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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Lake : Vinq'it HM+KH Ngine' vinq'it nidhiso. HM+KH I went up to the lake.

Lamp : Qunagh HM+KH Qunagh ndiłq'unh. HM+KH He lit the lamp.

Land : See "Earth"

Language : Xinag HM+KH Deg Xinag HM+KH Local language   Dinaxinag axa xinayh. HM+KH He speaks our language. Yidong xinag JD+KH The olden day language

Last : Xunhq'i HM+KH Xunhq'i ghihoł. HM+KH He's walking last.

Later : Nt'uxda' HM+KH lit. After a while Nt'uxda' gasriłnoł. HM+KH We'll eat later.

Laugh : Dluq HM+KH Sogh n-gidluq. Sogh nigidluq. HM+KH He's laughing about me.   Gogh n-gidhedluq. HM+KH Don't laugh at anybody.

Lawyer : Dina oxo xinayin JD+KH lit. One who talks for us Louise viyozr dina oxo xinayin ngilanh. KH Louise's son is a lawyer.

Lazy : Ini'ingilanh. Iningilanh. HM+KH lit. Lazy person Ini'ingilanh qul ts'in'. Iningilanh qul ts'in'. HM+KH Don't be lazy.   Getiy ini'itlanh. HM+KH I'm very lazy.

Leader : Giq'uxiniłayinh HM+KH lit. One who tells people what to do Giq'uxiniłayinh neyo. HM+KH The leader came. See "Dog, Dog team leader"

Leaf : Git'on' HM+KH Git'on' ni'idał. HM+KH Leaves are falling.

Leak : Vogh nelingh. HM+KH It's leaking.   Sitingil vogh nelingh. HM+KH My bucket is leaking.

Lean : Xididałtanh. HM+KH She's leaning.   Tritr ididałtanh. HM+KH He's leaning against wood.

Learn : Uxindli'an'. HM+KH He learned.   Deg Xinag uxinigi'an'. HM+KH I'm learning Deg Xinag. Deg xiq'i xinisayh ts'i xuxinigi'an'. Deg xiq'i xinisayh ts'uxinigi'an'. HM+KH I'm learning how to talk like they do around here.

Leave : Ntithiyo. HM+KH She left.   Go idał ntithiyo. HM+KH Right now he just left. Venhdida' ntasdoł. HM+KH I'm going to leave tomorrow.     Tałdhit iy. HM+KH Leave it alone.   Sitałdhit. HM+KH Leave me alone.

Leg : -tth'in lit. Hard, bone Vitth'in HM+KH Its leg   Ditth'in idinitldo'. HM+KH He hurt his leg.

Lend : Vogh gidhelo. HM+KH Lend some to him.   Den-gi vogh dhelo. HM+KH Lend him some money.

Letter : Dindldig. HM+KH lit. It is written. Dindldig sits'i ningiłcheth. HM+KH Send me a letter.

Lick : Iłt'ik. HM+KH It's licking.   Łek ditth'og ye xiłt'ik. HM+KH The dog is licking his dish.

Lie : Dhitanh. HM+KH She's lying down.   Nt'uxda' tr'enotał. HM+KH We'll lie down after a while.

Lie : Xits'et. HM+KH She's lying.   Yigginh getiy xits'et. HM+KH That person sure can lie.

Life : Yetr HM+KH lit. Breath Tth'e viyetr xelanh. LH+KH He still has life.

Lift : Yiyix enek. RD+JD He's lifting it.   Yashik yix enek. RD+JD He is lifting a box. Soxo viyix inginek. Soxo viyix ingineyh.RD+JD Lift it for me.

Light : Niyatitlq'unh. JD+KH He started to light it.   Ang'oy ndingiłq'oyh. RD+JD Turn on the light. lit. Light that one over there. Deq'oy ndingiłq'oyh.RD+JD Light the match.   Niyadhitlq'onh. RD+JD He lit it.

Light : Ngiddhogg RD+JD Weight Gon getiy ngiddhogg. RD+JD This one is too light.

