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


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Rabbit

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Rabbit



Noghniy HM+RD Rabbit Shageluk word
Noghniy daghitl-'an'. HM+RDI got some rabbits.
GguxHM+RD Rabbit Anvik word
Ggux oqo q'udhisiyo. RD+HM I walked around hunting for rabbits.
Dimzeg RD Summer rabbit
Dimzeg naghitl-'an'. RD I saw some summer rabbits.

Race

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Race
Ntidliggok. HM+RD He started to run.
Chel ntidliggok. HM+RD The boy is racing.



Race

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Race Nixitidilggokdi HM+RD lit. Race place
Ngi'in nixitiliggokdi nidhiso. HM+RD I went to the race. lit. I went over where they are racing.




Rain

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Rain
Iłchonh. RD It's raining.
Ngi'egh getiy iłchonh. HM+RD It's really raining outside.
Ghiłchon'.RD+HM It rained.


Rain

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Rain Chonh HM+RD





Rainbow

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Rainbow Yo dhidlik. HM+RD lit. Sky is striped.
Iłchonh xitl'ogh tux yo dhidlik. HM+RD After it rains there is a rainbow.




Raise, rear

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Raise, rear
Niyax. HM+RD He's growing.  
Xełedz yixiviningiłyax. HM+RD Raise your children well.

See "Grow"

Rapids

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Rapids Tthandelinghdi HM+KH
Tthandelinghdi xidhisqanh. HM+KH I paddled up the rapids.




Rash

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Rash Viqugathdatl. HM+ED lit. Something came out on his skin.
Gog viqugathdatl. HM+ED The baby has a rash.


Xigidinditth'en' HM+KH Rash, pimple
Silo' gidinditth'en'. HM+KHI have a rash on my hand.

Raspberry

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Raspberry Dandiggiy KH sci. Rubus idaeus
Dandiggiy xotr'athdatl. HM+KH We went for raspberries.




Raven

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Raven Yixgitsiy HM+KH lit. Everyone's grandfather
Yixgitsiy gihonh. HM+KH Raven is eating something.




Raw

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Raw
Lit'aq HM+KH It's raw.
Nelang lit'aq. HM+KH The meat is raw.



Read

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Read
Gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading.
Yits'i gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading to her.
Gilegiq tixixohał.HM+KH They're reading a book.


Ready

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Ready Tr'ołdi' HM+KH
Tr'ołdi niginela. HM+KH Get things ready right now.
Tr'ołdi dhedo. HM+KH Be ready to go.



Really, true

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Really, true Ło' ts'in' HM+KH
Ło' ts'in' didene. HM+KH Tell the truth.  

See "Truth"

Red

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Red
Dithiq'isr HM+KH It is red.
Dithiq'isr ndałcheth. HM+KH He's wearing something red.



Remember

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Remember
Xin'alniyh HM+ED He remembers.
Margaret in'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers Margaret.
Yit dong xin'alniyh.HM+KH He remembers long ago.


Respect

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Respect
Axa niłtoyh HM+KH He respects something.
Ditsiy axa niłtoyh. HM+KH He respects his grandpa.
Vaxa ningiłtoyh.HM+KH Respect him.
Dina axa nitlto gits'in'. HM+KH He/she doesn't respect us.


Rest

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Rest
Ni'alyiyh. HM+KH He is resting.
Ngiyiq ni'alyiyh. HM+KH She's resting back there.
Nt'uxda' nasrolyiyh.HM+KH We'll rest after a while.


Rest

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Rest Viluxdong' HM+KH
Viluxdong' ngihonh. HM+KH Eat the rest of it.  

See "Some"

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