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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Mine

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Siye' ED+KH
Siye an iy; vogh duxnol an iy. KH+ED That's mine; you guys don't touch it.  
 


Mine

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Den-gi dili'anhdi ED+KH Gold mine
Sanh tux den-gi dili'anhdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH In the summer he works in the gold mine.  
 


Mink

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Tixgedr ED+KH
Dangan xał axa tixgedr athdlanh. ED+KH He got a mink in the trap.  
 


Mirror

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Viye tr'ixidinli'an ED+KH lit. In it we see ourselves
Viye tr'ixidinli'an xidetonh. ED+KH The mirror is hanging.  
"Getiy isrenh," inedhinh ts'i iłt'e viye tr'ixidinli'an ye xidinli'anh. "Getiy isrenh," inedhinh ts'i viye tr'ixidinli'an ye xidinli'anh. JD+HM "Very pretty," she always thinks when she looks at herself in the mirror.  
 


Mischievious

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See "Wild"

Miss

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When shooting
Gide yidaghiłtotl. ED+KH He missed it.  
Dineg dhigiditlteł ine' gide yidaghiłtotl. KH He shot at the moose but he missed it.  
 


Mistake, wrong, badly

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Gits'in' HM+ED
Gits'idengdiyoq. HM+ED You made a mistake. lit. You did wrong.
Distl'e gits'ide'itloq. HM+ED I made a mistake in my knitting.
Gits'iq'on-gidiłqon'. KH+AJ She sews badly.
Ngo gits'in' iy! KH+LH That's a bad thing to do!

See "Wrong"

Mittens

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Gisr HM+JD
Gisr idiniso. HM+JD I have no mittens.  
Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KH Where are my mittens?  
 


Mix

:
See "Stir"

Moccasins

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Qatrith ED+KH
Qatrith neg iłtse. ED+KH She is making beautiful moccasins.  
 


Moldy

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Tl'ets ED+KH
Nighandltth'in vinogh ditl'ets. ED+KH The bread is moldy.  
Lighan vinogh ditl'ets. ED+KH Silver salmon is moldy.
Nałtrod vinogh ditl'ets. ED+KH The fish strips are moldy.  
 


Monday

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Ton-galyaxdi dranh HM+JD lit. The day clothes are washed


Money

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Den-gi ED+KH
Den-gi getiy long t'anh. ED+KH She has lots of money.  
 


Month

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Vinginh HM+JD
Vinginh niget'on'. HM+JD Moon cycle.  
 
No' HM+JD Month  


Moon

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Dołt'ol ED+KH
Dołt'ol getiy vits'i xili'in'. ED+KH The moon is bright.  
 


Moose

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Dineg ED+KH
Dineg dhatlghanh. ED+KH I killed a moose.  
Dineg ting ndidhit. ED+KH A moose is standing on the trail.  
 


Moose skin

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Ghałjan HM+KH Tanned hide
Ghałjan tr'idadilisgi xiyiq'at. HM+KH They want that thin moose skin.  
 


Mop

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Vaxa tonxit'ogh HM+JD lit. With it the floor is washed
Sigivaxa tonxit'ogh itlt'ik. HM+JD My mop is wet.  
 


More

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Chenh ED+KH
Chenh sitl'ogengeł. ED+KH Pour me some more.
Chenh gil iy. KH Give me some more.

See "Again"

Morning

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Vinixiłyiq ED+KH lit. In the morning
Vinixiłyiq dong diggandhisdonh. ED+KH Very early this morning I got up.  
 
Vinixiłts'eg ED+KH Very early in the morning Around 4:00 am or 5:00 a.m.
Vinixiłts'eg tr'inisdhit. ED+KH I woke up really early in the morning.  
 
Vanhdong HM+RD This morning  
Vanhdong dong diggandhisdonh. HM+RD I got up early this morning.  


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