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• ’Atsii’ / ’Atsiits’iin / Tsiits’iin d00 ’Ak’os – The Head and Neck
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- ’1t1g7
- bangs, temple hair
’1t1g7 k’4k’55’ , b7t1g7 k’4k’55’ (to wear bangs)
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- d1gh1 , d1ghaa’
- beard
d1gh1 neeshch’ozh (thin beard) or (sparse beard)
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- ’atsiigh22’
- brain
’atsiigh22’ bik’4sti’7g77 (brain sac)
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- ’aniits8’
- cheek
’aniisht[’ah (dimple of cheek)
dighaz (fleshy protrusions on the interior side of a sheep's cheek)
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- ’aniishjaa’
- cheekbone
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- ’ayaats’iin , yaats’iin
- chin
’ayaats’iin deez’1h7g77 (tip of chin)
’ayaay11h (under the chin)
’ayaats’88 g0naa (across the jaw and chin)
’ayaay11h g0naa , ’az4n1gh11n g0naa (around the neck under the chin)
’ayaad11’ (surface of the lower jaw and chin) or (area below the lower lip to the point of the chin and from ear to ear)
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- ’1t11’ ha’noots’ee’7
- cowlick, hair whorl of the head, crown of the head where hair spirals
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- ’1t11’ ha’noots’ee’7
- crown of the head where hair spirals, hair whorl of the head, cowlick
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- ’ajaa’
- ear
’ajaats77ng00 (along the area around the ear)
’aj44ht’iizh , j44ht’iizh (ear wax)
’ajaasht[’ah (fold of the ear)
’ajaat’ah (hollow or niche under the ear)
’ajaayi’ (inner ear)
’ajaasts’iingi (on the area back of the ear)
jaach’99d (short earned) or (stubby eared)
’ay07 ’11shjaa’ (big eared)
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- ’ajaa’ yaago n11t’i’7g77 , jaa’deezt’i’
- ear lobe
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- ’ajaayi’ d11din7baal7
- eardrum
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- ’az1g7
- esophagus
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- ’an11’
- eye
’an1b22h (area surrounding the eye)
’an1yaa (a fold or wrinkle under the eye especially in sheep or deer)
’1n1k’ee (one's own eye)
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- ’an1k’ee , n1k’ee
- eye area, eye socket
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- ’an1k’ee , n1k’ee
- eye socket, eye area
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- ’an1zhiin
- eye (iris of the)
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- ’an1choosht[’ah
- eye (outside corner of the)
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- ’an1zhiin ’a[n77’d77g77
- eye (pupil of the)
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- ’an1gaii
- eye (white of the)
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- ’an1too’
- eyeball (liquid contained in the)
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- ’an1ts’iin , ’an’1t’eesh
- eyebrow
’an1ts’iingi (on the ridge of the eyebrow)
’an1ts’iin g0naa (across the ridge of the eyebrow)
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- ’an1diz , n1diz
- eyelash
n1diz be’elyaa7g77 (false eyelash)
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- ’an1zis , ’an1ziz
- eyelid
n1diz be’elyaa7g77 (false eyelash)
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- ’an1t’ah
- eyelid (under the)
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- ’an1ta’
- eyes (between the)
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- ’anii’
- face
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- ’aniik’iiz , ’1t[’ah
- face (side of)
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- ’1t’11’ hodit’0d7
- fontanel, fontanelle
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- ’1t’11’ hodit’0d7
- fontanelle, fontanel
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- ’1t11’
- forehead
’1t11’ g0naa (across the forehead)
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- tsiigh1 , ’atsii’ , ’atsiigha’
- hair
tsiigh1 t’00 bida’alyaa7g77 (artificial hair)
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- ’1t11’ ha’noots’ee’7
- hair whorl of the head, cowlick, crown of the head where hair spirals
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- ’atsii’ , ’atsiits’iin , tsiits’iin
- head
’al32j8’ , bil32j8’ , bitsi , ’atsi (at the head)
’atsiiyah , ’ats’iiyah (back of the head)
’atsiit’11d (crown of the head) or (top of the head)
’1t11’ ha’noots’ee’7 (crown of the head where hair spirals)
’ajaat’ahd66’ (from the side of the head)
’atsiiyah haldzis (hollow at the back of the head)
’adee’ h11’1h1 (horn area of the head)
’atsiitahgi (on the head)
’ajaat’ah (side of the head and base of the ear)
’1t[’ah (side of the head and face)
’1t’11’ hodit’0d7 (fontanelle) or (fontanel) or (soft spot on the head of a baby)
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- ’an1zhiin
- iris of the eye
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- ’ayaats’iin
