English to Dena'ina

  • again: 47
  • algae: 11
  • also: 47
  • ancestor: 20
  • and: 26
  • anger: 51
  • arrived, by vehicle: 42
  • arrow, blunt-headed: 13
  • ash, wood: 40
  • autumn: 15
  • axe: 33
  • back, body: 50
  • bad: 44, 15
  • baleen: 56
  • barren, to be: 17
  • basket: 37
  • basket, grass: 35
  • beach: 36, 41, 1, 56
  • bead: 26
  • bear, brown: 57
  • beard: 56
  • beaver: 30
  • bed: 11
  • beer, brown: 34
  • belly: 21
  • belongings: 63
  • belt: 23
  • bent, out of shape: 27
  • berry: 33
  • berry, blueberry: 19, 52
  • berry, high bush blueberry: 18
  • berry, huckleberry: 57
  • berry, rose hip: 47
  • best: 21
  • big: 18, 53, 59, 58
  • bite: 36
  • blanket: 4, 26
  • bloodsucker: 13
  • blubber: 52
  • boat ribs: 36
  • boat, of skin: 24
  • bone marrow: 30
  • bounce, to: 60
  • boy: 42, 16
  • brave: 59
  • break trail: 40, 60
  • breast: 2
  • bring: 63
  • brother-in-law: 12
  • bruised: 24
  • build, a fire: 30
  • burning: 53, 58
  • burp: 21
  • camp-robber: 29
  • cane: 19
  • caribou: 38, 39
  • carry: 49, 6, 7, 42
  • carve: 40
  • carved: 41
  • ceiling: 36
  • change again: 11
  • charcoal: 9, 57
  • chief: 44
  • chips, axe: 59
  • choke: 50
  • chop: 17, 18, 60
  • clam, red-neck: 24
  • cloud: 49
  • club: 37, 58
  • clumsy: 40, 41
  • cod, kelp: 3
  • cod, tom: 12
  • cold, is: 63
  • collarbone: 4
  • container, for water: 36
  • cook, to: 25
  • copper: 25
  • cough, to: 49, 60
  • crab: 32
  • crazy, to be: 26
  • cry, to: 39, 25, 63, 55, 58
  • current, swift: 8
  • daddy: 57
  • dance, to: 24, 28, 29
  • dangerous: 33, 59
  • dark: 36
  • dark, to be: 14
  • daughter: 22
  • day: 24
  • days get longer: 23
  • daytime: 60
  • den, animal: 31
  • dentalia shells: 51
  • diaphragm: 38
  • dirt: 43
  • do: 10, 9
  • dog: 47, 28
  • dog, female: 26
  • door: 51
  • drag packs, to: 1
  • dream, to: 40
  • dreamer: 38
  • driftwood: 11
  • drill: 35
  • drink, to: 53, 6
  • dry: 34
  • dust: 4
  • eagle, bald: 16
  • eagle, golden: 30, 4
  • ear: 24, 59
  • eat: 43
  • egg: 29
  • eight: 16
  • embed: 35
  • enough: 47, 49
  • even: 36
  • evening: 26
  • evil: 61
  • excitement: 61
  • fast, to: 22
  • fat: 20
  • fear, to: 43
  • feather: 17, 9
  • fermented: 28
  • find: 63, 57
  • finger: 2
  • Finlander: 38
  • fire: 23, 4, 61
  • fire poker: 40
  • fire tongs: 34
  • fire, moss: 23, 37
  • fish scales: 35
  • fish trap: 31
  • fish, dried: 1
  • fish, fermented: 44
  • fish, fresh: 32, 61
  • fish, meat: 5, 9
  • fish, needlefish: 29
  • fish, roasted: 30
  • flesh: 18
  • float, n.: 3
  • floor: 47
  • fly, n.: 2
  • fly, to: 6, 7
  • fog: 5, 33
  • food, boiled: 24
  • footwear: 21
  • forearm: 20
  • forked: 29
  • friend: 3
  • fungus, birch: 3, 27
  • fur: 17
  • gaff hook: 39, 28
  • gall: 13
  • gambling: 15
  • game, hand: 15
  • geranium: 24
  • get: 47
  • ghost: 13
  • glacier: 10, 16
  • gloves: 35, 26
  • go: 18
  • go out: 54
  • go straight: 19
  • go upward: 49
  • God: 45
  • goodbye: 45, 56
  • grandfather: 25
  • grease: 14
  • ground: 58
