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Hear : Gidistth'onh RD I hear something.   Gan idingitth'onh? JD+RD What do you hear? Ginondidoy idistth'onh. HM+ED I hear a robin.   Beth ididhistth'igg ts'in'. HM+ED I can't hear Beth.

Heart : -yeq'id   Viyeq'id JD+RD Her heart   Viyeq'id gelanh. JD There is someone close to her heart. Siyeq'id xełedz q'u'idineyh. JD+RD My heart is working good.   Giyeq'id HM+ED Animal heart Something's heart

Heat : Tthagg HM+KH Chaynik tthagg ne'oyh. HM+KH Put the kettle on the heat.       Vits'i xigidet'anh. RD It's throwing heat.

Heaven : Yoyet RD lit. In the sky Diniyhdi xinihił ts'i yoye xits'in'. JD It takes four nights to get to heaven. Diniyhdi xinihił yoyet xits'in'. RD It takes four nights to get to heaven. See "Stamp"

Heavy : Ngidoth. JD+RD It's heavy.   Vinołchidl ngidoth. JD+RD Her bag is heavy.

Heel : -qałtitl   Viqałtitl JD+RD His heel   Chel diqałtitl idinithdo'. RD The boy hurt his heel.

Helicopter : Vitthiłt'ogh gits'angiliqil RD lit. The top of its head is turning. Vitthiłt'ogh gits'angiliqil not'ux. JD+RD A helicopter is coming (flying).

Hello : Ade' HM+ED Ade', yi'odz ningiyo. HM+ED Hello, you came over. When a visitor arrives.

Help : Sits'i ene. HM+KH She's helping me.   Yits'i itone. HM+KH He's going to help her. Sits'i ingine! HM+ED Help me!

Helpful : Gughon ineneyh HM+KH lit. A helpful person

Hem : Tl'on q'ondiłqon'. HM+KH She's hemming it. lit. She's sewing the bottom up. Da'ak tl'on q'onxidiłqon'. HM+ED She's hemming the parka. lit. She's sewing the parka bottom up.

Here : Deg KH+AJ Of this area Deg vav KH + AJ Native food lit. Local food Deg yith ixididinek. KH+LH Snow is gone around here.     Got HM+KH Here In this place Go dhi'onh. HM+ED It's right here.  Gogidet iy.HM+KH It's right here.

Hiccups : Yiłyiq HM+KH Q'odet getiy yiłyiq. HM+KH A while ago he had bad hiccups.

Hide : See "Fur"

Hide, hidden : Sriłti neyo. HM+KH He's hiding. lit. He went where we have to call him (to find him). Yik'u sriłti neyo. Yik'u niłtri neyo. HM+KH He hid from him.

High : Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Way up Dits'in chux ngidixi not'ux. HM+KH An eagle is flying high. See "Above", "Up"

Hill : See "Mountain"

Hindquarter : Gighuth HM+KH lit. Something's hindquarter Dineg ghuth xoghdetonh. HM+KH A moose hindquarter is hanging.

History : Engthidong HM+KH lit. Long time ago Engthidong gixudhoy HM+KH A story of long ago See "Ago"

Hit : Yitlchith. KH He's hitting it.   Ine tr'aghłchith. HM He got hit by accident. Ine tr'aghłchitth. KH He got hit by accident.   Yinaghiłchith. HM+KH He hit him in the face.

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