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Round : Gimith HM+ED Round on the outside Tth'ok gimith ist'anh. HM+RD I have a round bowl.     Viye xidijingith. HM+KH It is round and deep inside.

Row : Giłt'uq. HM+RD He is rowing.   Valgats ye giłt'uq. HM+RD He's rowing in a boat. Getiy guxłt'uq. HM+RD You guys row hard.   Valgats ye gitr'iłt'uq. HM+ED We used to row in boats.

Ruff : Vanhtoniy HM+RD lit. Her ruff Vidag vanhtoniy q'oded ngilanh. Vidag q'oded vanhtoniy ngila. HM+RD His parka has a new ruff.

Run : Ghiligguk. HM+RD He is running.   Ting ghiligguk. RD+HM He's running on the trail. Choghlugguy vinq'it ghiligguk. HM+RD The fox is running on the lake.   Ghingligguk! HM+RD Run! Commanding one person

Runners, sled : Xutl qatl'ogh iy HM+RD lit. Under the sled Xutl qatl'ogh iy siyił niłtothitik. HM+RD The sled runner broke on me.

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Sad : Vidhuxdiy gidhik HM+RD He's sad. Ang'onh getiy vidhuxdiy gidhik. HM+RD That person over there is very sad. See "Sorry"

Salmon : Ggath HM+RD King salmon Ggath ghist'oth. Ggath ghist'otth. HM+RD I cut king salmon.     Nelagh HM+RD Dog salmon   Nalay ED+HM Dog salmon Anvik word Nodithiq'izr HM+RD Red salmon lit. Fish meat which is red  Lighan HM+RD Silver salmon lit. That which is fat Silvers look fatter than other salmon.

Salmonberry, cloudberry : Dandhi'on HM+RD sci. Rubus chamaemorus Dandhi'on xitr'athdatl. HM+RD We went for salmon berries.

Salt : Dughiyiq, dughiyuq HM+RD Dughiyiq nda'. HM+RD Pass the salt.

Same : Niłq'a HM+RD Niłq'a dixidit'a. HM+RD They (people) look the same.   Niłq'a didit'a. RD+HM They (things) look the same. Teqa niłq'a didit'ay ist'anh.HM+KH I have two of the same kind.     Go deg che yuxudz dixet'a. HM+KH Same around here. Referring to the weather

Sand : Thoyh HM+RD Thoyh qogg xelanh. HM+RD It's a sandy place.

Sand bar : Dasr HM+KH Dasr qogg q'utr'ixinitlyet. HM+KH We ran around on the sand bar.

Sandbank : Thoyh vith HM+RD Ado' thoyh vith xelanh. HM+RD There are sand banks down there.

Saturday : Yix tonxalyaxdi dranh HM+RD lit. House cleaning day

Saw : Vaxa diggan-gidit'odh axa tritr diggandist'oth. HM+RD I'm sawing. lit. I'm cutting wood with a saw. See "Cut"

Saw : Vaxa diggan-gidit'odh HM+RD lit. With it we cut something off Viq'ast'idh HM+KH Saw

Say : Di'ne. HM+RD She says.   Ndadz di'ne? HM+RD What is she saying? Ndadz didighene'? HM+RD What did she say?   Che yuxudz didene. HM+RD Say it all again.

Scared : See "Afraid"

School : Gidinałdikdi JD+ED lit. The place things are written Gidinałdikdi q'u'isineyh. JD+ED I work at the school.

Scissors : Tidizr JD+ED Diva tidizr iłchet? ED Who took the scissors?

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