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ch'idilye:-wint'e:-dingland of the immortals k'ixinay, located on the periphery of the world, beyond the sky


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ch'indin-tahxwHell, land of the dead


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ch'iwhisqothe deviled me


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do:-xowidqot-hehno poking him! (idiomatically) don't devil him!


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he'ile:nspirit who rules Hell


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k'ide:nilgitgrizzly bear medicine


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k'ido:niwhcurse; hereditary disease


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k'idongxweIndian Devil, witch, sorcerer; "deviling", witchcraft poison which can be cured by an Indian doctor


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k'iłna:dil-k'iwungxoya:nmythical being


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k'iłweevil spirits, little beings who live in the water and cause sickness


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k'ixinayimmortals, spirits, "angels."


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ło:q' ma:tiliwthe leader of the salmon


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mayo:te:lcreatures mentioned in Emma Lewis' story of Yima:ntiw'winyay


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me'k'iłwul-na'wefemale man-eating monster who lurks about old camping places


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miyrain rock; powerful (tabooed) place or object (usually a rock) which must not be touched unless you want it to rain


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nahxi-k'iq'os-na:diwula mythical giant with two heads, on necks that swing around


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nin'-miwina:-ch'iste:nmythical being


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ta:nforest spirits who look after game


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ta:n-k'iwingxoya:nmythical being


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teh-k'its'amythical "lion"


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tehk'ixolxitmythical water monster, alligator


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tintah-k'iwungxoya:n"Bigfoot", forest giant in local folklore


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tit'aw-łiq'a:wmythical bird whose wings are said to scatter Indian money


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tit'aw-łiqaymythical bird


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tł'oh-kya'-t'e:nfemale man-eating monster who lurks about old camping places


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xa:xowilwa:tł'hero of myth, "Dug-from-the-Ground"; also a type of digging bug


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xahslintaw-nehwa:nman-eating crane-like bird that inhabits the head of Horse-Linto (xahslinding) Creek


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xołiqay'tina:wh-kehłtsa:nDawn Maiden


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xołtsay-tawwater panther; "lion", mythical monster animal with a ruff of fur around its neck, like a lion's mane


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xona:t'awhis spirit, soul (as opposed to body)


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yiduqa-to:-me'the ocean to the east of the world


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yiduqa-to:-no:ng'a:-dingthe ocean to the east of the world


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yima:n-e:-k'iwingxoya:nthe culture hero, protagonist featured in many creation stories


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yima:n-tiw'winyaythe culture hero, protagonist featured in many creation stories


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yinuqi-ts'isdayAcorn Provider, an old man spirit who is the "boss" of all food


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