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Disappear : Vanxitithinix. HM+KH It started to disappear. Valgats anxitithinix. HM+KH The boat started to disappear. Xivanxidinix.HM+RD They are disappearing. Vanxithinix. JD It disappeared. Vanxidinix. RDIt is appearing and disappearing. See "Forget", "Lose"

Dish : Tth'ok HM+RD Tth'ok ye gisonh. HM+RD I'm eating from a dish.

Dive : Ton'idiyo. HM+RD It went back in the water.   Todzing ton'idiyo. HM+RD The loon dived. Todzing tontodoł.HM+RD The loon is going to dive.

Do : Digił'anh. HM+RD He is doing something with his hands.   Chel ndadz dit'anh? HM+RD What is the boy doing? Dinayił dingit'anh.ED+JD Do it with us.   Digighił'an'. HM+RD He did, made something.   Dran ndadz dangit'an'? HM+RD What did you do today?  Ndadz ditet'eł? HM+RD What are you going to do?

Doctor, nurse : Xik'ugił'anh HM+RD lit. One who keeps you well Xik'ugił'anh neyo. HM+RD The doctor came.   Xik'ugił'anh sighet'otth. HM+RD The doctor operated on me. lit. The doctor cut me. Xik'ugił'anh ts'in' gighetthiyh.HM+RD The doctor gave me a shot. lit. The doctor poked me. Xik'ugił'anh ts'i xuxendli'an'. HM+ED+KH He's going to learn to be a nurse/doctor.

Dog : Łek HM+RD Łek axa neyo. HM+RD He came by dogteam.   Sileg yettha'. HM+RD My dogs are barking. Xiday sileg? HM+RD Where's my dog?   Vileg digaghdiniq. HM+RD Her dog got untied.   Xungtthi ghedoy HM+RD Dog team leader   Xungtthi ghedoy ngizren t'anh. HM+RD He has a good leader

Dog race : Łek ntidligguk. HM+RD lit. Dogs started running back. Sinoghł łek ntidligguk. HM+RD I watched the dog race. lit. In my presence the dogs started running.

Doll : Dina' k'idz KH lit. Little person Gidingidz dina' k'idz axa nixinaghitlghon'. KH+JD I used to play with a grass doll.   Dineg qa' tth'in axa dina' dhitltsenh. HM+RD I made a doll out of a moose foot bone.

Dollar : Giłigg xiq'i KH+JD lit. Like 'one' Giłigg xiq'i axa soxo xigheqat. KH+JD He paid me a dollar.

Door : Xidondiditey KH+JD lit. That which is closed Xidondiditey dhitltsenh. KH+JD I made a door.     Xidoy KH+JD Doorway   Diva xidoy ndidhit? KH+JD Who's standing by the doorway?

Down river : Ngido' KH+JD Ngido' xididltth'e. JD+KH They live down there.

Down, down in the ground, next door : Ngiyiq KH+JD Dalik ts'in'. Yiggidhedo. HM+KH Be quiet. Sit down.   Ting yiq xelanh. Ting yiggi xelanh. KH+JD There's a dip in the road.

Dragonfly : Siq'angine KH+JD lit. Protect me Siq'angine naggad yi'eheyh. KH+JD Dragonflies eat mosquitoes. That's how they protect us.

Dream : Xan'ilił. KH+JD He dreams.   Xan'ithdloł. KH+JD He dreamed. Gits'i xan'ithdloł.KH+JD He had a bad dream.

Dream : Vinoghił tr'igixine'onh. HM+KH It appeared in a dream.

Dress : Ni'iditl'e. KH+JD She's dressing.   Ningditl'e. HM+KH Get dressed. Ni'ithitl'enh.KH+JD He dressed.

Dress : See "Parka"

Drift : Ninetr'iyh. KH It's drifting.   Ting xigganthitr'iyh. KH+JD The trail is drifting over with snow.

Drift : Tiydoteł. KH+JD It (wood) is drifting on the water.   Didlang tiydoteł. KH+JD A spruce log is drifting. Siyił tigoteł.JD+KH I'm drifting. lit. With me it is drifting.

Driftwood : Niłtedilay, niłtiydilay RD+JD Niłtedilay getiy longh. Niłtiydilay getiy longh. RD+JD There's lots of driftwood.

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