Ya a t'ibé dúmayu. I think about you. On a t'ibé sid'ít. He is sitting on you. See: pra ‘about’.A - a
a prep. about, on. Ya a t'ibé dúmayu. I think about you. On a t'ibé sid'ít. He is sitting on you. See: pra ‘about’.
a chiwó pro. why. A chiwó t'i pláchish? Why are you crying? A chiwó t'i kak mnóga schiháish? Why are you sneezing so much?
abarwát' ?? v. tear. On twoy chalók abarwál. He tore his sock.
abarwátay adj. torn. Plát'i abarwát'iya. The dress(es?) is torn. ?? Category: texture.
abasálsa v. pee, urinate, wet. On kóyku abasál. He peed the bed. Ya mayí pastán'ishk'i abasál. I wet my long johns. See: wímachit'; chíshkat'; apasarálsa ??.
abd'élat' v. cheat. On min'é abd'él. He cheated me. T'i iwó abd'élaish? Are you cheating him?
abédat' v. eat lunch, lunch. Aná abédait. She is eating lunch. Category: eat.
abét ОБЕД.
n. lunch. Category: eat, food.
abídna adv. with sorry, sorrow - with. Ya t'ibé abídna. I feel sorry for you. ?? Min'é abídna. I feel sorry for myself. ?? Category: emotions.
abishchát' ОБЕЩАТЬ.
v. promise. Ya abishcháyu. I'm promising. Category: speak.
ablaká ОБЛАКО.
n. cloud. plural ablakí. See: túcha. Category: weather.
abn'imát' ОБНИМАТЬ.
v. hug. Bábushka min'é abn'ála. (abn'imála ??) Grandma hugged me. Ya mayú swabódnayu abn'imál. I hugged my girlfriend.
abórka ОБОРКА.
n. trim. Category: house.
absóx v ?. dry - go. going dry, was when the tide goes out. Dory absóx. The dory went dry.
abstrigát' ОБРУБАТЬ.
v. clip. for example, to clip/cut hair. On abstrigáit. He clipped. Category: groom, hair.
achíshka ОЧИСТКА.
n. eggshell, peel. plural achíshki. Category: birds, fruit.
achkí ОЧКИ.
n. eyeglasses, glasses. Ad'é mayí achkí? Where are my eyeglasses? Variant: ashk'í. Category: sight.
ad АД.
n. hell. Category: church.
ad'ála ОДЕЯЛО.
n. blanket. Category: bed.
ad'é ГДЕ.
adv. where. Ad'é mayí achkí? Where are my eyeglasses? Ad'é twóya doch zh'ul'ót? Where does your daughter live? See: awid'é ‘where’; kud'í ‘where to’; ad'ézha ?? ‘where’. Category: locations.
ad'énka n. clothing - piece of. Lit: something that you put on. Variant: ad'ézhda ??. Russ. ОДЕЖА, var. of ОДЕЖДА. synonym b'il'ó. See: ad'ózha ‘clothes’; ad'ét' ‘put on’. Category: clothes.
ad'ét' НАДЕТЬ.
v. put on. Ad'én twoy kalpák! ?? Put on your cap! Ya plát'i ad'éla. I (female) put on my dress. See: ad'énka; ad'iwátsa ??. Category: clothes.
ad'ézha ?? adv. where. Ad'ézha twoy atomobíl? Where is your car? See: ad'é ‘where’.
ad'ézhda ?? ОДЕЖДА.
n. clothing. Ques: not known by sl; check to see if this is known in Ninilchik synonym ad'ózha. See: ad'énka. Category: clothes.
ad'ihát' v. rest. On ad'iháit. He's resting.
ad'ín ОДИН.
num. one. U bébichka ad'in zup. The baby has one tooth. See: adnó. Category: numbers.
ad'ínasat' ОДИННАДЦАТЬ.
num. eleven. Category: numbers.
ad'íshka ОДЫШКА.
n. short breath, breath - short. See: dúsha ??. Category: body.
