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



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Mind Xiyo ED+KH
Xiyo tidhet'el ts'in'. ED+KH You won't have a good mind. Encouraging children to listen.
Ithe xiyo dingił'anh. ED+KH You should think ahead.
Getiy xiyo t'anh.ED+KH She has a good mind.

See "Think", "Intelligent"


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Think, worry
Inedhinh. KH+ED She thinks.  
"Ado' ntasoł," inedhinh. ED+KH I'll go down there, he is thinking.
Inaghedhin'.ED He was thinking.  
 
Xiyo dił'anh. ED+KH She is thinking/worrying.  
Gan at yogh xiyo dił'an? KH+EDWhat is he thinking/worrying about? 
Gan at vogh xiyo dingił'an?ED+KH What is it that you are thinking /worrying about?  
Idogh xiyo dingili'anh. KH+ED Are you thinking about yourself? This is said to caution someone who is about to do or say something harmful.

See "Mind"


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Intelligent Xiyo KH+ED lit. Thought
Xiyo t'anh. HM+KH She's intelligent. lit. She has thoughts.
Sraqay getiy xiyo xit'anh. HM+KH The children are intelligent.

See "Think", "Mind"


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See "People"


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If Da' KH
Neyo da', ntr'atolts'eyh. HM If he comes, we'll be happy.  

See "When"


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Many
Dinałt'an RD How many people  
Dinałt'an sraqay ingit'anh? RD+JDHow many children do you have? 
 
Dinałt'ayRD+JD How many things  
Dinałt'ay łek ingit'anh? RD+JD How many dogs do you have?  
Dinałt'ay idhelanh? RD+JD How many did you get?

See "Much, very"


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How Ndadz HM+KH
Ndadz dengit'a? HM+KH How are you?  
Ngi'egh ndadz dixet'a? HM+KH How's the weather? lit. Outside, what is it doing?

See "What", "Many"


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What Gan HM+RD
Gan iy? HM+RD What? What is it?  
 
Ndadz HM+KH What  
Ndadz dingit'anh? HM+RDWhat are you doing? 
Ndadz dixi'ne?HM+RD What are they saying?

See "How"


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Hood Tthigits'ix HM+KH
Tthigits'ix ndili'onh. HM+KH He's wearing his hood.  

See "Parka"


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Really, true Ło' ts'in' HM+KH
Ło' ts'in' didene. HM+KH Tell the truth.  

See "Truth"


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See "Really", "Truth"


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Holler, yell, scream
Izrił. HM+KH She's hollering.  
Gan oqo ngizrił? HM+KH What are you hollering for?
Łek yi'ezreł.HM+KH Dogs are howling.

See "Howl"


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Holikachuk Xiyeghelinghdi HM+RD+JD lit. The place where the water is running in

See "Current"


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See "Harness"


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History Engthidong HM+KH lit. Long time ago
Engthidong gixudhoy HM+KH A story of long ago  

See "Ago"


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See "Mountain"


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See "Fur"


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Stamp, stomp
Xidiłdingh. JD+ED He is stamping.  
Ngi'egh xidiłdingh. ED+JD He's stamping outside.
Diniyhdi xixidiłdingh.JD+ED They stamp four times. At a funeral people stamp their feet 4 times the last thing when the coffin is still open, before they close it. They lift the person's spirit up so they don't bury the spirit with them. It's a spirit sending. There's always somebody there by the coffin that's supposed to be lifting the spirit up. You just tell the person "Diggi ts'in'!", 'up' in Native. If you don't do that, they hang around all the time. But if you do that, they go up. [According to Hannah Maillelle, 2/26/2002]
Atthet xatołdingh, xi'ne. JD+ED Down here they are going to stamp, they said.



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Heaven Yoyet RD lit. In the sky
Diniyhdi xinihił ts'i yoye xits'in'. JD It takes four nights to get to heaven.  
Diniyhdi xinihił yoyet xits'in'. RD It takes four nights to get to heaven.

See "Stamp"


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Hard To the touch
Xiditth'inh. JD+RD It's hard.  
Ngan' ditth'inh. JD+RD The ground is hard.

See "Freeze"



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