This page contains excerpts from Chapter 13 of James Kari's forthcoming noun dictionary. Below are a sample of entries from two different sections of the chapter. To download the complete chapter in PDF format, click on the link below.
Chapter 13 - Sky, Weather and Atmosphere |
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| sky | yuq' | |
| darkness | heł | |
| it got dark | nughiłghatl' | |
| horizon | yuvugh ełnen vugh |
lit. 'edge of the sky' lit. 'edge of the earth' |
| moon | geljay (UI) ghelja (OSl) |
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| it is a full moon | q'analyun (UO) q'anghalyun (I) k'nudnudlet (O S&P) |
lit. 'it is full grown' |
| northern lights | yuyqux (I) yuyqush (OU) |
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| sun | ni'i (O) n'uyi (IU) nu'uy (U) |
| bad weather | ch'uqughił qiz'un (I) ch'eduqidiłt'e (U) |
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| good weather | yaghelich' qiz'un (IO) yaghelich' qiy'un (U) |
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| cloud | q'es | |
| cloud cover, overcast sky | yuq' hnalt'em yunlay (U) yuq' dahi (IO) |
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| cold, cold weather; north wind | ezhi'i (I) ezhiyi (O) edli'i (U) |
lit. 'cold one' |
| fog | uq (U) nunigi |
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| frost | shegh shagh (U) |
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| lightning | tsila, shila (U) shila (OI) delvashi (OI) |
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| rain | kun | |
| it is raining | ełkun | |
| it is pouring rain | qakundenlzil (I) qakundelyil (U) |
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| rainbow |
shabila (UI) jabila (OU) |
lit. 'sun snare' |
| warmth, warm weather | ebayi (OU) eva'i (I) |
| snow (on ground) | chitl' nzhah (OI) yes |
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| falling snow |
yus
nudahi (U) |
lit 'falling objects' |
| sleet, half rain and half snow | tlaq' | |
| spring snow that causes last snow to melt | nzhah gelqedi (O) nut'aq'i zhaq'a (O) ch'enq' k'yilquni (I) nunhdecheni (U) k'etunuynashahi (I) |
lit 'one that eats snow' lit 'goose's spit' lit 'that which is on the wings' lit 'causes water to increase' |
Dialect abbreviations: (I) = Inland (Nondalton, Lime Village, often Iliamna) (L) = Lime Village (Lk-I) = Kuskokwim Ingalik at Lime Village (N) = Nondalton (Il) = Iliamna (U) = Upper Cook Inlet (Tyonek, Susitna Station, Knik, Eklutna) (Su) = Susitna Staion (E) = Eklutna (T) = Talkeetna (Kn) = Knik (O) = Outer Cook Inlet (Kenai, Kustatan) (Sl) = Seldovia (+Sl) = in all dialects and confirmed for Sledovia
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