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

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Wait

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Yidavo dingit'a. JD+ED He's waiting for him.  
Sidavo dengit'a. JD+ED Wait for me.
Ngidavo ditast'ał. JD+ED I'll wait for you.  
 
Nt'ux xiyozr. ED+JD Wait a moment. lit. In a little while


Wake, awake

:
Tr'antithidhit. JD+ED He is waking up.  
Chel tr'antithidhit. JD+ED The boy is waking up.
Vinxiłts'eg tr'inedhit JD+ED He woke up very early.  
Tr'ixineganh tr'andidhit. KH+LH The baby woke up.  
Tr'ansidhit. KH+LH I'm awake. I woke up. 
Tth'e tr'anisidhed ts'in'. KH+LH I'm not fully awake yet.  


Waken

:
Tr'anyititldhit. JD+ED He is waking him up.  
Go idał tr'anyititldhit. JD+ED Right now he's waking him up.
Tr'aniłdhet. JD+ED Wake him up.  
Tr'antatldhił. JD+ED I'm going to wake him up.  


Walk

:
Ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking. Also means "going", not necessarily by foot.
Xiyiq ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking in the woods.
Deloy Chet xit'si xodił. JD+ED They are going to Holy Cross.  
Gidiqad xits'i tehoł, he'? Gidiqad ts'i xitehoł, he'? JD+ED Are you going to the store?  


Wall

:
Nginegh JD+ED lit. Back, behind
Ngiyeg nginegh xoghdelo. JD+ED Your pictures are hanging on the wall.  
 


Want

:
Q'at JD+ED
Noya' tthing' q'at. JD+ED I want beaver meat.  
Toł q'at, he'? JD+ED Do you want tea?
Vav q'at. JD+ED I'm hungry. lit. I want food.
 


War

:
Noy JD+ED
Noy ts'i xitathdatl. JD+ED They went to war.  
Yidong noy dixaghił'an' deg. JD+ED Long ago they had war around here.  
 


Warm

:
Xedhił. JD+ED It is warm.  
Got xedhił. JD+ED It is warm in here.
Dhisdhił. JD+ED I'm warm.  
Ngi'egh nixitithidheł. JD It is starting to get warm outside.  


Wash

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Tonyilax. JD+ED She is washing them.  
Dilo' ton'ilax. JD+ED She is washing her hands.
Ngilo' tongilax. JD+ED Wash your hands. Commanding one person
Yuxlo' ton'uxlax. JD+ED Wash your hands. Commanding more than one person


Wash basin

:
Viye dinalo' tontr'ilagh JD+ED lit. In it we wash our hands
Viye dinalo' tontr'ilagh nda'. JD+ED Give me the wash basin.  
 


Wash tub

:
Viye ton-galyagh HM+KH lit. In it we wash
Sigiviye ton-galyagh sitl'ongiteyh. HM+KH Give me my washtub back.  
 


Watch, wristwatch

:
Dinalochin viye xigighidl. JD+ED lit. Our wrist, inside it ticks
Dinalochin viye xigighidl ixidhitlnix. JD I lost my watch.  
 


Water

:
Te JD+ED
Te naq'uddh q'at. JD I want cold water.  
 


Water hole

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Tiginiq'at JD+ED
Tiginiq'at xits'i te diqondhisiqonh. JD+ED I carried water up from the water hole.  
 


Waterfall

:
Te nighelinghdi JD+ED lit. Water pouring down place
Te nighelinghdi xingosin tr'inadhoł. JD+ED We camped across from a waterfall.  
 


Waves

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Totth JD+ED
Yeqin xigitotth getiy ngichox. JD+ED Yukon waves are really big.  
 


Weak

:
Tiyh qul. JD+ED lit. Strength none
Ngogh tiyh qul, he'? JD+ED Are you feeling weak?  
 
Vogh tiyh idiniso. JD+ED I'm too weak to do it. lit. I have no strength for it.


Wear

:
Xiye dhi'ath. Ye dhi'atth. HM+KH She is wearing it. This verb is for clothes that the wearer puts on by inserting feet.
Giqałchin neg ye dhi'ath. Giqałchin neg ye dhi'atth. HM+KH She's wearing nice boots. 
 
Dak ngizren ndałcheth. AJ She's wearing a nice blouse. This verb is for clothes that the wearer puts on by pulling down over the head.
Viye tr'idivizr ngizren ndałcheth. HM+RD She is wearing a nice sweater.  


Wear out

:
...oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD lit. ... is wearing out.
Sitth'ol oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD My pants are wearing out.  
Sitth'ol oxo didiggisr. HM+RD My pants wore out.  
 


Weasel

:
See "Ermine"

Weather

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Ngi'egh ndadz dixet'a? HM+KH What's it doing outside?  
Ttheting ndadz dixet'a? KH+HM What's it doing outdoors?
Gits'anxitodoł. HM+KH The weather is going to change.  
Tr'anxutidit'ix. HM+KH The weather is going to get bum for a while.  


Weave

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Nughit. RD+HM She is weaving.  
Edna xuyh tth'ok nughit. HM+RD Edna is weaving a root basket.  


