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


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Soap Veliq ED+KH From Russian "mylo", 'soap'
Sigiveliq ixidhitlnix. ED+KH I lost my soap.





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Sober
Viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He is sober. lit. He woke up.
Xidigał viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He's finally sober.




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Socks Tił ED+KH
Tił idaghsiqat. ED+KH I bought socks.
Xiday sitil? ED+KH Where are my socks?




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Sodapop Yi'edizrezr AJ+ED+KH lit. The things we drink
Yi'edizrezr getiy vidiłghoy ngichux. ED+KH Pop costs a lot.





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Soft
Diketth. ED+JD It is soft.
Gidhith getiy diketth. ED+JD Really soft fur.




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Some Viluxdong' HM+KH
Viluxdong' xitl'o ngila. ED+JD Give some of it away.  

See "Rest"


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Someone Ixidiva ED+JD
Ixidiva sigichay iłchet. ED+JD Someone took my tea.





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Something Ixin-gan ED+JD
Ixin-gan uxidithijit. ED+JD Something stinks.





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Sometimes Q'idughtux HM+RD
Q'idughtux sogh'odz ni'idoyh. ED+JD Sometimes she comes over to see me.
Q'idughtux ngi'egh q'utr'ididał. HM+RD Sometimes we walk around outside.




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Somewhere Ixindagh ED+JD
Ixindagh xits'i tadhiyo. ED+JD He went somewhere.





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Son -ya', -yozr



Siya' JD My son Man's son

SiyozrED My son Woman's son
Siyozr gits'i'in tadhiyo. ED My son went hunting.


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Song Gilek JD+ED
Sraqay oxo gilek yitr'i'ehoyh. HM+KH We're making songs for the children.
Gilek ditltsenh. HM+KH He made his own song.
Srel gileg dit'anh ngine'. ED+JD Stick dance songs are happening upriver.



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Soon Nt'ux ED+JD lit. After a while
Nt'ux gasriłnoł. JD+ED We'll eat soon.





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Sorry
Vidhuxdiy gidhik. JD+ED He is sorry about it.  
Chel k'idz getiy vidhuxdiy gidhik. JD+ED The little boy is awfully sorry about it.

See "Sad"


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Soup, stew Gitol JD+ED lit. Hot liquid made from something
Gitol q'at. JD+ED I want some soup.
Singonh łegg tol itltsenh. ED+JD My mother made fish soup.




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South Edodz JD+ED lit. Coming from the south
Edodz xandithitr'iyh. Edodz xanxidithitr'iyh. JD+ED The south wind is starting to blow.





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Spider Ivisoghluq JD+ED lit. My dear grandfather
Ivisoghluq ngidixi q'u'edoyh. JD+ED There's a spider walking around up there.





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Spin
Ginditth. ED+JD She is twisting something.
Gałtim xułts'eg yił ginditth. ED+JD She's spinning willow bark with nettles. These two fibers together make tough twine for fishnet web.




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Spirit Viyeg JD+ED lit. His spirit
Viyeg itltthonh. JD+ED I saw his spirit.





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Spoon Tigitth'o ED
Tigitth'o axa viyił niginsitex. ED I'm stirring it with a spoon.


Vaxa digiliqoy HM+RD Spoon lit. With it something is dipped up A flat, wooden spoon with holes for dipping out cooked fish
Te vaxa di'iliqoy HM+RDWater dipper
Gitol vaxa di'iliqoyHM+RD Soup dipper



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