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



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Beautiful Ditr'ughołzrenh JD+KH
Iy, ditr'ughołzrenh! JD+KH How beautiful!  

See "Good"


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See "Ahead"


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Belief Dinayetr JD+JD lit. Our breath Belief system or way of thinking

See "Breath"


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Believe
Ło' xiningidhinh. KH+AJ You think it is true.  
Ło' viningidhinh, he'? JD+KH Do you believe it?
Ło' vinisdhinh.JD+KH I believe it.  
Ło' vinisdhin ts'in'. JD+KH I don't believe it.

See "Truth"


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See "Crowberry"


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Blind
Noxidiniho. KH+ED It lacks eyes.  

See "Bat"


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Both
Niłyił xinedatl. JD+JD They both came. lit. With each other they came.

See "Together"


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Breakfast Vinixiłyiq JD lit. Early in the morning
Vinixiłyiq iy gihonh. JD+JD He's eating breakfast.  

See "Early"


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Early
Vinixiłts'eg dong HM+RD Really early morning Maybe about 5:00 am.
Vinixiłts'eg dong izre xelanh. HM+RD It was cold early this morning.

See "Breakfast"


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Build
Q'oded yix xiłtse. KH+AJ He's building a new house.  

See "Make"


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See "Arrow"


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See "With"


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See "House"


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House Yix HM+KH
Ngiyix nidhiso. HM+KH I went to your house.  
 
Xiyh yix LH+KH Winter house  
Gitadlividz yixHM+ED Frame house

See "Tent", "Smokehouse"


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See "Sweets"


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Call
Yiqo xinayh. ED+KH He's calling.  
Ngiqo xitasał. ED+KH I'll call you.

See"Talk"


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Carry The end of this verb changes to classify the kind of object that is carried.
Soxo ghing'oł. HM+RD Carry it for me. A 3-dimensional object
Tr'ixineganh k'idz ghingiłtał. JD+LH Carry the baby. Person or animal
Ghingqoł.HM+KH Pack it. Liquid in container
Ghingiłchith. HM+KH Pack it. Fabric
Ghingiłteł. HM+KHPack it. A bundled object
Ghingilał.HM+KH Pack it. Plural objects
Long ghilał. AJ+ES He's carrying lots of things. Loose objects
Dits'id ghilał. AJ+ES She's carrying her blankets. Loose objects
Gon soxo ghingilał. AJ+ES Carry these for me. Loose objects

See the grammar section on "Classificatory verbs". See "Pack"


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Ceiling Ngidixi JD+ED lit. Up there
Ngidixi qunagh dhi'onh. HM+ED The light is on the ceiling.  
 
Duxts'in AJ+ES Ceiling  
Ngiduxts'in tlints'iyh getiy ngichox. AJThere's lots of soot on your ceiling.

See "Above"


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Child
Nq'ołonh k'idz AJ+ES Little girl  
Nq'ołonh k'idz ngi'egh nixiniłghon'. AJ+ESA little girl is playing outside. 
 
Chel k'idzAJ+ES Little boy  
Chel k'idz ngi'egh xidilighusr. AJ+ES Little boys are playing outside.

See "Boy", "Girl"


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Girl Nq'ołonh HM+RD
Nq'ołonh k'idz AJ+ES Little girl  
Nq'ołonh k'idz ngi'egh nixiniłghon'. AJ+ES A little girl is playing outside.

See "Woman"



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