  • grow: 40, 41
  • gun: 23
  • gut, moose: 27
  • gut, n.: 31
  • hair: 38
  • hand game: 37
  • hat: 47, 43, 25
  • have, to: 16
  • head: 61
  • healed, to be: 59
  • hear: 4
  • hearing, n.: 45
  • heat: 37
  • heavy: 7, 64
  • heel: 60
  • here: 52
  • hoist up, to: 1
  • horn: 57
  • horny: 36
  • horse: 56
  • how: 26
  • hungry: 25, 64
  • hurry, to: 56
  • husband: 46
  • ice: 8
  • ice, slush: 2
  • in between: 52, 3
  • insect: 52
  • intestine: 27
  • itchy: 36
  • joint: 34
  • journey, a day’s: 30
  • jump, to: 12, 12, 14
  • kick, to: 64, 60
  • kidney: 24
  • knee: 27
  • knife: 29
  • knife, crooked: 29
  • knife, ulu: 1, 57
  • knot, in wood: 18
  • know: 54
  • lady, old: 46
  • lake: 1
  • lake outlet: 22
  • lake shore: 1
  • lamp, stone: 50
  • land: 58
  • laugh, to: 11
  • laughter: 11
  • lay down: 10
  • lazy: 15
  • leader: 23
  • leaf: 10
  • learn: 53
  • leave: 50
  • leech: 13
  • legend: 42
  • let be: 21, 35
  • level: 36
  • lick: 19
  • liver: 9
  • lodge, beaver's: 44
  • log, house: 31
  • long: 54
  • look at: 6
  • loon, common: 2
  • louse: 62
  • lung: 17
  • lynx: 42, 59
  • maggot: 32, 27, 61
  • make: 38, 64, 58
  • make noise: 9
  • man, young: 16
  • marmot: 45
  • mat: 57
  • maybe: 8, 57
  • meadow: 46
  • meat, fresh: 32, 61
  • meat, roasted: 30
  • menstrual hut: 8
  • mittens: 35, 26
  • mold: 37, 56
  • month: 56
  • moon: 36
  • moose: 6, 55
  • moose, bull: 47
  • more: 47, 42, 3
  • morning: 9
  • mosquito: 19, 38
  • mother: 4
  • mouse: 5
  • move: 50, 37, 64, 28
  • move camp: 43
  • mow: 17
  • music: 2
  • muskrat: 25
  • mussel: 34
  • name: 31, 29, 63
  • narrate: 50
  • narrow: 10
  • needle: 44
  • nest: 10
  • net: 3
  • night: 45, 13, 14
  • no/not: 43
  • northern lights: 28
  • nostril: 50
  • not there: 31, 12
  • numb, to be: 47
  • ocean: 8, 62
  • oil: 14
  • one: 19
  • one, that: 32
  • open mouth, to: 41
  • ornery: 27
  • owl, great horned: 2
  • pack: 16
  • paddle: 61
  • paint, ochre: 39, 55
  • pass: 21
  • peel, to: 26
  • person: 33
  • pinch: 41
  • pitch: 13
  • pity: 38
  • place: 37
  • place, big: 9
  • plant: 10
  • plate: 35, 62
  • play, to: 31, 63
  • poor thing: 39
  • porcupine: 53, 44
  • porpoise: 15
  • ptarmigan, willow: 2
  • pulmonary artery: 53
  • punch, to: 30
  • puppy: 3
  • push: 5
  • put on shoes: 22
  • put on, to: 60
  • quill, porcupine: 43
  • rabbit: 44, 1, 3
  • rain: 12, 14
  • rain, to: 46, 46, 47
  • rainbow: 1
  • raining: 5
  • rake, to: 17
  • raven: 34, 56
  • red: 15, 58
  • remember: 50
  • rib: 51
  • ridge: 21
  • right here: 52
  • ring: 19, 41
  • rip: 47
  • ripe, to be: 11
  • river bank: 45
  • roar, to: 49
  • rock, hard: 20
  • roe: 49, 45, 55
  • roll up: 20
  • root, fern: 39
  • rope: 13, 55
  • rose: 28
  • round: 19
  • run, to: 52, 35, 39, 64
  • ruptured: 24
  • sail, to: 19
  • salmon: 47
  • salmon, red: 45
  • salmon, silver: 11
  • salt: 8, 62
  • sand: 40
  • sandbar: 61
  • sandhill crane: 51
  • sap, birch: 43
  • say: 4, 5, 37, 59
  • scar: 34
  • scare: 17
