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



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Blade Viq'idanganh HM+ED lit. Sharp metal

See "Sharp"


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Blame
Sits'i xitathdlo. HM+ED He is blaming me.





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Blanket Ts'id KH+ED
Sits'id ixedhinix. KH+ED My blanket is lost.





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Blind
Noxidiniho. KH+ED It lacks eyes.  

See "Bat"


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Blister Te xaniłtonh KH+ED lit. With water inside
Silo' te vaniłtonh. KH+ED I have a blister on my finger/hand.





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Blood, bleed Dił KH+ED
Sanhch'i dił dit'anh. KH+ED My nose is bleeding.
Vilo' ghon' dił dit'anh. JD+JD Her hand is bleeding.




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Blue Łit xiq'iy KH+ED lit. Smoke-like
Yo yan' łit xiq'iy. HM+ED The sky is blue.





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Blueberry Niłyagh KH sci. Vaccinium uliginosum
Niłyagh yinighehan yiggandidhingił. KH+ED She spilled the blueberries she picked.





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Board, lumber Gitadlividz KH+ED lit. That which is short, flat
Gitadlivits yi'odz dineteyh. KH+ED Bring me that board.





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Boat Valgats KH+ED From Russian "barkas", 'longboat'; English "barque". Older speakers may have pronounced this word "valggats" but most modern speakers say "valgats".
Valgats ye gheyo. KH+ED He went in the boat.


Viye xididhiq'un HM+ED Steamboat lit. In it there is fire. Same as 'stove'



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Body -zrik
Dinazrik KH+ED A person's body
Sizrik imo. KH+ED My body is aching all over.




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Boil
Ivatr KH+ED It's boiling.
Nanhdal iłvatr. KH+ED She's boiling ducks.




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Bolt Xinighałtoddh, Xini'ałtodh KH+ED lit. Something that gets screwed in






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Bonasila River Ngidegh Srixno' KH+ED lit. Down below creek






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Bonasila Village Vits'in An-ghun' ED lit. A place near us
Dina qul Vits'in An-ghun'. KH+ED Nobody is in Bonasila.





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Bone Tth'inh KH+ED
Tth'inh ghoxihonh. KH+ED Clean the bones. When you're eating





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Book Gilegik vituxodal KH+ED lit. Papers that are read

Vituxodal tr'idiniłdik. HM+ED We're writing a book.




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Boots Giqałchin KH+ED
Sigiqałchin łats yan'. KH+ED My boots are muddy.





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Bored
Doght'an' ts'in' xiqul. KH+ED I've got nothing to do.





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Born
Xethdlanh. KH+ED It was born.
Gitr'ingithchagg xidhitlanh. KH+LH I was born in Anvik.
Toxin siyił xethdlan yixelanh.KH+AJ I have three brothers. lit. Three people were born with me.




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