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

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Catch, grab

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Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.  


Caterpillar

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Nilividz ggex ngilanh ts'i q'u'iditth'ax. AJ lit. Butterfly worm is still crawling around.


Caulk, chink

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Nixitth'ith. HM+ED He is caulking.  
Sringitl axa nixitth'ith. HM+ED They're caulking with moss.  


Cave in

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Xetlax HM+ED
Vith t'ogh getiy xetlax. HM+ED The bank is really caving in underneath.  
 


Caw

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Diliggaq ES+AJ It is cawing.  
Yixgitsiy ngi'egh diliggaq. AJ+ES Raven is cawing outside.  


Ceiling

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Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up there
Ngidixi qunagh dhi'onh. HM+ED The light is on the ceiling.
Duxts'in AJ+ES Ceiling
Ngiduxts'in tlints'iyh getiy ngichox. AJThere's lots of soot on your ceiling.

See "Above"

Cemetery

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Tthogiqay ES+AJ lit. Village of old ones
Ndagh at tthogiqay? ES+AJ Where is the cemetery?  
Tthogiqay xits'i xitathdatl. AJ+ES They went to the cemetery.  
 


Center

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Tth'exinedr AJ+ES
Gogide tth'exinedr. AJ+ES Here is the center.  
Xiyh tth'exinedr AJ+ES Middle of the winter. One of the names for "December".
 


Chain

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Dangan tl'eł AJ+ES lit. Iron rope
Dangan tl'eł nda'. AJ+ES Give me the chain.  
Łek dangan tl'eł axa xithichith. AJ+ES The dog is tied with a chain.  
 
Łek vaxa xithichith iy. AJ+ES Dog chain lit. With it the dog is tied


Chair

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Viq'iditr'athdoy AJ+ES lit. That which we sit on
Go viq'iditr'athdoy xiq'idz didhedo. Viq'idz ditrathdoy xiq'i didhedo. AJ+ES Sit on this chair here.  
 


Chamomile, pineapple weed

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Tthogiqay tthigidray LH+KH lit. Graveyard short haircut sci. Matricaria matricarioides
Tthogiqay tthigidray siyix xu'egh getiy longh. KH+LH There is lots of chamomile by my house.  
 


Chap

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Sidon xiditsets. AJ My lips are chapped.  


Chase

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Yenadhiyet iy. ES+AJ He started to chase it.  
Choghlugguy dlen enadhiyet. AJ+ES The fox is chasing the mouse.  


Cheese

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Q'en'dots'a' AJ+ES
Q'en'dots'a' igheqat gidiqad. AJ+ES She bought cheese at the store.  
 


Chest

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Doghon AJ+ES
Vidoghon imo. AJ+ES His chest hurts.  
Sidoghon imo. AJ+ES My chest is sick.
Vidoghon chux xelanh. AJ+ES He has a big chest.  
 


Chew

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Gu'oł. AJ+ES He is chewing something.  
Genoq'uth is'oł. AJ+ES I'm chewing flat fish.
Xełedz ngi'oł iy ngo genelnix.ES Chew it well or you'll choke on it.  
Xełedz ngi'oł ngo genelnix. AJ Chew it well or you'll choke on it.  


Chickadee

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Sigiggeq AJ+ES
Ngi'egh sigiggeq yidilighusr. ES Outside, chickadees are making noise. Chickadee sees something; it's a warning for people to get out of there fast.
Sigiggeq xiyh xiq'a itrix. AJ+ES Chickadee is crying for winter. They're winter birds so they're only warm in winter. They're cold in summer.
 


Chief

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Xunedhidon HM+KH
Diva qay xunedhidon? KH+HM Who is the village chief?  
 


Child

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Nq'ołonh k'idz AJ+ES Little girl
Nq'ołonh k'idz ngi'egh nixiniłghon'. AJ+ESA little girl is playing outside.
Chel k'idzAJ+ES Little boy
Chel k'idz ngi'egh xidilighusr. AJ+ES Little boys are playing outside.

See "Boy", "Girl"

Children

:
Sraqay AJ+ES
Sraqay ndadz dixit'anh? AJ+ES What are the children doing?  
 


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