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


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Cough
Diliquth. AJ+ES He's coughing
Digiquth. AJ+ES I'm coughing.
Getiy quth ngitl'iddh diseloq. Getiy quth ngitl'ith iy diseloq.AJ+ES I have had a really bad cold/cough.



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Cousin -oghida', -eda
Soghida' AJ+ES My female cousin
Q'iydong soghida' ghinidhiso. AJ Yesterday I went to visit my cousin.
SedaAJ+ES My male cousin
-'isda AJ+ES Cousin, man's side



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Cover
Gogidet vitiq'oy ndine'on. JD This is the cover.
Vitiq'oy ndine'oyh. RD+JD Cover it. Box, can, pot.

Vitiq'oy idiniłcheth RD+JD A cover made of fabric.



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Crackers Didligging HM+RD+JD
Didligging isonh. HM+RD+JD I am eating crackers.
Didligging niy HM+RD+JD Cookies lit. Sweet crackers
Didligging keddhHM+RD+JD Jersey Creams lit. Soft crackers
Didligging k'idz RD+JD Soda crackers lit. Little crackers



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Cradle Ts'imitl KH+AJ Traditionally made from a blanket and two suspended ropes.
Sigitr'ixineganh viłandlidak ts'imitl yet. KH My baby went to sleep in the swing.  
Gog ts'imitl yengiłtayh. HM+ED Lay the baby in the swing.

See "Swing"


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Cranberry



Tr'onhay HM+JD High bush cranberry sci. Viburnum edule

DinathdloyHM+JD+RD High bush cranberry sci. Viburnum edule
Dinathdloy dichin tetth'og do' vaxa dixili'anh. HM+JD They make the edge of the basket with cranberry sticks.
Nenhtl'it HM+RD+JD Low bush cranberry sci. Vaccinium vitis
Nenhtl'it qodhiso. HM+RD+JD I went for low bush cranberries.
Niłtiy gag HM+RD+JD Bog cranberry lit. Crane berry sci. Oxycoccus
Niłtiy gag sringitl q'idz yineyax. HM+RD+JD Bog cranberries grow on moss.


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Crane Niłtiy HM+RD+JD
Niłtiy giłq'ats. JD+HM The cranes are dancing.
Niłtiy nigenthiyił. HM+RD+JD Cranes started to fly away.




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Cranky
Vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD She's cranky. lit. She's no good.
Yigginh getiy vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD That person is really cranky.




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Crawl
Ghidiggisr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling.
Q'u'idiggasr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling around.
Gog ngin q'u'idiggasr.HM+RD+JD The baby is crawling around on the ground.



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See "Wild"


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Creek Srixno' HM+RD+JD
Srixno' didelingh. HM+RD+JD The creek is swift.





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See "Raven"


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Crowberry Niłanht'asr HM+RD+JD lit. Black berry sci. Empetrum nigrum
Niłanht'asr yił niginastth'aq. HM+RD+JD I made it vanhgiq with crowberries.





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Crust on the snow Tthighileqogg HM+RD+JD
Tthighileqogg nixithitinh. HM+RD+JD It froze a crust on the snow.





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Cry
Etrix. RD+JD She is crying.
Tr'ixineganh getiy ghetrax. HM+RD+JD The baby cried an awful lot.




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Cup Vitazringitl HM+RD+JD lit. In it you drink liquid
Vitazringitl yet chay ghiszrisr. HM+RD+JD I drank tea in a cup.





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Cupboard Tth'ok viye dhidloy. KH+LH lit. Dishes are put in it
Tth'ok viye dhidloy q'oded ntr'iłchet. KH+LH We're getting a new cupboard.





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Currant



Nondiniy HM+RD+JD Red currant sci. Ribes triste
Nondiniy longh. HM+RD+JDLots of red currants.
Gag vedaHM+RD+JD Black currant lit. Berry's cousin sci. Ribes hudsonianum
Gag veda xitr'athdatl. HM+RD+JD We went for black currants.


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Current Xelingh HM+JD lit. Swift water
Ado' deloy ghon' getiy xelingh. HM+RD+JD Down by the mountain it's really swift.


Xelingh no' LH+KH Against the current
Xelingh no' xixetroth. LH+KHIt's hard to go against the current.


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Cut
Git'oth. HM+RD+JD She is cutting something.
Singonh łegg it'oth. HM+RD+JD My mother is cutting fish.
Vanhdong łegg ghist'oth.HM+RD+JD This morning I cut fish.
Nighandltth'in niłtongit'oth. HM+RD+JD Cut the bread.
Silo' dhist'ith. HM+RD+JDI cut my finger.



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