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Nagoon berry, dewberry : Ngan' qotl HM+RD lit. Ground berry sci. Rubus arcticus Ngan' qotl gidingidz tux yineyax. HM+RD Nagoon berries grow among the grass.

Nail : Ghinołtr'idr HM+RD lit. What is hammered into wood Gogide ghinołtr'idr. HM+ED+KH Here are the nails.   Ghinołtr'idr axa q'u'idineyh. HM+RD He is working with nails.

Nail : Xiningiłtr'esr. HM+RD Nail it.

Naked : Genht'a, genht'at HM+RD Tr'ixineganh genht'a dhido. HM+RD The baby was sitting naked.   Genht'a q'udhedog. HM+RD Don't go around naked.

Name : Ezre' HM+RD Ndadz ngi'ezre'? HM+RD What's your name?   Go ndadz vi'ezre'? HM+RD What's the name of this?

Narrow : Ded HM+RD Ting xided q'udhisiyo. HM+RD I walked a narrow trail.   Gidingidz ded viniq'i xido' yineyax. HM+RD The narrow grass grows at the edge of the lake.

Native : See "People"

Near, nearby, close : Xu'ogh HM+ED+KH Diyix vith q'idz xu'ogh xitiłtse. HM+RD He will build his house near the bank.   Si'ogh dhedo. HM+RD Sit near me. Go si'ogh dhedo. AJ+ES Sit here close to me.   Xididhuqun'di xu'ogh dhedo. AJ Sit close to the fire.

Neat, tidy : Viyix xełedz xidhi'onh. HM Her house is tidy. lit. Her house is good. Dhetanhdi xełedz nonxine'oyh. HM+RD Tidy up your sleeping place.

Neck : -q'uth The whole neck Viq'uth HM+ED+KH Her neck   Siq'uth HM+RD My neck Siq'uth imo. RD My neck is sore. Stiff     Sidhan HM+RD Front of my neck

Necklace : Dinadhan dhidloy HM+RD lit. It lies around the front of our neck. Sidhan dhidloy nda'. HM+RD Give me my necklace.

Needle : Didliqon HM+RD Didliqon k'idz HM+ED+KH Little needle   Sigididliqon ixedhinix. HM+RD My needle is lost. Didliqon chux aghsqat. HM+RD I bought some big needles.     Vaxa q'on-gidiliqon RD Needle lit. With it we sew

Neighbor : Sogh'osts'in dhidon HM+RD lit. Someone who stays near me Sogh'osts'in dhidon ni'idiyo. HM+KH My neighbor came back.   Flo sogh'osts'in dhido. HM+RD Flo is my neighbor     Sogh'egh didltth'in HM+ED+KH Neighbors lit. Around me outside they stay. Sogh'egh didltth'in nixitididał. HM+ED+KH My neighbors are leaving.

Nephew : See "Niece"

Nervous : Didinen HM+ED+KH lit. One who is shaking Nervous person Getiy didinenh xinayh. HM He's really nervous when he talks. Didinenh qul ts'i xinehayh. HM+RD Don't be nervous when you talk. See "Shake"

Nest : Git'uq HM+RD Ggagg k'idz git'uq iłtse. HM+RD The bird is building a nest.   Git'uq k'idz itltthonh. KH+ED I see a little bird nest.

Net : Tuxveł HM+RD Tuxveł titiłchith. HM+RD He's going to set a net.   Tuxveł tasriłchith. HM+RD We'll set a net.

Never : Vanhtegh RD Vanhtegh yixi q'ughedogan. HM+RD Never go around there.

New : Q'ode RD+KH Also pronounced q'odet or q'oded. Q'oded ts'ix t'anh. HM+RD He has a new hat.

News, information : Xunik HM+RD Ndadz xunik? HM+RD What's the news?   Xunik dalningh. HM+RD The news came. Xunik yił q'u'edoyh. HM+RD He's walking around with news.

Newspaper : Xunik gilegik HM+ED+KH

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"

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.

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.

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.

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+RD He came in the middle of the night.

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.

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.

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.

Noise : See "Loud"

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.

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"

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

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.

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+ED Wipe your nose.

Nothing : Didhist'an ts'in'. HM+RD I'm not doing anything. Gidiniso. HM+RD I have nothing. See "None"

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".

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.

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

Nurse : See "Doctor"

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