Light, illumination : See "Lamp"

Lightning : Qun' dit'anh. RD+JD lit. Fire is happening. Iłt'e qun' dit'anh. RD+JD There's lightning all the time.   Niłtin guqun dit'anh. ED+KH There's thunder and lightning.

Like, love : Viq'adist'a. RD+JD I like him.   Ang'onh q'adingit'a. JD He likes that person over there. Vanhgiq getiy q'adist'a. RD+JD I really like ice cream.   Ngq'adist'a. HM+KH I like/love you.

Limp : Gitinił'ith. RD+JD He's limping.   Ndadz xo'in gitiningił'ith? RD+JD Why are you limping?

Lips : -don   Vidon JD+KH His lips   Vidon xiditr'etr. RD+JD His lips are chapped.

Liquid : Vite' JD+KH Vite' ye ngiłvatr iy. JD+KH Cook it in its liquid.

Listen : Gidhitltth'onh RD+JD He's listening to something.   Viye digidalne ts'i gidhitltth'onh. RD+JD He's listening to the radio. Or anything that plays music. Gidhatltth'onh.JD+KH I'm listening to something.   Sidhałtth'onh! RD+JD Listen to me!

Little : K'idz RD+JD Nanhdal k'idz athdlanh. RD He got a little duck.

Live : See "Stay"

Lodge : Giqan' RD+JD Muskrat or beaver house Noya', vichingadh, choghlugguy yuxudz giqan' yixidet'eyh. Noya', vichingadh, choghlugguy yił yuxudz giqan' yixidet'eyh. RD+JD Beaver, muskrat, and foxes all have lodges.

Log : Yix xigiditridr RD+JD lit. House logs Yix xigiditridr iłquyh. RD+JD He's cutting house logs.       Niłtiydilay RD+JD Driftwood log   Niłtiydilay getiy longh. RD+JD There's lots of driftwood.

Log jam : Niłtiydiniłdzaxdi HM+KH lit. With water they pile up in one place Ndagh at niłtiydiniłdzaxdi? JD+KH Where's the log jam?

Lonesome : Tr'inay itlanh. RD+JD I'm lonesome.   Tr'inay ngilanh. RD+JD He is lonesome. Ngiq'a tr'inay itlanh.RD+JD I'm lonesome for you.

Long, tall : Ngingath RD+JD Tl'eł getiy ngingath. RD+JD The rope is too long.

Look : Yinił'anh. RD+JD He's looking at it.   Ang'onh ngoqo xinił'anh. RD+JD That person over there is looking for you. Ningił'anh. RD+JD You look at it.

Loon : Todzing RD+JD Todzing ton'idoyh. JD The loon took a dive.   Todzing iłt'e izrił. RD+JD Loon is always hollering.

Loose : Diggaghdiniq. RD+JD It got loose.   Tl'eł diggaghdiniq. RD+JD The rope is loose.

Lose, Lost : Vixedhinix. RD+JD It's lost. Vixaghiłnigh an iy. HM+KH Don't lose it. See "Disappear", "Forget"

Lot : Longh RD+JD Tritr long daghł'an'. JD I got a lot of wood.   Tritr long daghtl'an'. RD I got a lot of wood.

Loud : Viye xechox. JD She's loud. lit. She's big inside. Ngiye xechox ts'i xinehayh. RD+JD Talk loud.

Love : See "Like"

Low : Yiq RD+JD Ang'o yiqit xela. RD+JD Put that one down lower.

Lumber : Gitadlivdz RD+JD Gitadlivdz axa yix xiłtse. RD+JD He's making a house with lumber.

Lump, bump : Xinthighisr JD Ting getiy xinthighisr. JD The trail is too bumpy.

Lunch : Dranetr HM+RD Dranetr yan-gitr'elno'. RD We ate lunch. See "Afternoon", "Noon"

Lynx : Nodog RD+JD Nodog inaghtla' dangan xał axa. RD I tried to trap lynx.

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