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



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Niece, Nephew -ozra
Sozra HM+RD My niece
Sozra ditodhił. HM+RD My niece is coming.
Sozra niłq'idz ts'i sogh todoł.RD My niece is coming to stay with me a little while to visit.



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Night Tthidangith RD
Tthidangith diggaghsdo'. HM I sat up at night.


Tthidangith tth'exinedr HM+RD Middle of the night
Tthidangith tth'exinedr neyo. HM+RDHe came in the middle of the night.


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Nine Donganh denhch'e RD lit. Across 4 The fingers of 1 hand with 4 more across them
Donganh denhch'e łek t'anh. HM+ED+KH He has nine dogs.





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Nineteen Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz. Dina q'idh denhch'e viq'idz. HM+RD lit. 15 with 4 on top
Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz hiy den-gi t'anh. HM+RD He has $19.





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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.


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See "Loud"


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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.



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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"


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






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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.




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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.


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Nothing
Didhist'an ts'in'. HM+RD I'm not doing anything.  
Gidiniso. HM+RD I have nothing.

See "None"


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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".



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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.




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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.




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See "Doctor"


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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.





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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.




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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



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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.




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