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EQUAL/SAME

Nobody is more important than another. : Tlél aadóo sá du yáanáx koodáal.

Keyword(s): Nobody is more important than another.Tlél aadóo sá du yáanáx koodáal.

People are equal. : Wooch yáx kukdidáal.

Keyword(s): People are equal.Wooch yáx kukdidáal.

They’re the same. : Wooch yáx has ditee.

Keyword(s): Wooch yáx has ditee.They’re the same.

We’re all equal. : Woosh yáx haa kdidáal ldakát uháan.

Keyword(s): We’re all equal.Woosh yáx haa kdidáal ldakát uháan.

You are all equal to me. : Ch'a wooch yáx yee kaxwlidáal.

Keyword(s): You are all equal to me.Ch'a wooch yáx yee kaxwlidáal.

ETIQUETTE AND THANKING

Don’t wear your hats in school. : Hél s’áaxw yéi gaxyee.óo yá sgóonx’. (Lit: you won’t wear your hats in school (this is the “prescriptive” use of the future tense).

Keyword(s): Hél s’áaxw yéi gaxyee.óo yá sgóonx’.Don’t wear your hats in school.

Hats aren’t to be worn inside. : Tlél s'áaxwx' neilx' yéi du.úxx'.

Keyword(s): Hats aren’t to be worn inside.Tlél s'áaxwx' neilx' yéi du.úxx'.

Take your hat off! : I sháadáx i s'áaxu!

Keyword(s): Take your hat off!I sháadáx i s'áaxu!

Thank you all for helping us. : Gunalchéesh haa éet yidasheeyí.

Keyword(s): Thank you all for helping us.Gunalchéesh haa éet yidasheeyí.

Thank you for working with me. : Gunalchéesh ax een yéi jeeneiyí.

Keyword(s): Thank you for working with me.Gunalchéesh ax een yéi jeeneiyí.

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