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



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Whistle

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Whistle
Yetr duggutth. HM+KH He is whistling. lit. He is blowing breath.
Viyetr duggutth idistth'onh. HM+KH I heard his whistle.



White

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White Luq'uł. HM+RD lit. It is white.
Yix xudhith luq'ul ist'anh. HM+RD I have a white tent.




White person

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White person Tetl'ot HM+RD lit. Headwaters Drifter, one who came down the river.
Q'iydong tetl'ot neqanh. HM+RD A white man came paddling yesterday.


Gishagh HM White person From Yupik "kas'aq", 'white man' from Russian "kazak", 'Cossak'.
Gishagh xit'an HM+RDWhite person
Sanhdong gishagh xit'an enedz neqanh. HM+RD Last summer a white man paddled from upriver.

Whitefish

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Whitefish Łegg HM+KH Also the word for fish in general.
Tth'egho łegg nelaxda', dinghdongiy tast'oth. HM When whitefish are running, I'm going to cut spring fish.




Who

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Who Diva HM+RD
Diva anh? HM+RD Who is that?
Diva go dhido? HM+RD Who is here?
Diva xidoy ndidhit.HM+RD Who is at the door?


Whose

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Whose Diva ... iy? lit. Whose ... is this?
Diva giqałchin iy? HM+RD Whose boots are these?




Why

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Why Ndadz xo'in? HM+RD lit. Because of what?
Ndadz xo'in, "On," sidene? HM+RD Why are you telling me,"Come"?




Wide

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Wide Diyuq. HM+RD lit. It is wide.
Getiy diyuq iy. HM+RD It is too wide.




Widow

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Widow Vi'ot dixidiyogginh HM+RD lit. His wife, the one who died
Vi'ot dixidiyogginh tthuxdi dhido. HM+RD The widow lives alone.




Wife

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Wife -'ot
Vi'ot q'ongidiłqon' xineg. HM+RD His wife sews nicely.




Wild, mischievious, crazy

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Wild, mischievious, crazy
Viye gididhet. HM+RD He's wild. lit. Inside he is wild.
A godanh getiy viye gididhet. Godanh getiy viye gididhet ED+KH This one is really mischievious.

Vitthe ye gits'i nixinedhit. HM+RD+JD He's crazy. lit. In his head something bad has come.
Viyen q'atithidhit. HM+RDHe's starting to get wild.
Tthidangith viye gidighedhit.HM+RD Last night he was wild.

Willow

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Willow Tritl HM+RD sci. Salix
Tritl xiditth'ixdi tux niso. HM+RD I went amongst thick willows.




Win

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Win
Xugalyayh. HM+RD She is winning it.
Den-gi xu'alyayh. HM+RD He is winning money.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' xuginigiyo.HM+RD I won last evening.


Wind

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Wind
Xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It is windy.
Iłt'e xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It's always windy.



Wing

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Wing Gits'in HM+RD Wing of something
Vits'in diggiditik. HM+RD Its wing is broken.




Winter

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




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.




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