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Some : Viluxdong' HM+KH Viluxdong' xitl'o ngila. ED+JD Give some of it away. See "Rest"

Someone : Ixidiva ED+JD Ixidiva sigichay iłchet. ED+JD Someone took my tea.

Something : Ixin-gan ED+JD Ixin-gan uxidithijit. ED+JD Something stinks.

Sometimes : Q'idughtux HM+RD Q'idughtux sogh'odz ni'idoyh. ED+JD Sometimes she comes over to see me.   Q'idughtux ngi'egh q'utr'ididał. HM+RD Sometimes we walk around outside.

Somewhere : Ixindagh ED+JD Ixindagh xits'i tadhiyo. ED+JD He went somewhere.

Son : -ya', -yozr     Siya' JD My son  Man's son  Siyozr ED My son Woman's son Siyozr gits'i'in tadhiyo. ED My son went hunting.

Song : Gilek JD+ED Sraqay oxo gilek yitr'i'ehoyh. HM+KH We're making songs for the children.   Gilek ditltsenh. HM+KH He made his own song. Srel gileg dit'anh ngine'. ED+JD Stick dance songs are happening upriver.

Soon : Nt'ux ED+JD lit. After a while Nt'ux gasriłnoł. JD+ED We'll eat soon.

Sorry : Vidhuxdiy gidhik. JD+ED He is sorry about it. Chel k'idz getiy vidhuxdiy gidhik. JD+ED The little boy is awfully sorry about it. See "Sad"

Soup, stew : Gitol JD+ED lit. Hot liquid made from something Gitol q'at. JD+ED I want some soup.   Singonh łegg tol itltsenh. ED+JD My mother made fish soup.

South : Edodz JD+ED lit. Coming from the south Edodz xandithitr'iyh. Edodz xanxidithitr'iyh. JD+ED The south wind is starting to blow.

Spider : Ivisoghluq JD+ED lit. My dear grandfather Ivisoghluq ngidixi q'u'edoyh. JD+ED There's a spider walking around up there.

Spin : Ginditth. ED+JD She is twisting something.   Gałtim xułts'eg yił ginditth. ED+JD She's spinning willow bark with nettles. These two fibers together make tough twine for fishnet web.

Spirit : Viyeg JD+ED lit. His spirit Viyeg itltthonh. JD+ED I saw his spirit.

Spoon : Tigitth'o ED Tigitth'o axa viyił niginsitex. ED I'm stirring it with a spoon.    Vaxa digiliqoy HM+RD Spoon lit. With it something is dipped up A flat, wooden spoon with holes for dipping out cooked fish Te vaxa di'iliqoy HM+RD Water dipper  Gitol vaxa di'iliqoy HM+RD Soup dipper

Spring : Xilegg JD+ED Xilegg nonxididhit. JD+ED Spring has come.

Spring : Xitenighelinghdi JD+ED lit. A place where water is flowing out of the ground Xitenighelinghdi xits'i te yi'odz ni'igiyayh, tingił yet. ED+JD He's packing water from the spring in pails.

Spruce : Didlang ED+JD sci. Picea Didlang ngith denast'otth. ED+JD I cut down a tall spruce tree.

Spruce bough : Ts'ivi'il JD+ED Ts'ivi'il daghitl-'an' yix xudhith yet xonet. JD+ED I looked for spruce boughs for inside the tent.

Squirrel : Tsodlig ED+JD Tree squirrel   Tsodlig didlang ye xitl-'onh. ED+JD The tree squirrel is nesting in a spruce tree.    Tili ED+JD Mountain squirrel   Deloy q'idz tili vixelan. JD The squirrel that lives on the mountains.   Deloy q'idz tili vixelanh. ED The mountain squirrel lives up on the hills.

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