In the old days this referred to cooked green blueberries
ch'inchees
jam or jelly
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jam
(jelly)
In the old days this referred to cooked green
blueberries
ch'inchees
jam or jelly
January
saa xts'i'indeex de'
\de
jaw
shyeetth'ěnn'
my jaw (lower)
jay
(Canada Jay)
jîiz
syn grey jay, camprobber
(Perisoreous canadensis)
jealous
yuhts'ęę
she or he is jealous of him/her/it
mindaagh xétl sų́ų éhtaan gha ch'e yuhts'ęę
he or she is jealous of his or her brother who has a nice sled
jelly
det-łot
it is soft, jelly-like
nedhektlok
I jelled it (by boiling for a long time and then cooling)
jerk
(pull quickly)
tl'uuł etéetset
she or he jerked on the rope
jerky
shí' gęyh
syn dry meat
Jesus
T'axdį́ht'eey Ts'eníin'
Johnson River
Ts'eethaay Ndiig
Niithaayh Ndiig
literally 'gravel creek'
\de
joint
(between bones)
niłxadintąą
shgáan' niłk'edintąą deh ch'e ehts'iik
my arm joint is hurting
joke
tsą́ą dadedlih
she or he is joking, telling a joke
wu'eł tsą́ą didihdlih
I am joking with him/her
Joseph Village
Tehłuug Ninhdeex Ndiig
\de
jugular
(vein)
shk'oth tth'éegh'
my jugular
juice
jêg tú'
July
saa dze'edeex dé'
\de
jump
téhsháatl
she or he jumped
| tédheksháatl | ts'éhsháatl |
| tédhįhsháatl | tédhahsháatl |
| téhsháatl | xtéhsháatl |
nâagheksháatl
I jumped down
ya'ehshék
he or she is jumping up and down
ya'įhshek
you are jumping up and down
tl'uuł éł yá'etshék
she or he is jumping rope
ya'etkeyh
it is jumping around
łii ya'etkeyh
the dog is jumping around (while restrained)
junco
(bird)
ts'est'ûud
(Junco hyemalis)
June
wunenh ch'et'ą̌ą' nesheegh
literally 'the month the leaves grow'
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