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



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Wrong

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

See "Mistake"

Mistake, wrong, badly

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Mistake, wrong, badly Gits'in' HM+ED
Gits'idengdiyoq. HM+ED You made a mistake. lit. You did wrong.
Distl'e gits'ide'itloq. HM+ED I made a mistake in my knitting.
Gits'iq'on-gidiłqon'.KH+AJ She sews badly.  
Ngo gits'in' iy! KH+LH That's a bad thing to do!

See "Wrong"

Mischievious

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See "Wild"

Middle

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See "Between"

Mask

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Mask Giyema KH+ED
Giyema vina' detonh ts'i gixidaght'an'. KH+ED He's wearing a mask on his face while he's dancing.  
 
Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in Messenger masks lit. Mask little flash of light
Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in todił. HM+RDMessenger masks are going to go out. To invite them to a mask dance, one village sends messengers bearing small masks to another village .

See "Dance"

Mad

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See "Angry"

Noon

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Noon Dranetr HM+RD lit. Day middle
Dranetr nonxididhit. HM+RD It's noon. Lunchtime
Dranetr gasriłnoł. HM+RD We'll eat at noon.

See "Lunch"

Lunch

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Lunch Dranetr HM+RD
Dranetr yan-gitr'elno'. RD We ate lunch.  

See "Afternoon", "Noon"

Sit

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Sit
Dhido. JD+ED He's sitting or staying.  
Viq'iditr'athdoy q'idz dhido. HM+KH He's sitting in a chair.
Go dhedo.HM+KH Sit here. Commanding one person
Adhedo. ED+JD Sit there. Commanding one person
Go dhisdo ts'in' silogheg tuxosał. KHI'm just sitting here counting/reading my fingers. I'm not doing anything.
Deg tr'ididltth'e.HM+KH We're just sitting around here.

See "Stay"

Stay

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Stay
Dhido. JD+ED He stays there.  
Marilyn Deloy Chet dhido. JD+ED Marilyn is staying at Holy Cross.
Łegg Jitno' dhisdo.JD+ED I'm in Shageluk.  
Niq'ołonh ditse gho dhido. JD+ED The girl stays with her grandma.

See "Sit"

Love

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See "Like"

Live

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See "Stay"

Light, illumination

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See "Lamp"

Leader

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Leader Giq'uxiniłayinh HM+KH lit. One who tells people what to do
Giq'uxiniłayinh neyo. HM+KH The leader came.  

See "Dog, Dog team leader"

Land

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See "Earth"

Knead

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Knead
Nigighaniłtth'inh. HM+KH He is kneading.  
Nigighanitltth'inh. KH I'm kneading.

See "Bread"

Kind

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Kind Vixiyo' ngizrenh. JD+KH lit. His thought is good.

See "Intelligent"

Kerosene

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Kerosene Tritr gha' HM+RD lit. Wood oil
Tritr gha' idinisdhit. RD I'm out of kerosene.  

See "Oil"

Job

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Job
Q'u'eneyh neg t'anh. HM+KH He has a good job.  
Q'u'eneyh. HM+KH He's working.

See "Work"

Jacket

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See "Sweater"

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