- jaw
’ayaats’88 g0naa (across the jaw and chin)
’ayaad11’ (surface of the lower jaw and chin) or (area below lower lip to the point of the chin and from ear to ear)
’ayaats’iin biih y7’1h7g77 (the joint of the jaw below the ear)
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- ’adaa’
- lip
bidaa’ ]’deeshchid (to be thick-lipped)
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- ’az44’
- mouth
’aw0sht[’ah , ’awoosht[’ah (back side of the mouth including the inner cheek surface) or (the point where the rows of teeth end)
’az44’ g0ne’ (inside the mouth)
’azahat’1g7 , ’azahat’11d (palate)
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- n4’4shti[ , n4’4shto’
- mucus
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- d1gh1 , d1ghaa’ , ’ad1ghaa’
- mustache
d1ghaashzhiin (black mustache)
d1ghaa[tsoii (blonde mustache)
d1gh1 shizhood (bunched mustache)
d1gh1 yishch’il (curly mustache)
d1ghaa[b1h7 (gray mustache)
d1gh1 y1zh7 (little mustache)
d1ghaan4z7 (long mustache)
d1gh1 deeshzhah7 (pronged mustache)
d1ghaa[ch77 (red mustache)
d1gh1 dah shijaa’ (sparse mustache)
d1gh1 dah sil17 , d1ghaats’0s7 (thin mustache)
d1gh1 sikaad (tufted mustache)
d1gh1 yisdis (twisted mustache)
d1ghaa[gaii (white mustache)
d1ghashch77n (false mustache)
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- ’1ch99shtah
- nasal
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- ’ak’os
- neck
’ak’os bine’d66’ (from the back of the neck)
’ak’os biniid66’ (from the side of the neck)
’atsiiyast11n (muscle at the back of the neck)
’atsiiyah , ’atsiiyah haldzis7 (nape of the neck)
’atsiiyast1ahgi (on the side of the back of the neck)
’atsiiyah (scruff of the neck)
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- ’ak’oni[t’i’
- neck tendons (spinal)
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- ’ak’osts’in
- neckbone
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- ’1ch88h
- nose
ch99h is a component of many other names of the nose as shown below:
ch99h ’1dinii (no nose) or (noseless)
ch99h ’agod7 (stump nose) or (stub nose)
ch99h dah dit’1hii (thin nose) or (needle nose)
ch99h deg si’1n7 (pug nose)
ch99h digizii (crooked nose) or (hook nose)
ch99h haak’22[ii (hook nose) or (eagle like nose) or (eagle beak)
ch99shchoh7 (big nose)
ch99sht4l7 (broad nose) or (flat nose)
ch99shy1zh7 (little nose) or (snub nose)
ch99h sit[4’4 (flat nose)
ch99h yaalkaal7 (turned up nose)
ch9shch’99d , ch99shch’99d (snub nose)
’1ch99shn77’ g0naa (across the mid-nose)
’1ch9shn77’ (center of the nose)
’1ch99sht[’ah (depression on the lower side of the nose)
’1ch99h biniid66’ (from the side of the nose)
’1n77’ g0ne’ (inside the nose)
’an4’4di[ , n4’4di[ (noseblood)
’1ch99shn7i’gi (on the mid-nose)
’1ch99h b22h (on the nose)
’1ch98hgi (on the exterior of the nose)
b7ch99shk’33h (right on its nose)
’1ch9shk’33h (slope of the nose)
’1ch9shl33d , ’1ch99hl1tah (tip of the nose)
’ay07 ’11shch99h (to be big nosed)
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- ’1ch99sts’iin
- nose (bone of)
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- ’an1ta’
- nose (bridge of)
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- ’1n77’
- nostril
’1d7n77’ (one's own nostrils)
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- ’azahat’1g7 , ’azahat’11d
- palate
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- ’1ch99sht[’ah
- philtrum
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- ’an1zhiin ’a[n77’d77g77
- pupil of the eye
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- ’atsiigh22’ a[naa bidiit’i’7g77
- retina
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- ’aniik’iiz nidoot[’o
- sideburn
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- ’1ch99shtah , ’1ch99shtah1 , ’1ch99shtah nahwiisdz1n7
- sinus(es)
’1ch99shtah nahwiisdz1n7 nanichaad (sinusitis)
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- tsiits’iin , ’atsiits’iin
- skull
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- ’ak’oni[t’i’
- spinal neck tendons
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- ’77gh11n
- spine
’77gh11n deedza’1 (along the ridges of the spine)
’77gh11n ’a[n77’ (area of the mid spine)
’77gh11n ’ahadadit’1n7 (joints of the spine)
’ats4’ak’id (lower spine)
’ag22stsiin ’a[ch’8’ nah77l1h4 (spinal area between the scapulae)
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- ’ats4’ak’id
- spine (lower)
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- ’awoo’
- teeth, tooth
’aw0t’ah (area between the lower or upper front teeth and the gums)
’aw0giizh (gap between teeth as where one tooth is missing)
’aw0k’iz (space between the teeth)
biwoo’ n1sgai (to have a good set of teeth)
’awoo’ ’azan1t9h7g77 siz44’ han1sht88h (to take out my false teeth)
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- ’1t[’ah
- temple of the head
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- ’1t1g7
- temple hair, bangs
’1t1g7 k’4k’55’ , b7t1g7 k’4k’55’ (to wear bangs)
