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

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

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

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

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 : 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+ED Make tea for me.  Toł q'at, he'? HM+ED Do you want tea?   Giliq'uy, deliq'oy HM+ED Labrador or mountain tea  sci. Ledum palustre Soxo giliq'uy dingił'anh. HM+ED Get some labrador tea for me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That one : A'iy ED+KH That one right here   Ay'oy ED 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 : Ang'in KH+ED Ang'in ts'i tehoyh. KH+ED Go over that way.

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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