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



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Center Tth'exinedr AJ+ES
Gogide tth'exinedr. AJ+ES Here is the center.
Xiyh tth'exinedr AJ+ES Middle of the winter. One of the names for "December".




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Chain Dangan tl'eł AJ+ES lit. Iron rope
Dangan tl'eł nda'. AJ+ES Give me the chain.
Łek dangan tl'eł axa xithichith. AJ+ES The dog is tied with a chain.

Łek vaxa xithichith iy. AJ+ES Dog chain lit. With it the dog is tied



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Chair Viq'iditr'athdoy AJ+ES lit. That which we sit on
Go viq'iditr'athdoy xiq'idz didhedo. Viq'idz ditrathdoy xiq'i didhedo. AJ+ES Sit on this chair here.





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Chamomile, pineapple weed Tthogiqay tthigidray LH+KH lit. Graveyard short haircut sci. Matricaria matricarioides
Tthogiqay tthigidray siyix xu'egh getiy longh. KH+LH There is lots of chamomile by my house.





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Chap
Sidon xiditsets. AJ My lips are chapped.





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Chase
Yenadhiyet iy. ES+AJ He started to chase it.
Choghlugguy dlen enadhiyet. AJ+ES The fox is chasing the mouse.




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Cheese Q'en'dots'a' AJ+ES
Q'en'dots'a' igheqat gidiqad. AJ+ES She bought cheese at the store.





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Chest Doghon AJ+ES
Vidoghon imo. AJ+ES His chest hurts.
Sidoghon imo. AJ+ES My chest is sick.
Vidoghon chux xelanh. AJ+ES He has a big chest.



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Chew
Gu'oł. AJ+ES He is chewing something.
Genoq'uth is'oł. AJ+ES I'm chewing flat fish.
Xełedz ngi'oł iy ngo genelnix.ES Chew it well or you'll choke on it.
Xełedz ngi'oł ngo genelnix. AJ Chew it well or you'll choke on it.



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Chickadee Sigiggeq AJ+ES
Ngi'egh sigiggeq yidilighusr. ES Outside, chickadees are making noise. Chickadee sees something; it's a warning for people to get out of there fast.
Sigiggeq xiyh xiq'a itrix. AJ+ES Chickadee is crying for winter. They're winter birds so they're only warm in winter. They're cold in summer.




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Chief Xunedhidon HM+KH
Diva qay xunedhidon? KH+HM Who is the village chief?





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Children Sraqay AJ+ES
Sraqay ndadz dixit'anh? AJ+ES What are the children doing?





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Chin -yado'
Viyado' AJ+ES His chin
Viyado' k'idz xelanh. AJ+ES His has a little chin.




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Choke
Gendlniq. HM+KH She started to choke.
Tth'inh endlniq. HM+KH She's choking on a bone.
Xot gehonh; nogenelnix.HM+KH Eat slowly; you will choke.



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Chop
Niłtogidiłqoyh. AJ+ES She's chopping things in two.
Soxo niłtogidiłqoyh. AJ+ES He is chopping wood for me.
Chel dingonh oxo niłtogidiłqoyh.AJ+ES The boy is chopping wood for his mother.



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Church Q'inodle yix AJ+ES lit. Prayer house
Venhdida' q'inodle yix nasrodał. AJ+ES Tomorrow we'll go to church.





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Cigarette Didljid AJ+ES
Didljid inagh iy; ngogh tr'ot'ix iy. AJ Don't touch that cigarette; it's bad for you.





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City Qay xichux AJ+ES lit. Big village
Ngi'in Qay Xichux dhido. AJ+ES She's over in Anchorage.
Ngine' Qay Xichux dhisdo. AJ+ES I live in Fairbanks. lit. I live in upriver city.
Engan Qay Xichux dhido.AJ She lives in Seattle. lit. She lives in way outside city.



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Claw, fingernail Logging AJ+ES
Dilogging axa xitrit. AJ+ES It scratches with its claws.





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Clay Ethok łats HM+KH lit. Pot mud
Łats dithitl'idz iy axa tingił yixeghoyh. AJ+ES They used to make pots out of black clay.
Ethok łats diłdziq. HM+KH Clay is sticky.





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