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


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Newspaper Xunik gilegik HM+ED+KH






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Next Chenh ED+KH
Ndadz chenh. HM+RD What's next?  
Ndadz che dixitot'eł. HM+RD What are they going to do next?

See "Again"


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Nibble
Giłdits. HM+RD It's nibbling.
Go danh giłdits. HM+RD This person is nibbling.
Dlen q'en'dots'a' iłdits.HM+RD A mouse is nibbling cheese.



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Nice Neg HM+RD
Ndadz xineg. HM+RD So nice.
Ndadz xineg dengit'a. HM+RD How nice you are.
Gan neg iy.HM+RD What a nice one.
Gan neg iy. KH+AJ How beautiful it is.



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Niece, Nephew -ozra
Sozra HM+RD My niece
Sozra ditodhił. HM+RD My niece is coming.
Sozra niłq'idz ts'i sogh todoł.RD My niece is coming to stay with me a little while to visit.



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Night Tthidangith RD
Tthidangith diggaghsdo'. HM I sat up at night.


Tthidangith tth'exinedr HM+RD Middle of the night
Tthidangith tth'exinedr neyo. HM+RDHe came in the middle of the night.


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Nine Donganh denhch'e RD lit. Across 4 The fingers of 1 hand with 4 more across them
Donganh denhch'e łek t'anh. HM+ED+KH He has nine dogs.





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Nineteen Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz. Dina q'idh denhch'e viq'idz. HM+RD lit. 15 with 4 on top
Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz hiy den-gi t'anh. HM+RD He has $19.





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No Ęhę'ę HM+ED+KH The "nasal hooks" on the E's mean that they are "nasalized"; with a nasalized sound, much of the air comes out of the nose.
Gag oqo dinayił ditet'eł, he? Ęhę'ę. HM+RD Are you going for berries with us? No.


Inagh iy. HM+RD Not that one.

Shaxil idiniso.HM+RD I have no sugar. lit. Sugar I have none.
Didligging oxididinek. ED+KH There're no more crackers.


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See "Loud"


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None Viqul. HM+ED+KH lit. It's gone.
George viqul. HM+ED+KH George is gone.
Didligging qul. HM+ED+KH No crackers.
Gag qul.HM+RD No berries.



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Noon Dranetr HM+RD lit. Day middle
Dranetr nonxididhit. HM+RD It's noon. Lunchtime
Dranetr gasriłnoł. HM+RD We'll eat at noon.

See "Lunch"


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North wind Enedz xidetr'iyh. HM+RD lit. It's blowing from the north.






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Northern lights Yoqoyh HM+ED+KH
Yoqoyh dit'anh. HM+RD There are Northern Lights.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' yoqoyh naghitl-'an'. HM+RD Last night I saw northern lights.




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Nose -nhtse Older documents give this stem as -nhtse. Speakers recorded here all say either -nhtse or -nhch'i. Both spellings appear in this entry.
Sanhtse HM+RD My nose
Sanhch'i tux xighath. HM+RD The inside of my nose is itchy.
Sanhch'i tr'ixinelingh.HM+KH My nose is running.
Sanhtse tr'ixinelingh xitlagg. HM+ED+KH My bum nose is running.
Nganhtse xigidelax. HM+EDWipe your nose.


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Nothing
Didhist'an ts'in'. HM+RD I'm not doing anything.  
Gidiniso. HM+RD I have nothing.

See "None"


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November
Vinginh łeggided iligh. HM+RD The month that eels swim.
Łeggided no' LH+KH Eel moon
Xisrigazrddheyhdi nginh.HM+RD Thankful month There are many variations of "Thankful month".



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Now, immediately Go idał HM+ED+KH lit. Right now
Uxidiniy go idał gineha. HM+RD Hurry up and pick (berries) right now.
Go idał ditast'eł. JD+KH I'll do it right now.




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Numb
Idiye tr'idalningh. HM+ED+KH It went numb.
Siqa' idiye tr'idalningh. HM+ED+KH My foot is numb.




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See "Doctor"



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