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vagina
wutsénn'
her vagina, birth canal
vain
dach'á'él'ęh
she or he is vain
valley
ch'etl'aa
also canyon, headwaters
valuable
see expensive
valuable
(useful)
maa de'ihtsí'i
something valuable, something I value
wuk'adekt'eyh
it's valuable, I depend on it
vanish
see disappear
varied thrush
taatl'ia
(lxoreus naevius)
variety
niłch'á'éltsiin xúnłęę
there are a variety of different things
veins
wuch'ųųdh'
his veins
velvet
(on antlers)
ch'edé' théth
noxłuu tah xuudé' théth ehgį́įyh ts'į́' xa'ech'ek
in the fall the velvet on their antlers dries and it falls off
very
Words may be translated as 'very' or 'really'.
łą́'ą t'êey
łą́'ą t'êey dihtsįį
I am very hungry
łoot'ée'
łoot'ée' łéech'aak xúnłęę
it is very muddy
łoot'ée' xníik'aath
\au
it was very cold
vibrate
see shake
village
keey
syn settlement
keey k'ée xúghinłé' deh ts'axnih'ę́ę'
we saw an old village site
visible
mexdínt'ęę
it is visible
visit
shtlęę sh'éł éedah
my friend is visiting me
shundaagh neegha ninshah
my older brother visited us
visitors
(guest)
soojee
xeltthaan
voice
The same word is used for voice and throat.
shthéeg'
my voice
also throat
voice box
shchǒl'
my voice box
syn Adam's apple, larynx
vole
see mouse
vomit
koyh
vomit
na'etkoyh
she or he vomited
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