiłchet.HM+ED Take it.

Talk : Talk Xinayh. HM+ED She is talking. Getiy xinayh. HM He talks too much. Deg xiq'i dinayił xinehayh.HM Talk Deg Xinag with us. Deg xiq'i xinatr'ididlighuzr. HM Let's talk Deg Xinag. Gan a yuxinay? HMWhat's he talking about? Xithag ts'in'.HM+RD She doesn't talk. Ngistl'idong xits'i xithag ts'in'. HM+RD Since she was small she didn't talk.

Tall : Tall Ngith HM+ED Didlang gan ngith iy. HM What a tall spruce.   See "Long"

Tamarack : Tamarack Tot'ighidh HM+ED lit. Water cottonwood sci. Larix laricina Tot'ighidh shinh qogg yineyax. HM+ED Tamarack grow on the flats.

Taste : Taste Yiłniyh. HM+ED She is tasting it. Vanhgiq iłniyh. HM+ED She is tasting the ice cream. Ganhdlit ngiłniyh.HM+ED Taste the cooked berries. Ndadz dighałniyh? HM+ED How does it taste?

Tea : Tea Chay HM+ED In Anvik, "chay" means just the tea leaves. In Shageluk "chay" is both the leaves and the brewed beverage. Ngoxo chay nidhitltsenh. HM+ED I made tea for you. Toł HM+ED Tea Hot liquid Soxo toł ningiłtse. HM+EDMake tea for me. Toł q'at, he'?HM+ED Do you want tea? Giliq'uy, deliq'oyHM+ED Labrador or mountain tea sci. Ledum palustre Soxo giliq'uy dingił'anh. HM+ED Get some labrador tea for me.

Teach : Teach Xindigixidinił'an'. AJ She is teaching them. Sraqay andixidinił'an'. HM+ED She's teaching those children.

Teacher : Teacher Xandigixidinił'an HM lit. One who teaches them Xandigixidinił'an tolał. HM+ED She's going to be a teacher.

Tease : Tease Idiydeleł. KH+ED She's teasing.   Voghda' idiydeleł. KH His cousin is teasing him. See "Joke"

Telephone : Telephone Viyiq tr'ixinay. KH lit. That which we talk into Viyiq tr'ixinay xandalning'. KH+ED The telephone is ringing.

Tell stories : Tell stories Sinoghł xiłdhoyh. KH+ED Tell me a story.   Yidong ghidhilin xidhoyh getiy ngingadh ixaghłdhuk. KH The elder told a very long story. See "Say"

Ten : Ten Niłq'osnal KH lit. Two sides, two hands

Tent : Tent Yix xudhith LH+KH lit. Skin house Yix xudhith q'idong xindiłcheth. KH+ED The tent is already up. Yix xudhith tr'itłse. KH+LH We're making a tent.

Thank you : Thank you Dogidinh KH+ED Dogidinh vidaghsne'. KH I said thank you to her. Getiy dogidinh. KH Thanks very much. Xisrigidisddhinh.KH I am thankful.

Thanksgiving Day : Thanksgiving Day Xisrigitr'ididdheyhdi Dranh KH lit. The day we are thankful There are several variations of the name for this holiday.

That one : That one A'iy ED+KH That one right here Ay'oyED That one way over there Ay'oy nda'. KH+ED Give me that one. Ang'oy KH+ED That one lit. That one over there Yiggin ED+KH That one. Person

That way : That way Ang'in KH+ED Ang'in ts'i tehoyh. KH+ED Go over that way.

Their, theirs : Their, theirs Xiviye KH+ED Xiviye an'iy. KH+ED That is theirs. Xivileg idhitlanh. ED+KH I caught their dog.

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