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Table

Stuluq

Stoo-luk

Take her by the arm

Tallitiikun tugu

Daa-lhik-goon toogh-ho

Take off your hat

Nacapan yuugiu

Na-jukh-pun yoa-ghew

Take out the garbage

Awa ganiryarturtuq

Ah-wa ghun-irh-yarh-turh-too

Talk

Nepugten

Neh-bookh-tin

Talk to me

Nepu’uynga

Neh-boo’thlung-ah

Tea Kettle

Cainiq

Chai-nik

Tea/Labrador Tea(Plant)

Sarsaa

Suk-suk

Teeth

Quteq

Ku-duk

Tell a story even it’s a lie

Quli’angua’a Iqllungaarpet

Qoo-le’ung-wa’ah iq-hloong-aarh-poot

Tell us a story about your girlfriend

Kiuniruarpenek quli’anguiskut

Kew-ne-rhow-poo-nook qoo-le’ong-we-skoot

Ten

Qulen

Qul-en

Thank you

Quyana

Qwan-ah

Thank you for coming

Quyana tailaaten

Qwan-ah dye-law-din

Thank you very much

Quanaqcaq

Qwan-uck-chuck

There are old photos

Qangirllanek suguangqertuq

Ken-ek-whlan-ec suug-gwung-ekh-tok

There is ice on the pond

Nanwarnat awa cikumii

Nun-warh-nut ah-wa chik-oom-ee

There’s nettles

Paumyuguat

Paum-yoog-wat

There’s no more

Awa piituq

Ah-wa-pe-dook

They got four deer

Staamanek qungutua cimal’iit

Staw-mun-ook qoong-oo-twa che-mal’eet

They need to buy groceries

Elliita piturkamek pingyaruu’ut

Ehl-ee-ta pe-turh-ka-mook ping-yarh-oh-oot

They went to the island

Qikertuu’amen atel’iit

Qeekh-tow’ah-men ah-deal-it

They’re going to Cordova

Elliita Cordova-rtekutartut

Ehl-eeta Cordova-rhtook-koo-dukh-doot

They’re having fun

Nunanirtut

Nu-NA-neerh-toot

Thirteen

Qula pinga’an

Qul-ah ping-oun

This person is a white man

Cillakcak ikna suk melikansaq

Jil-hla ik-na sook meh-lee-kawn-saaq

Three

Pinga’an

Ping-oun

Time is going by fast

Taagwa casaq cukuuq

Ta-wha chuss-uck chok-kok

Time to eat

Pituryaruurtuq

Pe-doogh-ya owg-tooq

Toes

Nangenet

Naang-ga-net

Tongue

Uluq

Ool-ooq

Twelve

Qula atel’ek

Qul-ah ah-dull-luk

Twenty

Suinaq

Swee-nuk

Two

Atel’ek

Ah-dull-luk