| English | Kenai Dena'ina |
| sky | yuq' |
| sun | ni'i |
| clear sky | yuq' qul |
| colorful sunrise or sunset | yuq' hdaznet |
| moon | ghelja |
| star | sin |
| falling star | sin chuna |
| big dipper | naqahghuqesi |
| evening star | beł tak'e'ushi |
| darkness | hełch' |
| morning mist | hzila |
| cold, cold weather | ezhiyi |
| warmth, warm weather | ebayi |
| fog | nunigi |
| it is cloudy | yuq'qilan |
| it is raining | iłkun |
| snow (on ground) | nzhah |
| it is snowing | ełyus |
| hail | k'enli |
| it is windy | qaniłchiŷ |
| Chinook wind | chuł |