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



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Arm -ggon



Siggon KH+AJ My arm
Siggon xo'enitlnik. KH+AJMy arm is tired.
ViggonKH+LH Her arm
Viggon ningił'anh. KH+LH Look at his arm.


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Ashamed
Idiyonh. KH+AJ He is ashamed.
Idiyonh qul. KH+AJ He's not ashamed. He should be.
Ithe idiyonh ts'i xinayh.HM+KH She is not ashamed, still she's talking. She's trying to cover her error.



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Ashes Tthagg łats LH+KH lit. Fire mud, fire dirt
Angthet tthagg łats tthineqoyh. LH+KH Take out the ashes.





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Ask
Idingiłqit. KH+AJ Ask her.
Idingiłqit anh. KH+AJ Ask that person.
Sitse iditlqit.KH+LH I'm asking my grandmother.



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Attack
Yinełtthit LH+KH It is attacking. lit. An animal is attacking.
Chel k'idz łek yinełtthit. LH+KH The dog is attacking the little boy.




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August Lighan no' LH+KH lit. Silver salmon month






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Aunt



Sivadr KH+AJ My father's sister or my uncle's wife.
Mary sivadr ngilanh. KH+AJMary is my aunt.
Siq'uyKH+AJ My mother's sister
Siq'uy Lena vi'ezre'. HM My aunt was named Lena.
Siq'uy Kate vi'ezre'. KH My aunt was named Kate.


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Away Gidegh LH+KH
Gidegh tr'iye xighedatl. LH+KH They went away to spring camp.
Sogh gidegh ntedoyh. HM+KH Get away from me.




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Awl Diggatth'iy KH+AJ
Vaxa tetth'oq tr'itltse diggatth'iy. KH+AJ We make birch baskets with an awl.


Q'ex xined KH+LH Awl



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Axe Tthingił KH+AJ
Tthingił axa diłqoyh. Tthingił axa giłqoyh. KH+AJ He's chopping with an axe.


Noqoggiy tthingił LH+KH Stone axe
Sichidl noqoggiy tthingił gixelyo. KH+LHMy younger brother found a stone axe.


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Baby Tr'ixineganh k'idz KH+AJ
Tr'ixineganh k'idz xethdlanh. KH+AJ A little baby was born.
Tr'ixineganh yegiłt'ik iy. KH+ED Baby is sucking the bottle.

Gog HM+KH Baby
Gog ngiłts'imitl. HM+EDSwing the baby.


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Back



-nesrin Lower back
Sinesrin imo. HM+KHMy lower back hurts.
-t'osin Upper back
Sit'osin imo. KH My upper back hurts. A muscular kind of ache.


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Back from, return
Q'agh ni'idiyo. HM+KH He turned back.
Q'agh nixididatl. KH+HM They turned back.
Ndada' q'agh ntuxdidił?HM+KH When will you guys return?



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Back there Aniq LH+KH Away from the river, outdoors
Rose yix aniq. LH+KH Rose's house is back there.


Ngiyiq HM+KH Back there Indoors
Ngiyiq dhistanh. HM+KHI sleep back there.


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Backbone -nganh tth'in
Vinganh tth'in HM+KH His backbone
Vinganh tth'in imo athdlat. HM His backbone got sick/sore.




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Backwards Tl'oy ts'in' LH+KH
Ngitth'ol tl'oy ts'in' ye ghingit'ath. KH You put your pants on backwards.
Tl'oy ts'in' ghihoł. KH+LH He was walking backwards.




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Bag Nołchidl KH+AJ
Xiday siginołchidl? KH+AJ Where's my bag?


Git'on dhith KH+LH Gunny sack lit. Leaf skin Leaf tobacco used to come in this type of bag
Git'on dhith genoq'uth viye ghitlo. KH+LHI put dried fish in a gunny sack.


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Bail Te ngizringitl. KH+AJ lit. Bail water.
Te ngizringitl, tingił axa. KH+AJ Bail it with the bucket.





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Bake
Gitlt'a. KH+LH He baked something.
Q'iydong łegg dhitlt'a. LH+KH Yesterday I baked fish.
Dlit'ay niy ngiłt'ath.KH+AJ Bake a sweet. Cake or cookies



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Baking powder Vits'i galnizr LH+KH lit. With it, it rises
Vits'i galnizr nda'. LH+KH Give me the baking powder.






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