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



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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.





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





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




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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.





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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.





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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.


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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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Cut
Git'oth. HM+RD+JD She is cutting something.
Singonh łegg it'oth. HM+RD+JD My mother is cutting fish.
Vanhdong łegg ghist'oth.HM+RD+JD This morning I cut fish.
Nighandltth'in niłtongit'oth. HM+RD+JD Cut the bread.
Silo' dhist'ith. HM+RD+JDI cut my finger.


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Cutting board Viq'idz niłtogidit'odh HM+KH lit. Something is cut on it






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Dance
Yigixałdzis. Yigixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing.
Gixałdzis. Gixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing an Indian dance, or jig.

Ingoq HM+RD White man dance. Dance with a partner?
Ingoq dił'anh. HM+RDShe's dancing.
Q'iydong ingoq daghł'an'.HM+RD Yesterday he danced.
Xiłts'in'da' ingoq dontili'eł. HM+RD She will dance again tonight.


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Dance, mask Giyema dit'anh. HM+RD lit. The mask dance is happening.
Venhdida' giyema ditot'eł. HM+RD The mask dance will happen tomorrow.


Giq'i dit'anh. HM+RD He's dancing a mask dance.
Giq'i dixit'anh. HM+RDThey're dancing a mask dance.
Giq'i dixoghit'an'.HM+RD They danced a mask dance.


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Dangerous
Vixinjit. HM+RD It's dangerous.
Vinq'it xixinijit. HM+RD The lake is dangerous.
Vixinijit iy.HM+RD It's dangerous.
Vixinjit iy. Inagh iy. HM+RD It's dangerous. Don't touch it. This might be said in the kashim at a mask dance to warn children not to touch the masks.



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Dark
Tsaghłde'on' HM+RD It's dark.
Tsaghłdinthitl'its. HM+RD It's pitch dark.
Tsaghłditidhi'on'.HM+RD It's getting dark.
Tth'e tsaghłdith'oy ts'in'. HM+RD It's not dark yet.



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Daughter



Siyotr'a' HM+KH My daughter Woman's daughter
Siyotr'a' Qay Xichux dhido. HM+RDMy daughter lives in Anchorage.
Sittha'JD My daughter Man's daughter


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Daughter-in-law
Siginigoxuq HM My daughter-in-law Woman's
Siyotr'a' ngilan HM My daughter-in-law Woman's
Siya' vi'otRD My daughter-in-law lit. My son's wife Man's
Siyozr vi'ot HM My daughter-in-law lit. My son's wife Woman's



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Day Dran KH
Dran xighedhit. JD+KH The day is passing.
Sittha' tohoł dran. JD My daughter is coming today.
Dranh xelanh.JD+KH It's daytime.



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Deaf
Gidithtth'iggi ts'in'. JD+KH She doesn't hear.
Ngistl'i dong ts'i gidithtth'iggi ts'in'. JD+KH Since he was small he was deaf.




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December Vinginh q'inodle chux JD+KH lit. Big prayer month
Xiyh tth'exinedr AJ+ES December lit. Middle of winter
Xiyh tth'exinedr getiy izre ngichox. JD+KH In December it's really cold.




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Decorate
Nixiditl'e JD+KH It's being decorated. lit. It dresses itself.
Trałtth'e nixixitl'e. JD+KH They're decorating the kashim.
Q'idong trałtth'e nixixethtl'enh.JD+KH They already decorated the kashim.
Nixitiditl'e. JD+KH It will be decorated. It will dress itself.
Sidag getiy dandldik; viyentasitl'enh. JD+KH My shirt is real fancy decorated; I'll put it on.



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Deep
Tegh diłngath. JD+KH It's deep under water.
Vinq'it getiy tegh diłngath. JD+KH That lake is deep.
Getiy tegh diłngath.JD+KH It's too deep.




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