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


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Who Diva HM+RD
Diva anh? HM+RD Who is that?
Diva go dhido? HM+RD Who is here?
Diva xidoy ndidhit.HM+RD Who is at the door?



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Whose Diva ... iy? lit. Whose ... is this?
Diva giqałchin iy? HM+RD Whose boots are these?





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Why Ndadz xo'in? HM+RD lit. Because of what?
Ndadz xo'in, "On," sidene? HM+RD Why are you telling me,"Come"?





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Wide Diyuq. HM+RD lit. It is wide.
Getiy diyuq iy. HM+RD It is too wide.





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Widow Vi'ot dixidiyogginh HM+RD lit. His wife, the one who died
Vi'ot dixidiyogginh tthuxdi dhido. HM+RD The widow lives alone.





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Wife -'ot
Vi'ot q'ongidiłqon' xineg. HM+RD His wife sews nicely.





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Wild, mischievious, crazy
Viye gididhet. HM+RD He's wild. lit. Inside he is wild.
A godanh getiy viye gididhet. Godanh getiy viye gididhet ED+KH This one is really mischievious.

Vitthe ye gits'i nixinedhit. HM+RD+JD He's crazy. lit. In his head something bad has come.
Viyen q'atithidhit. HM+RDHe's starting to get wild.
Tthidangith viye gidighedhit.HM+RD Last night he was wild.


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Willow Tritl HM+RD sci. Salix
Tritl xiditth'ixdi tux niso. HM+RD I went amongst thick willows.





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Win
Xugalyayh. HM+RD She is winning it.
Den-gi xu'alyayh. HM+RD He is winning money.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' xuginigiyo.HM+RD I won last evening.



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Wind
Xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It is windy.
Iłt'e xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It's always windy.




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Window Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky brittle/hard Window glass
Yotig gholq'at xinitl-'anh. AJ+AJ I'm looking through the window.  
 
Yolq'at HM+RD Window Kashim window covered with canvas or skin
Yolq'at xinitl-'anh. HM+RDI'm looking at the window.

See "Glass"


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Wing Gits'in HM+RD Wing of something
Vits'in diggiditik. HM+RD Its wing is broken.





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Winter Xiyh HM+RD
Xiyh tux izre ngichox. HM+RD It's really cold in the wintertime.





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See "Hope"


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With Yił
Chay q'at shaxil yił. HM+RD I want tea with sugar.
Dinayił dingit'anh. HM+RD Go with us.

Axa With, by means of
Łek axa niso. KH+LHI came by dogteam. lit. I came with dogs.
VaxaLH+KH With it, by means of it
Vaxa xiditsed. LH+KH Broom lit. With it an area is swept


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Without Adinh HM+KH
Da'ak adinh tthineyo. HM+RD He went out without a coat.





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Wolf Nigughun HM+RD
Nigughun long q'u'ididał. HM+RD Lots of wolves are walking around.





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Wolverine Niłtreth HM+RD
Niłtreth toniy ist'anh. HM+RD I have a wolverine ruff.





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Woman, girl Nq'ołonh HM+RD
Nq'ołonh neg ghuhoł. HM+RD A nice woman is coming.
Nq'ołdałin q'on-gixidiłqon'. HM+RD The women are sewing.
Nq'ołonh neg itltthonh.AJ+ES I'm looking at a nice girl.
Tr'an HM+RD Old woman
Tr'an long inxuniyh. HM+RDOld women know a lot.


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Wood Tritr HM+RD
Tritr didhigging xodhiso. HM+RD I went for dry wood.


Q'el tritr HM+RD Dry willow Called old woman's wood because it is easy to get
Yixgitsiy q'el tritr xodhiyo, itsa'a oxo. HM+RDRaven went for old woman's wood for grandma.



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