ad'iwáshka ОДЕВАШКА.
n. clothing for the upper body. from Russ. ОДЕВАТЬ 'to wear clothes'. See: ad'ózha ‘clothes’. Category: clothes.
ad'iwátsa ?? ОДЕВАТЬСЯ.
v. dress, put on. On ad'iwáyitsa. He is dressing. Ya ad'iwáyus. I'm dressing. T'i ad'iwáyish br'úki? Are you putting on (your) pants? antonym rád'iwat'sa ??. See: ad'ét' ‘put on’. Category: clothes.
adm'irál АДМИРАЛ.
n. admiral. Category: military.
adnarás adv. once. Ya takóy t'ibé skazhú adnarás! I'm only telling you once! Category: numbers.
adnó adj. one. adnó p'iró one feather ; one pen. See: ad'ín. Category: numbers.
adnóy adj. ?? Category: numbers.
ad'ózha n. clothes. Variant: ad'ézhda ??. Ques: not known by sl; check to see if this word is known in Ninilchik Russ. ОДЕЖА, var. of ОДЕЖДА. synonym b'il'ó, rad'ózha. See: ad'énka. Category: clothes.
af'itsér ОФИЦЕР.
n. officer - military, military officer, policeman. Ques: RE-RECORDPl: af'itséri. Category: jobs, military.
agaród'n'ik ОГОРОДНИК.
n. gardener. Category: jobs.
agarót ОГОРОД.
n. garden, vegetable patch. On agarót wíkapal. He dug the garden. Category: plants, land.
agátoway АГАТОВЫЙ.
adj. agate - of. Kibrik and Bergelson were able to record this adjective in Ninilchik, but not a noun for 'agate'.
agóin' ОГОНЬ.
n. fire. Papráf agóin'! Fix the fire! Category: fire.
agráda ОГРАДА.
n. fence. Category: land.
aguréts ОГУРЕЦ.
n. cucumber. Category: food.
agúst АВГУСТ.
n. August. Category: time, months.
ahóta ОХОТА.
n. urge, will, want. Variant: axóta. M'in'é ahóta. I want to. Niohóta. I don't want to. See: hóchit' ‘want’. Category: will.
ahtó КТО ?
pro. who. Ahtó strélyu sahát? Who shot the moose? Ahtó t'ibé pazwál? Who called you (male)?
aknó ОКНО.
n. window. See: akóshka ‘window’. Category: house.
akóshka n. window.Pl: akóshki. Moy akóshka ch'ístay. My window is clean. See: aknó ‘window’. Category: house.
akt'áp ОКТЯБРЬ.
n. October. Xaritón rad'ílsa akt'ibré. Harry was born in October. Category: time, months.
aládushka ОЛАДУШКА.
n. pancake.Pl: aládushki. Usage: not known by all speakers; more speakers seem to say l'ipl'óshka for pancake. See: bl'in'; l'ipl'óshka. Category: food.
Alekséy n. Alex, Alexander. Category: names.
al'én' ОЛЕНЬ.
n. caribou, reindeer, elk. variant l'én'. There used to be caribou in the Ninilchik area but there haven't been any for many years. Because of that, the word is not well known and the pronunciation is uncertain. But the two pronunciations here have been given by remaining speakers as possibilities. They align nicely with the standard Russian word ОЛЕНЬ. Category: animals.
al'hówn'ik ОЛЬХОВНИК.
n. alder, Ninilchik Point. Ninilchik Point, 4 miles north of Ninilchik village, is called Al'hown'ik because there are so many alders growing on the bluff there. Variant: Alyahóy; Ayahonik. Category: locations, trees.
Al'iút n. Aleut, Alutiiq.Pl: Al'iút'i. Category: nationalities.
altár АЛТАРЬ.
n. altar. Variant: waltár. Category: church.
Alyahóy n. Ninilchik Point. Variant: Ayahonik; Al'hówn'ik. Category: locations, trees.
