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



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Yet

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Yet Tth'e RD
Tth'e tsaghłdith'oy ts'in'. HM+RD It's not dark yet.
Tth'e ithoy ts'in'. HM+ED+KH He didn't come yet.

Tth'e iy HM+RD Not yet
Ngitingil dinevinh, he'? Tth'e iy. HM+EDIs your pail full? Not yet.

You

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You Nginh KH+ED
Nginh gila viyił dingit'anh. KH+ED You should go with her.




Young

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Young Idaghdhilinh KH+ED lit. Young person
Tr'an idaghdhilinh iłchet. ED+KH The old woman married a young man.




Yup'ik, Eskimo

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See "People"

Zipper

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Zipper Niłqon nałyil. KH lit. They all interlock together.
Niłqon nałyil xi'itldzix. AJ+AJ The zipper is stuck.




Cradle

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Cradle Ts'imitl KH+AJ Traditionally made from a blanket and two suspended ropes.
Sigitr'ixineganh viłandlidak ts'imitl yet. KH My baby went to sleep in the swing.  
Gog ts'imitl yengiłtayh. HM+ED Lay the baby in the swing.

See "Swing"

Cranberry

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Cranberry



Tr'onhay HM+JD High bush cranberry sci. Viburnum edule

DinathdloyHM+JD+RD High bush cranberry sci. Viburnum edule
Dinathdloy dichin tetth'og do' vaxa dixili'anh. HM+JD They make the edge of the basket with cranberry sticks.
Nenhtl'it HM+RD+JD Low bush cranberry sci. Vaccinium vitis
Nenhtl'it qodhiso. HM+RD+JD I went for low bush cranberries.
Niłtiy gag HM+RD+JD Bog cranberry lit. Crane berry sci. Oxycoccus
Niłtiy gag sringitl q'idz yineyax. HM+RD+JD Bog cranberries grow on moss.

Crane

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Crane Niłtiy HM+RD+JD
Niłtiy giłq'ats. JD+HM The cranes are dancing.
Niłtiy nigenthiyił. HM+RD+JD Cranes started to fly away.



Cranky

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Cranky
Vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD She's cranky. lit. She's no good.
Yigginh getiy vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD That person is really cranky.



Crawl

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Crawl
Ghidiggisr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling.
Q'u'idiggasr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling around.
Gog ngin q'u'idiggasr.HM+RD+JD The baby is crawling around on the ground.


Crazy

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See "Wild"

Creek

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Creek Srixno' HM+RD+JD
Srixno' didelingh. HM+RD+JD The creek is swift.




Crow

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See "Raven"

Crowberry

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Crowberry Niłanht'asr HM+RD+JD lit. Black berry sci. Empetrum nigrum
Niłanht'asr yił niginastth'aq. HM+RD+JD I made it vanhgiq with crowberries.




Crust on the snow

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Crust on the snow Tthighileqogg HM+RD+JD
Tthighileqogg nixithitinh. HM+RD+JD It froze a crust on the snow.




Cry

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Cry
Etrix. RD+JD She is crying.
Tr'ixineganh getiy ghetrax. HM+RD+JD The baby cried an awful lot.



Cup

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Cup Vitazringitl HM+RD+JD lit. In it you drink liquid
Vitazringitl yet chay ghiszrisr. HM+RD+JD I drank tea in a cup.




Cupboard

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Cupboard Tth'ok viye dhidloy. KH+LH lit. Dishes are put in it
Tth'ok viye dhidloy q'oded ntr'iłchet. KH+LH We're getting a new cupboard.




Currant

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Currant



Nondiniy HM+RD+JD Red currant sci. Ribes triste
Nondiniy longh. HM+RD+JDLots of red currants.
Gag vedaHM+RD+JD Black currant lit. Berry's cousin sci. Ribes hudsonianum
Gag veda xitr'athdatl. HM+RD+JD We went for black currants.

Current

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Current Xelingh HM+JD lit. Swift water
Ado' deloy ghon' getiy xelingh. HM+RD+JD Down by the mountain it's really swift.


Xelingh no' LH+KH Against the current
Xelingh no' xixetroth. LH+KHIt's hard to go against the current.

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