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Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.



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We are gathered together.

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Wooch kanáx wutuda.aadí.
Keyword(s):

I am grateful that we are together.

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Sh toogáa xat ditee woochxán yéi haa wdateeyí.
Keyword(s):

You make me happy.

:
Ax toowú ilik'éi.
Keyword(s):

I feel thankful for my children.

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Gunalchéesh yéi ax toowú yatee ax yátx’i yís.
Keyword(s):

I am thankful for you.

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I kaax gunalchéesh yéi ax toowú yatee.
Keyword(s):

I feel very thankful.

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Gunalchéesh yéi ax toowú yatee.
Keyword(s):

S/he gave it to him/her to eat; S/he fed it to him/her.

:
Du x'éix aawatee.
Keyword(s):

Who are your grandparents?

:
Aadóo sá i léelk'u hásx sitee?
Keyword(s):

Poor thing! Your tooth fell out!

:
Haaaáy! I oox átx kei uwaxíx!
Note: The elders say that traditionally, nothing special was said or done when a child lost a tooth, but one elder gave this phrase, which her grandmother used to say to her when she lost a tooth.
Keyword(s):

How much (money) did you find under your pillow?

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Wáa sá i shayeidí tayeedáx yeet'ei?
Keyword(s):

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