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



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Woodpecker Xiłqol HM+RD
Xiłqol yitot'a xiłqoł tux, yitot'a dixatodhił. HM+RD When the woodpecker pecks early, it is going to be an early breakup.





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Work
Q'u'idineyh. ED+KH She is working.
Gidinałdikdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH He is working at the school.
Atthing Qay Xichux q'u'isineyh.ED+KH I work in downtown Anchorage. lit. Down there big village I work.
Ithe q'ungidineyh. KH+ED You should work.



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Write
Giniłdik. Diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing.
Deg Xinag diniłdik. ED+KH She is writing Deg Xinag.
Ndadz dindldik?ED+KH How is it written?



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Yarn Diditl'ey KH+ED
Ngi'in Qay Xichux diditl'ey oqo xinaghitl-'an'. ED+KH Over there in Anchorage I was looking for some yarn.





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Year Nixidighidhił. AJ+AJ lit. A year is going by. Time is passing.
Nixidighidhit ts'i AJ+AJ A year having gone by
Go dadz xiq'i nixidiniłdhit. AJ That's how old I am.

Oghda' HM+RD Next year
Oghda' gidegh xitodił. HM+RDThey're going away next year.


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Yeast Viyił giniłjid KH+ED lit. With it something ferments
Viyił giniłjid yił nighandltth'in itltse. ED+KH I'm making bread with yeast.





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Yes E KH+ED






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Yesterday Q'iydong KH+ED
Q'iydong getiy nedhot ts'in' yiggighisdo'. ED+KH Yesterday I sat here for a really long time.





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Yet Tth'e RD
Tth'e tsaghłdith'oy ts'in'. HM+RD It's not dark yet.
Tth'e ithoy ts'in'. HM+ED+KH He didn't come yet.

Tth'e iy HM+RD Not yet
Ngitingil dinevinh, he'? Tth'e iy. HM+EDIs your pail full? Not yet.


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You Nginh KH+ED
Nginh gila viyił dingit'anh. KH+ED You should go with her.





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Young Idaghdhilinh KH+ED lit. Young person
Tr'an idaghdhilinh iłchet. ED+KH The old woman married a young man.





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Zipper Niłqon nałyil. KH lit. They all interlock together.
Niłqon nałyil xi'itldzix. AJ+AJ The zipper is stuck.





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Above Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up there
Ngidixi yixgitsiy q'unt'ox. KH+JD Raven is flying around above.
Yixgitsiy qay xidix not'ux. Yixgitsiy qay xidixi q'unt'ox. LH+KH Raven is flying above the village.
Soghdixi dinet'uq.HM+KH It flew over me.

See "High", "Up"


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High Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Way up
Dits'in chux ngidixi not'ux. HM+KH An eagle is flying high.

See "Above", "Up"


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Up Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up overhead, straight up
Ngidixi xiningił'anh. JD+ED Look up there.  
Ngidixi didhe'oyh iy. JD+ED Put it up there.
Ngidixi didhi'onh.JD+ED It is up there.  
 
Aduq iy. JD+ED It's up there.  
Aduggi didhi'onh. JD+EDHe put it up there.

See "Above", "High"


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Accident
 
See "Happen"


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Happen
Didiyoq. HM+ED It happened.  
Ndadz didiyoq? HM+ED What happened to him?
Imk'i didiyoq.HM+ED He almost died.

See "Die"


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Across, over there Engan LH+KH
Engan n'entht'uq. LH+KH It is flying across the river.

Engosin JD+KH Across, on the other side
Engosin dhido. JD+KHShe is sitting across there.

See "Opposite"


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Again Che HM+KH
Che yuxudz didene. HM+RD Say it all again.  
Che chenh JD Again, some more
Che yi'odz inedoyh.LH+KH Come again. lit. You come over this way again.
 
Dux'oł! HM+KH Again! lit. Keep it going you guys! Like "encore" when they are singing in a mask dance.

See "More"


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More Chenh ED+KH
Chenh sitl'ogengeł. ED+KH Pour me some more.  
Chenh gil iy. KH Give me some more.  

See "Again"



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