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


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Grow
Yineyax. JD+RD It's growing.  
Gan yineyaxdi? RD What grows there?  
 
Nadhiyonh. JD+RD He/she grew up.  
Ndagh nadhiyonh? JD+RDWhere did he grow up? 
Gitr'ingithchagg nadhiyonh.JD+RD He grew up in Anvik.  
Ndagh nayonh?JD+RD Where did you grow up?

See "Raise"


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Gulch, gully, valley Srixtl'ot JD+RD lit. Creek back
Srixtl'ot guxontr'aghdidił. ED+JD We used to go for berries by the gulch.
Srixtl'o xiq'i taso, gag oqo. JD+RD I went to the gully for berries.




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Gull Vats JD+RD
Vats siginoghliqil ye gini'eyh. JD+RD Gulls used to steal from my fish wheel.
Vats iy ezreł. JD+ED Seagulls are screaming.




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Gum Viq'alnig JD+RD Hard spruce gum
Viq'alnig q'at, he'? JD+RD Do you want gum?
Viq'alnig sitl'ongi'oyh. JD+RD Give me gum.

Dzax JD+RD Soft pitch
Dzax oqo q'udhisiyo. RDI walked around for pitch. To get some


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Gun Dałtidl JD+RD
Gits'i'in q'udhisiyo dałtidl yił. JD+RD I went hunting with a gun.





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Guts, intestines Gits'eg JD+RD
Vits'eg vichotr'initlo. RD Take out its guts.


Gighizr JD+RD White fish guts
Gighizr dhitlvatr xa oqo. JD+RDI boiled white fish guts for oil.


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Hail Yith ndlduq. JD+RD lit. Snow ball
Yith ndlduq iłyoth. JD+RD It's hailing.





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Hair of head Tthex JD+RD
Vitthegh getiy ngingath. JD+RD Her hair is long.





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See "Part"


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Hammer JD+RD
Ngi'egh gidiłning'. JD+RD He's outside hammering.





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Hammer Vaxa gidalning JD+RD lit. With it something is pounded
Vaxa gidalning axa q'u'idineyh. JD+RD He's working with a hammer.





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Hand -lo'
Vilo' JD+RD His hand
Dilo' axa q'u'idineyh. JD+RD She is working with her hands.
Niłq'odz dilo' axa q'u'idineyh.JD+RD She is working with both her hands.
Tl'ogh ts'in JD Left hand Left side

Niłne ts'inHM+ED Right hand Right side


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Handle Giting' JD+RD
Viting' ngith xelanh. JD+RD It has a long handle.





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Hang
Doghdelo. JD+RD It's hanging. Clothlike object, including fish, meat, coat, etc.
Dinadeloy xoghdelo. JD+RD Clothes are hanging.

Doghdingiłcheth. JD+RD Hang it up.
Lighan doghdhiłcheth. JD+RDSilver salmon is hanging up.


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Happen
Didiyoq. HM+ED It happened.  
Ndadz didiyoq? HM+ED What happened to him?
Imk'i didiyoq.HM+ED He almost died.

See "Die"


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Happy Xoneł JD+RD
Viya xoneł. JD+RD He is happy.
Siya xoneł. RD I'm happy.

Sidigits'eyh. JD+RD I'm happy.
Sidingałts'eyh. RDBe happy.


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Hard To the touch
Xiditth'inh. JD+RD It's hard.  
Ngan' ditth'inh. JD+RD The ground is hard.

See "Freeze"


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Hard Difficult
Vixetroth. RD It's hard to do.
Getiy vixetroth. RD It's too hard.
Ididhix tux vixetroth.HM+KH Scraping skins is hard work.
Nodich'it iy. HM+ED It's hard to do.



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Harness
Łeg dondelayh. JD+RD Harness up the dogs.





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Harness Łedinaloy. RD lit. Dogs, their clothes
Łedinaloy nditlggingh. JD+RD I'm drying dog harness.






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