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- ’ad1yi’
- throat
’ad1yi’ g0yaa (down the throat)
biz1d7shg44sh (to cut his throat)
bid1yi’ hashch’77’ (to have a sore throat)
bid1yi’ d1hod7n7chaad (to have one's throat swell shut as in diptheria)
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- ’atsoo’
- tongue
’atsoo’ b22h , ’atsoo’ bik11’ (on the tongue)
’ats0l1tah (tip of the tongue)
’atsoo’ biyaad66’ (under the tongue)
sitsoo’ haashg44d (to stick out one's tongue)
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- ’ak11z
- tonsil
’ak11z dideeshchii’ (tonsilitis)
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- ’awoo’
- tooth, teeth
’aw0t’ah (area between the lower or upper front teeth and the gums)
’aw0giizh (gap between teeth as where one tooth is missing)
’aw0k’iz (space between the teeth)
biwoo’ n1sgai (to have a good set of teeth)
’awoo’ ’azan1t9h7g77 siz44’ han1sht88h (to take out my false teeth)
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- ’azoo[
- trachea, windpipe
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- ’azoo[
- windpipe, trachea
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- ’agaan
- arm
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- ’agaan bita’ sit1n7
- arm (upper)
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- ’ach’1ayah
- armpit
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- ’ach’oozhlaa’
- elbow
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- ’1l1 din7b7n7 , ’1l1zhoozh
- finger
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- bee naalchid7
- finger (index)
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- ’1l1y1zh7
- finger (little)
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- ’1l1n44z
- finger (middle)
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- yoostsah b22h si’1n7
- finger (ring)
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- ’1l1shghaan , l1shghaan
- fingernail
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- ’agaanl00’ , ’ag22l00’ , ’ag22yaa7
- forearm
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- ’1la’
- hand
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- ’1l1t[’11h
- hand (palm of)
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- bee naalchid7
- index finger
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- ’1la’ ’ah33h dad4’1h7gi
- knuckles
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- ’1l1y1zh7
- little finger
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- ’1l1n44z
- middle finger
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- ’1l1t[’11h
- palm of hand
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- ’1l1zhoozh
- phalanges of the hand
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- yoostsah b22h si’1n7
- ring finger
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- ’1l1tsoh
- thumb
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- ’agaan bita’ sit1n7
- upper arm
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- ’1l1ts77n , l1ts77n
- wrist
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- ’ats3 , ’ats3’n77g0naa
- abdomen
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- di[ [ich7’7g77
- arterial blood
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- ’ats’oos [ich7’7g77 , ’ats’oostsoh , ’ats’oostsoh [ich7’7g77
- artery
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- ’an1ghah , ’an1ghah7
- back of a human
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- ’at[’izh
- bile
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- ’alizh bizis , [izh bee dahsiy7n7g77
- bladder
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- di[
- blood
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- di[ [ich7’7g77
- blood (arterial)
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- di[ bitoo’
- blood serum
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- di[ doot[’izh7g77
- blood (venous)
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- ’ats’oos , ’ats’00z
- blood vessels
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- ’ak1sht[’o , ’at1sht[’o
- body hair
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- ’ats’77s , ’atah , ’azhi’ , ’ats’77s t’11 jiz77n7t’66’
- body (physical)
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- ’ats’77s bitoo’ , ’ats’77s too’
- body fluid
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- ts’in
- bones
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- ’at[’aa’
- butt, buttocks
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- ’at[’aa’
- buttocks, butt
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- ’ach’ozh
- calf
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- ’ooshg66zh
- cartilage
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- ’ats’id naats’--dii , ts4s-’ naat’ood7
- celluloid
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- ’aj47tsiin , ’adz44ts’iin
- chest
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- ’at’og
- clavicle