Amir'ikán'ski АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ.
adj. American. The first letter of the standard Russian word for 'American' was typically dropped by Ninilchik speakers. See: Mir'ikán'ski. Category: nationalities.
aná ОНА.
pro. she. Aná war'ít. She's cooking. Aná haróshaya. She is good. masculine on.
Ána n. Anna. Category: names.
Anastásia n. Nancy. Category: names.
an'é pro. her (dative case). variant ee. An'é zhárka. She's hot. (lit., To her it is hot.) masculine imú.
an'í ОНИ.
pro. they. An'í igráit. They are playing. An'í pláwait. They are swimming.
Antóshka n. Antone. Atóshka w'ihaháy, Atóshka garnastáy! Antone is a land otter, Antone is a weasel! (humorous song about Antone Olsen who lived in Ninilchik). Category: names.
Antóshkana Kámin АНТОШКИН КАМЕНЬ.
n. Antone's Rock. big brown rock which used to be an important landmark on the beach about 3 miles north of Ninilchik River; named for Antone Olsen. Category: locations.
apasarálsa ?? v. dirty, poop. Ya mayí pastán'iki apasarál. I dirtied (pooped) my underwear. See: zamarálsa; abasálsa.
apét ОПЯТЬ.
adv. again. Apét min'é krichí! Call me again! See: ishó ‘some more’. Category: time.
ap'il's'ín АПЕЛЬСИН.
n. orange. Category: fruit.
apin'ít' ?? v. drunk. Lit: waving limbs ??. On apin'él. He was drunk. Ya apin'éla. I (female) got drunk. adjective p'yánay ‘drunk’. Category: drink.
apkrast'ít' v. bless. This would include sprinkling holy water throughout the house. Bátushka náshi dom apkrast'íl. Father blessed our house. Ques: ap krast'ít' ?? See: krast'ít' ‘christen’. Category: church.
apórki ОПОРКИ.
n. boots cut off, cut off boots. boots cut shorter from hip boots or shoepacks. Category: clothes.
aprakínolit' ?? v. push over, turn upside down ?? An'í núzhnik aprakínol'é. They turned the outhouse upside down. Category: move.
aprál' АПРЕЛЬ.
n. April. Category: time, months.
apristát' v. empty. cf. ОПОРОЖНЯТЬ 'to empty'. Ya aprestál pamóyn'ik. I (male) emptied the slop bucket. Ya zabúla apristát pamóyn'ik. I (female) forgot to empty the slop bucket. See: pustóy; visipát'.
apshipát' ОЩИПЫВАТЬ ?
v. pluck. for example, to pluck the feathers from a chicken. Aná apshipála. She plucked. Chiwó t'i apshipáish? What are you plucking? Ya kúru apshipáyu. I'm plucking a chicken. Category: food.
apt'irét' v. wipe. cf. ВЫТИРАТЬ 'wipe'. Apt'irí swoy nos! Wipe your nose!
arbús АРБУЗ.
n. watermelon. Category: fruit.
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ar'ól ОРЕЛ.
n. eagle. This includes the bald eagle. Category: birds.
art'íst АРТИСТ.
n. artist. An'í kart'ín'i kráshut. They paint pictures. Category: jobs.
arxiréy АРХИЕРЕЙ.
n. bishop - celibate. Ques: b-k spelling: arx'iréy See: rad'íka ‘bishop’; manáx ‘monk’. Category: church, jobs.
askl'íska adj. slippery, icy. Ques: figure out difference between askl'íska and kl'íska Askl'íska. It's slippery / icy. See: kl'íska ‘slippery’; l'ot ‘ice’. Category: weather.
astanawítsa v. stop. cf. ОСТАНАВЛИВАТЬ 'stop, halt'. Astanawís! Stop! Yá magú tut astanawítsa? Can I stop here? (for example, to stay overnight). See: sabáshit' ?? ‘quit’; búst'i ?? ‘stay’.
astarózhna adv. Careful!, Be careful! variant astarézhna.
astátk'i ОСТАТКИ.
n. cloth pieces, remains. synonym kusóchk'i. Ques: Is there a sg.? Category: material.
