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


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Borrow
Gatidli'an'. JD+JD He's starting to borrow it.
Sigidiggadhi'oy idili'anh. JD+JD He's borrowing my knife.
Chay atagi'eł.JD+JD I'm going to borrow tea.



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Boss Vigidinatiy JD+JD lit. His boss
Vigidinatiy ngizrenh. JD+JD His boss is good.
Diva an gidinatiy? JD+JD Who's the boss?




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Both
Niłyił xinedatl. JD+JD They both came. lit. With each other they came.

See "Together"


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Bother
Tałdhit iy. HM+KH Don't bother it.
Tałdhit anh. JD+JD Don't bother that person.
Sitałdhit.HM+KH Don't bother me.



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Bottle, drinking glass Yotig tingił HM+KH lit. Glass bucket
Yotig tingił yengingeł. HM+ED Pour it in the bottle or glass.





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Bottom Viqatl'ox KH+LH
Viqalnig siqatl'ox xi'itlts'iq. KH+ED I've got gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.


-tl'o' Bottom, buttocks
Vitl'o' ED+KHHis buttocks
Ditl'o' q'ididltsitl.ED+KH He fell on his butt.


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Bow Giłting' KH+ED
Giłting' axa q'o tatldik. KH+ED I'll use a bow to shoot an arrow.





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Bow of boat. Valgats loy KH+ED
Valgats loy didhedo. KH+ED Sit in the bow.





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Bowl Tth'ok jingidh JD+JD lit. Round container
Tth'ok jingidh tiłtse. JD+JD He will make a bowl.
Tth'ok jingidh k'idz KH+ED Little bowl




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Box Yashik KH+ED
Yashik yegilayh. KH He is putting something in the box.





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Boy Chel KH+ED
Chel sogh xidineyo. HM+KH The boy came to visit me.
Chel k'idz AJ+ES Little boy
Chel k'idz ngi'egh xidilighusr.ES Little boys are playing outside.
Chiliqay KH+ED Boys
Chiliqay xidilughusr ngi'egh. KH+EDThe boys were playing outside.


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Braid Tthegh ndlitl'etl KH lit. Braided hair
Sidadr vitthegh ngingath ts'in' ndlitl'etl. KH+ED My younger sister has long hair and it is braided.
Ngitthegh ningiłtl'etl. KH+ED Braid your hair.




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Brains -tthiłtled
Vitthiłtled HM+ED His brains
Dineg tthiłtled xitr'ixeneg ts'i yadz xiye ti'oyh. KH They are taking the moose brains out carefully.




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Branches Gitthe' HM+ED
Gitthe' duxł'anh. ED+HM You guys get branches. To put bedding on when camping.


Ts'ivi'il JD+ED Spruce branches



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Bread Nighandltth'in. KH lit. It is kneaded.
Nighandltth'in ngiłtse, he'? KH+ED Are you making bread?


Dlit'ay KH+ED Fry bread
Dlit'ay neg yi'eghoyh. JD+JDShe makes good fry bread.


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Break
Diggiynetrit iy. KH+AJ He broke it.





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Breakfast Vinixiłyiq JD lit. Early in the morning
Vinixiłyiq iy gihonh. JD+JD He's eating breakfast.  

See "Early"


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Breakup Tix xatadhit. JD+JD lit. Water happened.

Q'agh yit tix xidighedhit. KH+AJ We had an early breakup.
Uxidiniy tix xatithdhil ts'in'.KH+AJ Breakup will be late. lit. Hurry up breakup will not.
Yeqin yititldaq. KH+AJ The Yukon is starting to break up.



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Breast -mama'
Vimama' AJ Her breast
Tr'ixineganh k'idz digimama' iłt'ik. KH+AJ The baby is breast feeding.




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Breath, life Yetr HM+KH
Viyetr xelanh. KH+AJ He's alive.
Diyetr idigheyo. KH+AJ He's out of breath. lit. He left his breath behind. As when running.
Viyetr xidighenek.KH+AJ His breath is gone. He died.




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