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

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Blade

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Viq'idanganh HM+ED lit. Sharp metal

See "Sharp"

Blame

:
Sits'i xitathdlo. HM+ED He is blaming me.  


Blanket

:
Ts'id KH+ED
Sits'id ixedhinix. KH+ED My blanket is lost.  
 


Blind

:
Noxidiniho. KH+ED It lacks eyes.

See "Bat"

Blister

:
Te xaniłtonh KH+ED lit. With water inside
Silo' te vaniłtonh. KH+ED I have a blister on my finger/hand.  
 


Blood, bleed

:
Dił KH+ED
Sanhch'i dił dit'anh. KH+ED My nose is bleeding.  
Vilo' ghon' dił dit'anh. JD+JD Her hand is bleeding.  
 


Blue

:
Łit xiq'iy KH+ED lit. Smoke-like
Yo yan' łit xiq'iy. HM+ED The sky is blue.  
 


Blueberry

:
Niłyagh KH sci. Vaccinium uliginosum
Niłyagh yinighehan yiggandidhingił. KH+ED She spilled the blueberries she picked.  
 


Board, lumber

:
Gitadlividz KH+ED lit. That which is short, flat
Gitadlivits yi'odz dineteyh. KH+ED Bring me that board.  
 


Boat

:
Valgats KH+ED From Russian "barkas", 'longboat'; English "barque". Older speakers may have pronounced this word "valggats" but most modern speakers say "valgats".
Valgats ye gheyo. KH+ED He went in the boat.  
 
Viye xididhiq'un HM+ED Steamboat lit. In it there is fire. Same as 'stove'


Body

:
-zrik  
Dinazrik KH+ED A person's body  
Sizrik imo. KH+ED My body is aching all over.  
 


Boil

:
Ivatr KH+ED It's boiling.  
Nanhdal iłvatr. KH+ED She's boiling ducks.  


Bolt

:
Xinighałtoddh, Xini'ałtodh KH+ED lit. Something that gets screwed in


Bonasila River

:
Ngidegh Srixno' KH+ED lit. Down below creek


Bonasila Village

:
Vits'in An-ghun' ED lit. A place near us
Dina qul Vits'in An-ghun'. KH+ED Nobody is in Bonasila.  
 


Bone

:
Tth'inh KH+ED
Tth'inh ghoxihonh. KH+ED Clean the bones. When you're eating
 


Book

:
Gilegik vituxodal KH+ED lit. Papers that are read
Vituxodal tr'idiniłdik. HM+ED We're writing a book.  


Boots

:
Giqałchin KH+ED
Sigiqałchin łats yan'. KH+ED My boots are muddy.  
 


Bored

:
Doght'an' ts'in' xiqul. KH+ED I've got nothing to do.  


Born

:
Xethdlanh. KH+ED It was born.  
Gitr'ingithchagg xidhitlanh. KH+LH I was born in Anvik.
Toxin siyił xethdlan yixelanh.KH+AJ I have three brothers. lit. Three people were born with me.
 


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