Web

:
Ivisoghluq gituxvel HM+RD lit. Spider net
Tuxveł tritr gho diłcheth. HM+RD A (spider) web is hanging on the tree.  
Ivisoghluq dituxvel xitux dinthitl'enh. HM+KH Spider made its web amongst the trees.  
 


Wednesday

:
Toxdi nixinithdoł HM+RD lit. Three nights after Sunday


Week

:
Q'inodle qighitiq HM+RD lit. Between Sundays
Q'inodle tl'ogh HM+RD Next week lit. After Sunday
Q'inodle tl'ogh ngogh tr'itodił. HM+RD Next week somebody is coming to visit you. 
 


Well

:
Xełedz HM+RD
Xełedz dist'a. HM+RD I am well.
Xełedz dixet'a. HM+RD They are well.

See "Neat"

Well, water well

:
Te dili'anhdi HM+RD lit. Water flowing place
Te dili'anhdi nadhiyo. HM+RD He went to the well.  
 


West

:
Dong thedz HM+RD
Dong tthedz xidetr'iyh. HM+RD Wind is coming from the west.  
 


Wet

:
Itlt'iq. Xitlt'iq. HM+RD It is wet.  
Ngi'egh getiy xitlt'iq. HM+RD It's really wet out.
Nidhitlt'iq. HM+RD I got wet.  
 


What

:
Gan HM+RD
Gan iy? HM+RD What? What is it?
Ndadz HM+KH What
Ndadz dingit'anh? HM+RD What are you doing?
Ndadz dixi'ne? HM+RD What are they saying?

See "How"

When

:
Ndada' HM+RD
Ndada' yi'odz tehoł? HM When are you coming over?  
 


Whenever

:
Ixindada' HM+RD
Ixindada' nixidizrenda'. HM+RD Whenever the weather gets good.  
 


Where

:
Ndagh AJ+ES Asking about an activity
Ndagh dhedo? HM+RD Where are you? Where are you staying?  
 
Xiday HM+RD Where Asking about non-human things
Xiday sigigizr? Xiday sigizr? ED+KH Where are my mitttens? 
 
Xidanh HM+RD Where Asking about humans
Xidanh singonh? HM+RD Where is my mother?  


Which one

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Gan nagh HM+RD
Gan nagh q'at? HM+RD Which one do you want?  
 


Which way

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Ndałts'idz HM+RD
Ndałts'idz tehoł? HM+RD Which way will you go?  
 


Whirlwind

:
Iłtr'evay HM+KH lit. It takes things into the air
Nod iłtr'evay naghitl-'an'. HM+KH Twice I saw a whirlwind.  
 


Whistle

:
Yetr duggutth. HM+KH He is whistling. lit. He is blowing breath.
Viyetr duggutth idistth'onh. HM+KH I heard his whistle.  


White

:
Luq'uł. HM+RD lit. It is white.
Yix xudhith luq'ul ist'anh. HM+RD I have a white tent.  
 


White person

:
Tetl'ot HM+RD lit. Headwaters Drifter, one who came down the river.
Q'iydong tetl'ot neqanh. HM+RD A white man came paddling yesterday.  
 
Gishagh HM White person From Yupik "kas'aq", 'white man' from Russian "kazak", 'Cossak'.
Gishagh xit'an HM+RD White person 
Sanhdong gishagh xit'an enedz neqanh. HM+RD Last summer a white man paddled from upriver.  


Whitefish

:
Łegg HM+KH Also the word for fish in general.
Tth'egho łegg nelaxda', dinghdongiy tast'oth. HM When whitefish are running, I'm going to cut spring fish.  
 


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?  
 


Whose

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


Why

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


Wide

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


Widow

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


Wife

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


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+RD He's starting to get wild. 
Tthidangith viye gidighedhit.HM+RD Last night he was wild.  


Willow

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


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.  
 


Wind

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


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+RD I'm looking at the window.

See "Glass"

Wing

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


Winter

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


Wish

:
See "Hope"

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+LH I came by dogteam. lit. I came with dogs.
 
Vaxa LH+KH With it, by means of it  
Vaxa xiditsed. LH+KH Broom lit. With it an area is swept


Without

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


Wolf

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


Wolverine

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


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+RD Old women know a lot. 
 


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+RD Raven went for old woman's wood for grandma. 
 


Woodpecker

:
Xiłqol HM+RD
Xiłqol yitot'a xiłqoł tux, yitot'a dixatodhił. HM+RD When the woodpecker pecks early, it is going to be an early breakup.  
 


Woods

:
Xiyiq ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking in the woods.  


Work

:
Q'u'idineyh. ED+KH She is working.  
Gidinałdikdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH He is working at the school.
Atthing Qay Xichux q'u'isineyh.ED+KH I work in downtown Anchorage. lit. Down there big village I work.
Ithe q'ungidineyh. KH+ED You should work.  


Worm, maggot

:
Ggex KH+ED
Yigentlyaxdi ggex ngith xelanh. ED+KH There are earthworms in my garden. Long worms
Ggex getiy longh, sanh yix. RD+JD There are lots of maggots in the smoke house.

See "Rice"

Write

:
Giniłdik. Diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing.  
Deg Xinag diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing Deg Xinag.
Ndadz dindldik? ED+KH How is it written?  
 


Wrong

:
Gits'i, he'? ED+KH Is that wrong?

See "Mistake"

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