astrowók n. island - small, small island. non-dimunitive óstraf. Category: water.
aswishchónay wadá ОСВЯЩЕННЫЙ ВОДА.
n. holy water. Lit: consecrated water. See: sw'itóy wadá. Category: church.
at ОТ.
prep. from. Ya kupíla at iwó. I (female) bought it from him.
atashát' ОТОЩАТЬ.
v. hungry, starving. Ya atashál. I (male) am hungry. Ya atashála. I (female) am hungry. On atasháit. ?? He is hungry. Category: food, eat.
at'éts ОТЕЦ.
n. father. twoy at'éts your father. See: pápa ‘dad’. Category: relatives.
atkrít' ОТКРЫТЬ.
v. open. Ques: atkr'ít' ?? On iwá atkríl. He opened it. Aná iwá atkríla. She opened it. Atkrí dwéri! Open the door! Atkróy swayí galzá! Open your eyes! Ya hachú iwá atkrít. I want to open it. antonym zakrít'. Category: move.
atkr'itóy ?? ОТКРЫТЫЙ.
adj. open. ?? The window is open.
atkr'iwálka ОТКРЫВАЛКА.
n. can opener. Ques: rck?? Category: tools.
atkusát' v. bite. Sabáka min'é atkusíl'. That dog bit me. Sabáka twoy hwos atkusíl. The dog bit his (own) tail. See: kusát'; kusáesa.
atkúy adv. where from. Atkúy t'i prishól? Where did you (male??) come from? Atkúy t'i prishló? Where did you (female) come from? Category: locations.
atpust'ít' ОТПУСТИТЬ.
v. release, let go. On yix atpust'íl. He released them.
atrézat' ОТРЕЗАТЬ.
v. cut. Atrésh kartáfil'i! Cut up the potatoes! Atrésh wiráfku! Cut the rope! Atrésh prád'ifku! Cut the string! Ya nózhikam shlébu atrézala. I cut the bread with a knife. (said by a female). Mayí walasá kasmátiya; ya íxa atrézhu. ?? My hair is unruly; I'm going for a trim.
atr'ignút'sa v. burp. On atr'ignúlsa. ?? He burped. On atr'igáitsa. He is burping. Category: body.
atriwítsa v. poison oneself. cf. ОТРАВЛЯТЬ 'poison (someone)''. T'i mógish atriwítsa. You could poison yourself (for instance, if you eat that). On atriwílsa. He poisoned himself. Category: sickness.
atrubít' v. chop off, cut down. cf. ОВРУВИТЬ. Bábushka kúrina gálawa atrubíla. Grandma chopped off the heads of the chickens. See: trúb'it' ??.
atrubítay adj. chopped off. Iwónay pál'its atrubítay. His finger is chopped off.
atwét'it' ОТВЕТИТЬ.
v. answer, reply. Ya atwicháyu. I am answering. On atwét'il. ? (On atwechál. ?) He replied. Category: speak.
awid'é adv. where. Awid'é t'i zhul'ósh? Where do you live? Awid'é t'i ríbu gal'ísh? Where do you catch fish? Awid'é t'i rad'ílsa? Where were you born? Awid'é núzhn'ik? Where is the toilet? See: ad'é. Category: locations.
axóta ОХОТА.
n. urge, will, want. Variant: ahóta. M'in'e axóta kúshat'. I want to eat. See: hóchit' ‘want’. Category: will.
Ay yay yay! Wow! an expression of surprise--neutral, positive or negative. Category: exclamations.
Ayahónik n. Ninilchik Point. Variant: Alyahóy; Al'hówn'ik. Category: locations, trees.
ayáyin ХОЗЯИН.
n. boss. Variant: xaz'áyin; haz'áyin. Category: jobs.
az'ík ЯЗЫК.
n. 1 • tongue. Variant: yaz'ík. Ques: wl: azík
2 • language. Usage: This extended meaning of azík may not be as well known in Ninilchik as 'tongue'.. Category: body.