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

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K

Knot

:
Sresr JD+ED
Viloy sresr ne'oyh. HM+KH Put a knot on the end.  
 


Know

:
Xanxuniyh. HM+KH He knows.  
Xidhoyh long anxuniyh. HM+KH He knows lots of stories.
Long anxuxiniyh.HM+KH They know lots.  
 


L

Lake

:
Vinq'it HM+KH
Ngine' vinq'it nidhiso. HM+KH I went up to the lake.  
 


Lamp

:
Qunagh HM+KH
Qunagh ndiłq'unh. HM+KH He lit the lamp.  
 


Land

:
See "Earth"

Language

:
Xinag HM+KH
Deg Xinag HM+KH Local language  
Dinaxinag axa xinayh. HM+KH He speaks our language.
Yidong xinag JD+KH The olden day language  
 


Last

:
Xunhq'i HM+KH
Xunhq'i ghihoł. HM+KH He's walking last.  
 


Later

:
Nt'uxda' HM+KH lit. After a while
Nt'uxda' gasriłnoł. HM+KH We'll eat later.  
 


Laugh

:
Dluq HM+KH
Sogh n-gidluq. Sogh nigidluq. HM+KH He's laughing about me.  
Gogh n-gidhedluq. HM+KH Don't laugh at anybody.  
 


Lawyer

:
Dina oxo xinayin JD+KH lit. One who talks for us
Louise viyozr dina oxo xinayin ngilanh. KH Louise's son is a lawyer.  
 


Lazy

:
Ini'ingilanh. Iningilanh. HM+KH lit. Lazy person
Ini'ingilanh qul ts'in'. Iningilanh qul ts'in'. HM+KH Don't be lazy.  
Getiy ini'itlanh. HM+KH I'm very lazy.  
 


Leader

:
Giq'uxiniłayinh HM+KH lit. One who tells people what to do
Giq'uxiniłayinh neyo. HM+KH The leader came.

See "Dog, Dog team leader"

Leaf

:
Git'on' HM+KH
Git'on' ni'idał. HM+KH Leaves are falling.  
 


Leak

:
Vogh nelingh. HM+KH It's leaking.  
Sitingil vogh nelingh. HM+KH My bucket is leaking.  


Lean

:
Xididałtanh. HM+KH She's leaning.  
Tritr ididałtanh. HM+KH He's leaning against wood.  


Learn

:
Uxindli'an'. HM+KH He learned.  
Deg Xinag uxinigi'an'. HM+KH I'm learning Deg Xinag.
Deg xiq'i xinisayh ts'i xuxinigi'an'. Deg xiq'i xinisayh ts'uxinigi'an'. HM+KH I'm learning how to talk like they do around here.  
 


Leave

:
Ntithiyo. HM+KH She left.  
Go idał ntithiyo. HM+KH Right now he just left.
Venhdida' ntasdoł. HM+KH I'm going to leave tomorrow.  
 
Tałdhit iy. HM+KH Leave it alone.  
Sitałdhit. HM+KH Leave me alone. 
 


Leg

:
-tth'in lit. Hard, bone
Vitth'in HM+KH Its leg  
Ditth'in idinitldo'. HM+KH He hurt his leg.  
 


Lend

:
Vogh gidhelo. HM+KH Lend some to him.  
Den-gi vogh dhelo. HM+KH Lend him some money.  


Letter

:
Dindldig. HM+KH lit. It is written.
Dindldig sits'i ningiłcheth. HM+KH Send me a letter.  
 


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