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


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Long, tall Ngingath RD+JD
Tl'eł getiy ngingath. RD+JD The rope is too long.





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Look
Yinił'anh. RD+JD He's looking at it.
Ang'onh ngoqo xinił'anh. RD+JD That person over there is looking for you.
Ningił'anh.RD+JD You look at it.



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Loon Todzing RD+JD
Todzing ton'idoyh. JD The loon took a dive.
Todzing iłt'e izrił. RD+JD Loon is always hollering.




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Loose
Diggaghdiniq. RD+JD It got loose.
Tl'eł diggaghdiniq. RD+JD The rope is loose.




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Lose, Lost
Vixedhinix. RD+JD It's lost.  
Vixaghiłnigh an iy. HM+KH Don't lose it.

See "Disappear", "Forget"


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Lot Longh RD+JD
Tritr long daghł'an'. JD I got a lot of wood.
Tritr long daghtl'an'. RD I got a lot of wood.




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Loud
Viye xechox. JD She's loud. lit. She's big inside.
Ngiye xechox ts'i xinehayh. RD+JD Talk loud.




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See "Like"


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Low Yiq RD+JD
Ang'o yiqit xela. RD+JD Put that one down lower.





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Lumber Gitadlivdz RD+JD
Gitadlivdz axa yix xiłtse. RD+JD He's making a house with lumber.





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Lump, bump Xinthighisr JD
Ting getiy xinthighisr. JD The trail is too bumpy.





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Lunch Dranetr HM+RD
Dranetr yan-gitr'elno'. RD We ate lunch.  

See "Afternoon", "Noon"


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Lynx Nodog RD+JD
Nodog inaghtla' dangan xał axa. RD I tried to trap lynx.





M

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See "Angry"


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Make
Giłtse RD+JD She's making something.
Xutl iłtse. RD He's making a sled.
Yigixe'oyh.RD They're making things.



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Mammoth Tso tl'ogh iy. HM+JD lit. Cache-like
Yidong tso tl'ogh iy deg q'u'ithidatl. HM+JD Long ago mammoths walked around here.





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Man Dina ED+JD
Dina q'u'idineyh. RD+JD The man is working.  

See "Person", "Bachelor", "People"


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Many
Dinałt'an RD How many people  
Dinałt'an sraqay ingit'anh? RD+JDHow many children do you have? 
 
Dinałt'ayRD+JD How many things  
Dinałt'ay łek ingit'anh? RD+JD How many dogs do you have?  
Dinałt'ay idhelanh? RD+JD How many did you get?

See "Much, very"


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Map Ngan' q'idz gilegiq RD+JD lit. On the land paper
Ngan' q'idz vogho q'utr'ididal. RD+JD That by which we go around on the land.





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March Q'uliq'ay no'o RD+JD lit. Hawk moon







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