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



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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.


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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.


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





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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.





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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.



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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?



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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.





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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.


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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.





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Yes E KH+ED






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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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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.


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





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





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





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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.


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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.




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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.




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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.



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






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