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- di[ biyi’ ndaa’ee[7g77
- corpuscle
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- ’ach3shjish , ’ats3shjish
- diaphragm
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- ’at[’izh
- gall
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- ’ak11z j47’1d88h si[99’
- gland (tubercular)
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- bik’ee dz7deesghisgo dah jiichii’ , bik’ee baa hodiisiih , bik’ee baa hodiisxiih
- goose pimples
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- ’aj47d7shjool , ’aj47
- heart
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- ’ak’ai’
- hip
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- ’ach’77’
- intestine
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- ’ats3’1shk’azh7 , ’ach3’1shk’azh7
- kidney
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- ’azid
- liver
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- ’aj47 yilz0lii , ’aj47 [ich7’7g77
- lung
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- ’awol
- marrow
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- ’adoh
- muscle
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- ’ats’44’
- navel
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- ’ats’00z
- nerves
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- ’alohk’e’
- pancreas
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- ’ats’77s , ’atah , ’azhi’ , ’ats’77s t’11 jiz77n7t’66’
- physical body
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- ’alizh bik11z
- prostate gland
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- ’ak’ai’ binan7’a’ , ’1nan7’a’
- pubic bone
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- ’aghaa’
- pubic hair
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- ’1ts33’
- ribs
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- ’awos
- shoulder
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- ’agh22stsiin , ’agh22ghah
- shoulder blade
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- ’ats’77s ts’in , ’ats’in naaz’1h7g77
- skeleton
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- ’f7shgh11n tsiigh22’ bii’ n7t’i’7 , ’f7shgh11ntsiigh22’ ’77gh11ntsiigh22’
- spinal cord
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- ’f7shgh11n , ’figh11n
- spine
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- ’at4l7
- spleen
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- ’abid
- stomach
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- ’aj11d bita’ sit1n7g77 , atsoosk’id
- thigh
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- ’adz44ts’in , ’aj47sts’iin
- thorax
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- ’azhi’
- torso
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- ’ak11z j47’1d88h si[99’
- tubercular gland
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- ’ach’1h1yahghaa’
- underarm hair
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- ’iishch’id
- uterus
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- ’ats’oos doot[’izh7g77 , ’ats’oostsoh doot[’izh7g77
- vein
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- di[ doot[’izh7g77
- venous blood
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- ’f7shgh11n , ’f7gh11n
- vertebrae
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- ’an77’ , ’oozhn77’ , ’oozhn77’g0naa
- waist
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- ’iishch’id
- womb
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- ’ak4ts77n , k4ts77n
- ankle
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- ’ak4niid
- ball of the foot
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- ’ak4tsoh
- big toe
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- ak4tal
- heel of the foot
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- ’akee’
- foot
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- ’ak4niid
- foot (ball of the)
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- ak4tal
- foot (heel of the)
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- ’ak4n77’
- foot (instep of the)
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- ’ak4zhoozh
- foot (phalanges of the)
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- ’ak4n77’
- instep of the foot
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- ’agod
- knee
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- ’agod dist’1n7
- knee cap
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- ’aj11d
- leg
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- ’ak4y1zh7
- little toe
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- ’ak4zhoozh
- phalanges of the foot
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- ’ak4din7bin7 , ’ak4zhoozh
- toe
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- ’ak4tsoh
- toe (big)
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- ’ak4y1zh7
- toe (little)
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- ’ak4shgaan
- toenail
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