  • scrape: 17
  • scrape, to: 23
  • scythe: 17
  • seagull: 25, 27
  • seal, baby: 43
  • sealion: 23
  • sedge: 14
  • seed: 22
  • seems, it: 9
  • set snares: 53
  • shadow: 30
  • shake, to: 51
  • shaman: 33, 58
  • sheath: 62
  • shining moon: 40
  • shore: 56
  • short: 35
  • shoulder: 22
  • sick, to be: 50
  • sides: 26
  • sip, to: 29
  • sit: 18
  • skin: 21
  • skull: 20
  • sled: 12
  • sleep: 56
  • sleep, to: 44
  • slide, to: 43
  • slurp, to: 12
  • smear with grease: 12
  • smear, to: 14, 24
  • smell, to: 38
  • smoke: 21, 4, 35
  • snare: 52
  • sneeze, to: 32
  • snore: 47
  • snore, to: 49, 53, 6
  • snow water: 42
  • snow, on ground: 13, 27
  • snow, to: 20, 22
  • snow, wet: 12, 14
  • snowshoe: 35, 28
  • so: 55
  • socks: 15
  • son: 31
  • sound, of rain: 8
  • spear, to: 46
  • spirit: 30
  • spit, to: 41
  • spoiled: 52
  • spoon: 61, 55
  • spruce: 3
  • spruce bough: 31, 16
  • squeak, to: 47
  • squirrel, tree: 15
  • stand: 22, 39
  • stand up: 34
  • star: 21, 5
  • stay: 19
  • steal: 6
  • steambath: 15
  • steambath switch: 50
  • steep: 11
  • stomach: 42, 3, 25, 55
  • stone: 52
  • stone, wood polishing: 39
  • straight up: 20
  • strength: 8
  • strong, to be: 30, 62
  • stuff: 63
  • suck in: 9
  • suck on: 10
  • summer: 5, 28
  • summit: 20
  • sun: 31
  • swallow: 9
  • swampy ground: 16
  • sweat, to: 23
  • swim around: 45
  • swim, to: 1
  • take: 47
  • talk: 50, 53
  • tall: 54
  • tea: 25
  • tell a story: 47
  • temper: 51
  • ten: 29
  • thank you: 51
  • that one: 36
  • there, to be: 16
  • thick: 57
  • thing: 33, 11, 55
  • thread: 37
  • thread, sinew: 37
  • throw, to: 14
  • thumb: 42, 60
  • thunder, to: 2
  • thus: 44, 27
  • ticklish: 33
  • tied together: 53
  • tired: 54, 6
  • to there: 51
  • toilet: 8
  • tomorrow: 44
  • tongue: 20
  • too: 47
  • towel, hand: 12
  • track, n.: 3
  • trail: 10, 8
  • trap, deadfall: 13
  • trap, steel: 47
  • tree squirrel: 33
  • trout: 33
  • truth: 15
  • turn white: 34
  • twist: 18
  • uncle: 57
  • under a tree: 21, 46
  • under water: 37
  • urinate: 32
  • variously: 43
  • village: 59
  • waist: 14
  • wake up: 17
  • wake, to: 8
  • walk, to: 62
  • war: 32
  • warm: 17, 17
  • warm ground: 37
  • warm up: 23, 51
  • wart: 38, 39
  • water: 2, 55
  • water container: 41
  • water, spring: 45
  • water, still: 46
  • wave: 8
  • webbing, snowshoe: 14
  • wedge: 58
  • weir, fish: 61
  • whale: 32
  • what: 26
  • whetstone: 49
  • whirlwind: 16
  • white: 62, 56
  • wild celery: 34
  • wild rice: 49
  • willow: 28
  • wind, Chinook: 25
  • windy: 40, 41
  • winter: 30, 62
  • wolverine: 4
  • wood: 27
  • wood shavings: 38
  • wood, hard: 51
  • woodpecker: 60
  • woods: 42
  • work, to: 54
  • worm: 52
  • yesterday: 13
  • you: 5
  • young man: 42
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Portraits Feodosia Sacaloff, James Kari and Peter Kalifornsky at 1974 Kenai Peninsula History conference.
Portraits Feodisia Sacaloff, Bertha Monfor, and Eva Lorenzo at Bertha's home ca. 1972.