Wentzel, Willard Ferdinand. Fifteen letters from Wentzel at Mackenzie River to Roderick Mackenzie, 1807-1824. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0012

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Vocabulary Continued

Ellau-ghon-nai 

Nails 

Be-gon-au-tlau 

Go for it 

To-yea 

Breast 

Noote-hey 

To Sleep 

Em-bedd 

Belly 

Nawte, set-hey 

Dreaming 

Et-taw-zais 

Back 

Yawt-zeh-tlee 

Jumping 

Eck-Keh 

Feet 

Ket-hai-zet-een-nai 

Running 

E-gote 

Knee 

Taw-co-tset-du-thee 

Dancing 

Ez-zee-ai 

Heart 

Oote-hoon 

Holding 

Et-zu-et-thun-nai 

Stomach 

Ghon-ed-daw-degh-y-ea 

Love 

Ed-del-la 

Blood 

To-yee 

Milk 

Be-cou-ded-tlau 

Hate 

Eth-thith 

Skin 

In-nee-nez-onh 

Glad 

Et-thin 

Meat 

Sho-ghaw-ou-yaw 

Joy 

Et-thun-nai 

Bones 

Aw-nee-dai-thi 

Sorrow 

E-dee-thaw 

Hearing 

El-ly-ghai 

Pain 

Yea-hee 

Seeing* 

Taw-oo-yea 

Name 

Thlah-thlee 

Tasting 

Bau-ghan-nau-thet-he 

Trouble 

Thlet-tsin 

Smelling 

Ho-thlai 

Work 

Beh-zaw-dad-zid 

Touching 

Ko-dzu-det-dee-a 

Lazy 

*Dzef-zee 

Voice 

Cin-ny 

Ghof-sai 

Talking 

Nin-ny 

Those 

Scream, like voice 

 

Ou-win-ny 

He 

Yaw-son-dethau 

Noise 

Naw-han-ny 

We 

Au-zel 

Crying 

Ye, the Same with He 

 

En-naw zgho 

Tears 

Ou-aw-not-zea-dai 

They 

Naw-et-tlo 

Laughter 

Shey-ot-hee 

To eat 

Yeh-eece 

Sneezing 

Et-tsu-tsai 

To Drink 

Ed-ai-izid 

Scratching 

Ko-tse-ighn-Kauth 

To Carry 

Tau-dill-oon 

Trembling 

Aw-dee-Shool 

Throw 

Eh-ghin 

Singing 

Nawn-et-tath-ee 

To Cut 

Nin-ai-hee 

Sighing 

Nau-din-nai-shu 

To Hide 

Ouda-Sheece 

Whistling 

Bee-dint-Tai 

To Beat 

Tset-hee 

Lying down 

Tsai-Kou-yea-haw-ee-Key 

Birth of a child 

Naut-zai, thid 

Standing 

Ighnt-thlelth 

Race 

Tset-daw 

Sitting 

Ko-Kaw-neet-thlau 

Marriage 

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