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



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No

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No Ęhę'ę HM+ED+KH The "nasal hooks" on the E's mean that they are "nasalized"; with a nasalized sound, much of the air comes out of the nose.
Gag oqo dinayił ditet'eł, he? Ęhę'ę. HM+RD Are you going for berries with us? No.


Inagh iy. HM+RD Not that one.

Shaxil idiniso.HM+RD I have no sugar. lit. Sugar I have none.
Didligging oxididinek. ED+KH There're no more crackers.

None

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None Viqul. HM+ED+KH lit. It's gone.
George viqul. HM+ED+KH George is gone.
Didligging qul. HM+ED+KH No crackers.
Gag qul.HM+RD No berries.


North wind

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North wind Enedz xidetr'iyh. HM+RD lit. It's blowing from the north.





Northern lights

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Northern lights Yoqoyh HM+ED+KH
Yoqoyh dit'anh. HM+RD There are Northern Lights.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' yoqoyh naghitl-'an'. HM+RD Last night I saw northern lights.



Nose

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Nose -nhtse Older documents give this stem as -nhtse. Speakers recorded here all say either -nhtse or -nhch'i. Both spellings appear in this entry.
Sanhtse HM+RD My nose
Sanhch'i tux xighath. HM+RD The inside of my nose is itchy.
Sanhch'i tr'ixinelingh.HM+KH My nose is running.
Sanhtse tr'ixinelingh xitlagg. HM+ED+KH My bum nose is running.
Nganhtse xigidelax. HM+EDWipe your nose.

November

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November
Vinginh łeggided iligh. HM+RD The month that eels swim.
Łeggided no' LH+KH Eel moon
Xisrigazrddheyhdi nginh.HM+RD Thankful month There are many variations of "Thankful month".


Now, immediately

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Now, immediately Go idał HM+ED+KH lit. Right now
Uxidiniy go idał gineha. HM+RD Hurry up and pick (berries) right now.
Go idał ditast'eł. JD+KH I'll do it right now.



Numb

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Numb
Idiye tr'idalningh. HM+ED+KH It went numb.
Siqa' idiye tr'idalningh. HM+ED+KH My foot is numb.



Oar

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Oar Vaxa gałt'ugg HM+ED lit. With it something is rowed
Vaxa gałt'ugg dhitltsenh. HM+ED I made an oar.




Obey

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Obey
Dingazrne ts'i dingit'anh. HM+RD Do what you're told.
Divazrne ts'i ditht'an ts'in'. HM+RD He never does what he's told.



October

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October
Vinginh xuq'idh HM+RD The cold month
Vinginh izre xitilayhdi HM+RD The month it gets cold
Vinginh yitiłdigh.HM+RD The month the ice flows


Off

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Off Yadz HM
Chaynik viting' yadz tidhighił. HM+RD The handle came off the tea kettle.
Dits'igh yadz tidhi'onh. HM+RD He took off his hat.

Viq'idz galnon ghithq'i dalningh. HM+RD It fell off the edge of the table.


Oh no!

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Oh no! Ąą HM+RD





Oil, grease, gasoline

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Oil, grease, gasoline Xa AJ
Xa tlagg RD Stove oil lit. Bum oil
Viye xididhiq'un xa HM+RD Stove oil
Getiy viq'idz xa ngichox.JD+LH There's lots of grease on top. Of soup or other food
Xa xiyentongił, enedidhi'on. AJ+ES He's going to put gas in the kicker.


OK

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OK Agidet HM+RD lit. That's it.





On

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On Viq'idz HM+RD lit. On top of it
Yashik q'idz didhe'oyh. HM+RD Put it on top of the box.
Viq'idz didhedo. HM+RD Sit on it.



Once

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Once Gełixdi HM+RD
Gełixdi yixi q'udhisiyo. HM+RD Once I walked around there.
Gełixdi engthidong, HM+RD Once upon a time, lit. One time long ago, Starting a story
Gełixdi xiyan' yuxudz didiyoq.HM+RD It happened only once.


One

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One Giłiq HM+RD
Giłiggi łek ist'anh. Giłiq łek ist'anh. HM+RD I have one dog.


Giłigginh HM+RD One person.
Siyotr'a giłigginh ist'anh. HM+RDI have one daughter.

Onion

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Onion Viyił givadr HM+RD lit. With it something is cooked
Viyił givadr yił gitaseł. HM+RD I'll eat it with onions.


Quth k'o' HM+RD Onion lit. Cold preventative


Only, just, plainly

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Only, just, plainly Iy yan' HM+RD lit. It only
Iy yan' axa dingit'anh. HM+RD Use only that one.
Sideyan' yet dhisdo. HM+RD I'm the only one staying here.
Xiyan'HM+RD That area only
Yit xiyan' yineyax. RD It grows only there.
Yit xiyan' yiyneyax. HMThey grow only there.
XizroHM Only
Yit xizro yineyax. HM+RD It grows only there.

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