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



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Slip

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Slip
Xidliqit. HM+KH She slipped.
Tinh q'idz xidliqit. HM+KH He slipped on the ice.
Imk'i xidhigiqit.HM+ED I nearly slipped.
Ting xidhigiqit. ED+KH I slipped on the trail.
Q'utagiqik. HM+EDI'm going to slip.
Xiliqik.HM+KH It's slippery.
Ting xiliqik! HM+KH The road is really slippery. The road is very icy!

Slipper

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Slipper Viyenqaghtr'idaldhiy HM+KH lit. In them we slip our feet
Soda viyenqaghtr'idaldhiy iłtse. HM+KH My older sister is making slippers.




Slough

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Slough Tochagg ED+KH
Tochagg tiginingiłcheth. ED+KH Put a net in the slough.




Slowly

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Slowly Xot ED+KH
Xot ghing-hoł. ED+KH Walk slowly.




Smell

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Smell
Yiłtsinh. HM+ED He smells it.
Louise xizrugh iłtsinh. HM+ED Louise smells blackfish.
Gan a itltsinh hiy?HM+ED What do I smell?
Vuxidithiddh'aq. HM+ED It smells.
Ngitil uxidithiddh'aq. HM+EDYour socks are smelly.
Gan a vuxidithijid?HM+KH What smells?

Smile

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Smile
Givisr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek. ED She is smiling. lit. Corner of her mouth pulled.
Ngivisr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek. HM You are smiling.
Diane visr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek.HM+ED Diane is smiling.
Nigiq'en'. HM+ED She's smiling. What they say when a baby smiles in its sleep. This is "Indian high language".


Smoke

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Smoke
Giditljit. ED+KH He is smoking.
Didljid ditljit. ED+KH He is smoking a cigarette.
Gixididljid ts'in'.ED+KH They aren't smoking.


Smoke

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Smoke Łit ED+KH
Łit ixitltsinh. ED+KH I smell smoke.




Smokehouse

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Smokehouse Sanh yix ED+KH lit. Summer house
Sanh yix nixidingiłjet. ED+KH Make smudge in the smokehouse.




Snare

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Snare Q'aveł ED+KH
Q'aveł itltse. HM+ED I'm making a snare.
Q'aveł yet noghiniy dił'anh. ED+KH He's snaring rabbits.



Sneeze

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Sneeze
Yił'isr. ED+KH He is sneezing.
Yi'itl-'isr. ED+KH I keep on sneezing.

Yix xidina' tr'idilighith. HM+ED The house spirit gets startled. Say this when someone sneezes.

Xxx. Yix xidina' yi'idituq.ED+HM The house spirit jumps up. Say this when someone sneezes.

Sneeze

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Sneeze Yi'isr ED+KH lit. A sneeze





Snore

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Snore
Giłghex. ED+KH He's snoring.
Barbara getiy giłghex. ED+KH Barbara really snores.
Barbara, gaghłgheghan.ED+KH Barbara, don't snore.


Snow

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Snow
Iłyoth. ED+KH It's snowing.
Che ntidliyotth. ED+KH It has started to snow again.



Snow

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Snow Yith HM+ED
Yith ntidlighanh. ED+KH The snow is melting.
Doł'tol yith xoqoł. ED+KH The moon is holding snow. When the outline of the full moon appears above the crescent moon.


Snowmachine

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Snowmachine Yith q'idz q'u'idughul ED+KH lit. It goes around on top of the snow.
Sigiyith q'idz q'u'idughul niłtothitik. ED+KH My snow machine is broken down.




Snowshoes

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Snowshoes Oyh ED+KH
Oyh axa ting xitltse. ED+KH I'm breaking trail with my snowshoes.




Soap

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Soap Veliq ED+KH From Russian "mylo", 'soap'
Sigiveliq ixidhitlnix. ED+KH I lost my soap.




Sober

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Sober
Viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He is sober. lit. He woke up.
Xidigał viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He's finally sober.



Socks

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Socks Tił ED+KH
Tił idaghsiqat. ED+KH I bought socks.
Xiday sitil? ED+KH Where are my socks?



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