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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
‘the local language is gathered together’


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What Gan HM+RD
Gan iy? HM+RD What? What is it?  
 
Ndadz HM+KH What  
Ndadz dingit'anh? HM+RDWhat are you doing? 
Ndadz dixi'ne?HM+RD What are they saying?

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When Ndada' HM+RD
Ndada' yi'odz tehoł? HM When are you coming over?





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Whenever Ixindada' HM+RD
Ixindada' nixidizrenda'. HM+RD Whenever the weather gets good.





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Where Ndagh AJ+ES Asking about an activity
Ndagh dhedo? HM+RD Where are you? Where are you staying?


Xiday HM+RD Where Asking about non-human things
Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KHWhere are my mitttens?
XidanhHM+RD Where Asking about humans
Xidanh singonh? HM+RD Where is my mother?


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Which one Gan nagh HM+RD
Gan nagh q'at? HM+RD Which one do you want?





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Which way Ndałts'idz HM+RD
Ndałts'idz tehoł? HM+RD Which way will you go?





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Whirlwind Iłtr'evay HM+KH lit. It takes things into the air
Nod iłtr'evay naghitl-'an'. HM+KH Twice I saw a whirlwind.





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Whistle
Yetr duggutth. HM+KH He is whistling. lit. He is blowing breath.
Viyetr duggutth idistth'onh. HM+KH I heard his whistle.




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White Luq'uł. HM+RD lit. It is white.
Yix xudhith luq'ul ist'anh. HM+RD I have a white tent.





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White person Tetl'ot HM+RD lit. Headwaters Drifter, one who came down the river.
Q'iydong tetl'ot neqanh. HM+RD A white man came paddling yesterday.


Gishagh HM White person From Yupik "kas'aq", 'white man' from Russian "kazak", 'Cossak'.
Gishagh xit'an HM+RDWhite person
Sanhdong gishagh xit'an enedz neqanh. HM+RD Last summer a white man paddled from upriver.


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Whitefish Łegg HM+KH Also the word for fish in general.
Tth'egho łegg nelaxda', dinghdongiy tast'oth. HM When whitefish are running, I'm going to cut spring fish.





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Who Diva HM+RD
Diva anh? HM+RD Who is that?
Diva go dhido? HM+RD Who is here?
Diva xidoy ndidhit.HM+RD Who is at the door?



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Whose Diva ... iy? lit. Whose ... is this?
Diva giqałchin iy? HM+RD Whose boots are these?





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Why Ndadz xo'in? HM+RD lit. Because of what?
Ndadz xo'in, "On," sidene? HM+RD Why are you telling me,"Come"?





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Wide Diyuq. HM+RD lit. It is wide.
Getiy diyuq iy. HM+RD It is too wide.





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Widow Vi'ot dixidiyogginh HM+RD lit. His wife, the one who died
Vi'ot dixidiyogginh tthuxdi dhido. HM+RD The widow lives alone.





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Wife -'ot
Vi'ot q'ongidiłqon' xineg. HM+RD His wife sews nicely.





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Wild, mischievious, crazy
Viye gididhet. HM+RD He's wild. lit. Inside he is wild.
A godanh getiy viye gididhet. Godanh getiy viye gididhet ED+KH This one is really mischievious.

Vitthe ye gits'i nixinedhit. HM+RD+JD He's crazy. lit. In his head something bad has come.
Viyen q'atithidhit. HM+RDHe's starting to get wild.
Tthidangith viye gidighedhit.HM+RD Last night he was wild.


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Willow Tritl HM+RD sci. Salix
Tritl xiditth'ixdi tux niso. HM+RD I went amongst thick willows.





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Win
Xugalyayh. HM+RD She is winning it.
Den-gi xu'alyayh. HM+RD He is winning money.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' xuginigiyo.HM+RD I won last evening.




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