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



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Winter

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




Wish

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See "Hope"

With

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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

Without

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




Wolf

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




Wolverine

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




Woman, girl

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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.

Wood

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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.

Woods

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




Woodpecker

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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.




Work

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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

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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

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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

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

See "Mistake"

Yarn

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Yarn Diditl'ey KH+ED
Ngi'in Qay Xichux diditl'ey oqo xinaghitl-'an'. ED+KH Over there in Anchorage I was looking for some yarn.




Year

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Year Nixidighidhił. AJ+AJ lit. A year is going by. Time is passing.
Nixidighidhit ts'i AJ+AJ A year having gone by
Go dadz xiq'i nixidiniłdhit. AJ That's how old I am.

Oghda' HM+RD Next year
Oghda' gidegh xitodił. HM+RDThey're going away next year.

Yeast

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Yeast Viyił giniłjid KH+ED lit. With it something ferments
Viyił giniłjid yił nighandltth'in itltse. ED+KH I'm making bread with yeast.




Yell

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See "Holler"

Yes

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Yes E KH+ED





Yesterday

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Yesterday Q'iydong KH+ED
Q'iydong getiy nedhot ts'in' yiggighisdo'. ED+KH Yesterday I sat here for a really long time.




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