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Stupid : Gits'itadhit. HM+ED lit. He thinks badly. Yigginh gits'itadhit. HM+ED That one is stupid.

Suck : Giłtth'eth. HM+KH She is sucking it.   Gog dilochith iłtth'eth. HM+KH The baby is sucking its thumb.

Suddenly : Xunh xiyił HM+ED Xunh xiyił ggagg k'idz net'uq. HM+ED Suddenly a bird flew up.

Sugar : Shaxil HM+ED From Russian "sakhar" Shaxil ngichux axa dist'anh. HM+ED I use lots of sugar.

Summer : Sanh HM+ED Sanh nonxatidilningh. HM+ED It's becoming summer.

Sun : No'oy ED+HM Vinixiłyiggi tux no'oy dithiq'isr. HM+ED Early in the morning the sun is red.     Xigide'on'. HM+ED Sun is shining.   Deg xigide'on'. HM+ED There's sunshine around here.

Sun dog : No'oy gisr ye didilnek. HM+ED lit. The sun has its mittens on. These are bright spots on either side of the sun. If there's one on the right it means it's going to be cold. The one on the left means it's going to be bad weather. Both mittens together mean it's going to be very cold, like -60.

Sunrise : Xigighe'on'. HM+ED lit. The sun rose. Q'idong xigighe'on' xiyił tr'inisdhit. HM+ED The sun was already up when I woke up.

Surprise : Tr'inasidhit. HM+ED I was surprised.   Xivogh tr'inasidhit. HM+ED I was surprised at them.

Survive : Gidaghisdhit. AJ I survived.   Yuxudz xoghod gidaghisdhit. AJ Only for that reason I survived. Gidaghedhit. AJ He survived.   Getiy imo ghela'. Dred gidaghedhit. AJ He was very sick. He barely survived.

Swallow : Gitalnix. HM+ED He is swallowing it.   Gag te' talnix. ED+HM She is swallowing juice. Nelang tidlniq. HM+ED She swallowed some meat.

Swallow : Viting' ggudz HM+ED lit. Short beak Viting' ggudz ginaggad ye'eheyh. HM+ED Swallows eat mosquitoes.

Swamp : Totriłqogg HM+ED Totriłqogg q'udhisiyo. HM+ED I walked around in the swamp.     Xułiłtux JD+JD Swamp lit. Sink among Dichiyedimh xułiłtux yineyax. JD+JD Water hemlock grows in swamps.

Swan : Tavo HM+ED Tavo tth'ithgi axa doyigha yi'idighoyh. HM+ED Dance fans are made with swan feathers.

Sweater, jacket : Viye tr'idivizr AJ+ES lit. In it we wrap up Viye tr'idivizr neg ndałcheth. AJ+ES She's wearing a nice sweater.   Viye tr'idivizr dhidhidhiłiy nondiłcheth. ES Put on your warm sweater. Xiday sigiviye tr'idivizr. HM+KH Where is my jacket?

Sweep : Xitset. HM+ED He is sweeping.   Gits'in axa xitset. HM+ED He's sweeping with a bird wing. Yix yixudz xighetset. HM+ED She swept the whole house.

Sweet : Liniyh HM+ED lit. Delicious Sigichay getiy liniyh. HM+ED My tea is delicious. See "Candy"

Sweets : Dlit'ay niy KH+LH lit. Sweet bread Donna getiy dlit'ay niy q'adingit'a. KH+LH Donna really loves sweets.

Swim : Ghivał. HM+ED It is swimming.   Noya' nginedz ghivał. HM+ED The beaver is swimming downstream. Xin engan noghivał. HM+ED He's swimming across the river.   Q'u'ithivanh. HM+ED He was swimming around.

Swing : Ałts'imitl. HM+ED She is swinging.   Mary gog k'idz iłts'imitl. Mary gog iłts'imitl. ED+HM Mary is swinging the little baby.

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