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Comb : Ngitthegh ningitth'iq. AJ Comb your hair. Gitthegh nigitth'iq. ES Comb your hair.

Accident : See "Happen"

Above : Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up there Ngidixi yixgitsiy q'unt'ox. KH+JD Raven is flying around above. Yixgitsiy qay xidix not'ux. Yixgitsiy qay xidixi q'unt'ox. LH+KH Raven is flying above the village. Soghdixi dinet'uq.HM+KH It flew over me. See "High", "Up"

High : Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Way up Dits'in chux ngidixi not'ux. HM+KH An eagle is flying high. See "Above", "Up"

Up : Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up overhead, straight up Ngidixi xiningił'anh. JD+ED Look up there. Ngidixi didhe'oyh iy. JD+ED Put it up there. Ngidixi didhi'onh. JD+ED It is up there. Aduq iy. JD+ED It's up there. Aduggi didhi'onh. JD+ED He put it up there. See "Above", "High"

Wrong : Gits'i, he'? ED+KH Is that wrong? See "Mistake"

Write : Giniłdik. Diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing.   Deg Xinag diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing Deg Xinag. Ndadz dindldik? ED+KH How is it written?

Worm, maggot : Ggex KH+ED Yigentlyaxdi ggex ngith xelanh. ED+KH There are earthworms in my garden. Long worms Ggex getiy longh, sanh yix. RD+JD There are lots of maggots in the smoke house. See "Rice"

Work : Q'u'idineyh. ED+KH She is working.   Gidinałdikdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH He is working at the school. Atthing Qay Xichux q'u'isineyh.ED+KH I work in downtown Anchorage. lit. Down there big village I work. Ithe q'ungidineyh. KH+ED You should work.

Woods : Xiyiq ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking in the woods.

Woodpecker : Xiłqol HM+RD Xiłqol yitot'a xiłqoł tux, yitot'a dixatodhił. HM+RD When the woodpecker pecks early, it is going to be an early breakup.

Wood : Tritr HM+RD Tritr didhigging xodhiso. HM+RD I went for dry wood.     Q'el tritr HM+RD Dry willow Called old woman's wood because it is easy to get Yixgitsiy q'el tritr xodhiyo, itsa'a oxo. HM+RD Raven went for old woman's wood for grandma.

Woman, girl : Nq'ołonh HM+RD Nq'ołonh neg ghuhoł. HM+RD A nice woman is coming.   Nq'ołdałin q'on-gixidiłqon'. HM+RD The women are sewing. Nq'ołonh neg itltthonh. AJ+ES I'm looking at a nice girl.     Tr'an HM+RD Old woman   Tr'an long inxuniyh. HM+RD Old women know a lot.

Wolverine : Niłtreth HM+RD Niłtreth toniy ist'anh. HM+RD I have a wolverine ruff.

Wolf : Nigughun HM+RD Nigughun long q'u'ididał. HM+RD Lots of wolves are walking around.

Without : Adinh HM+KH Da'ak adinh tthineyo. HM+RD He went out without a coat.

With : Yił   Chay q'at shaxil yił. HM+RD I want tea with sugar.   Dinayił dingit'anh. HM+RD Go with us.     Axa With, by means of   Łek axa niso. KH+LH I came by dogteam. lit. I came with dogs.   Vaxa LH+KH With it, by means of it   Vaxa xiditsed. LH+KH Broom lit. With it an area is swept

Winter : Xiyh HM+RD Xiyh tux izre ngichox. HM+RD It's really cold in the wintertime.

Wing : Gits'in HM+RD Wing of something Vits'in diggiditik. HM+RD Its wing is broken.

Window : Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky brittle/hard Window glass Yotig gholq'at xinitl-'anh. AJ+AJ I'm looking through the window. Yolq'at HM+RD Window Kashim window covered with canvas or skin Yolq'at xinitl-'anh. HM+RD I'm looking at the window. See "Glass"

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