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



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Shore

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See "Edge"

Shirt

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See "Dress"

Shout

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See "Holler"

Sip

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See "Drink"

Skin

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Skin Qogg HM+KH lit. Covering
Vina qogg xiditr'etr. HM+KH Her face is rough. lit. Her face skin is rough.
Silo' qogg xidhiggingh. HM+RD My hands are dry. lit. The skin of my hands is dry.

See "Hide" for animal skin.

Stone

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See "Rock"

Story

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Story Xidhoyh HM+ED
Dinats'i xiłdhoyh. HM+ED She's telling us a story.  

See "Tell"

Tell stories

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Tell stories
Sinoghł xiłdhoyh. KH+ED Tell me a story.  
Yidong ghidhilin xidhoyh getiy ngingadh ixaghłdhuk. KH The elder told a very long story.

See "Say"

Sweet

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Sweet Liniyh HM+ED lit. Delicious
Sigichay getiy liniyh. HM+ED My tea is delicious.  

See "Candy"

Tall

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Tall Ngith HM+ED
Didlang gan ngith iy. HM What a tall spruce.  

See "Long"

Tease

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Tease
Idiydeleł. KH+ED She's teasing.  
Voghda' idiydeleł. KH His cousin is teasing him.

See "Joke"

Today

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Today Go dran HM+KH lit. This day
Gidinałdikdi nidhiso go dran. HM+KH I went to school today.  

See "Day"

Unhappy

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See "Sad"

Use

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Use ... axa dit'anh. JD+ED lit. With ... she is doing something.
Tthingił axa dit'anh. JD+ED He's using an axe.  

See "Do"

Very

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See "Much"

Village

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Village Qay JD+ED
Qay xichux xidhi'onh. ED+JD There was a big village. Many stories start with this sentence.

See "City"

Weasel

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See "Ermine"

Well

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Well Xełedz HM+RD
Xełedz dist'a. HM+RD I am well.  
Xełedz dixet'a. HM+RD They are well.

See "Neat"

Window

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Window Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky brittle/hard Window glass
Yotig gholq'at xinitl-'anh. AJ+AJ I'm looking through the window.  
 
Yolq'at HM+RD Window Kashim window covered with canvas or skin
Yolq'at xinitl-'anh. HM+RDI'm looking at the window.

See "Glass"

Wish

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See "Hope"

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