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

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Bow of boat.

:
Valgats loy KH+ED
Valgats loy didhedo. KH+ED Sit in the bow.  
 


Bowl

:
Tth'ok jingidh JD+JD lit. Round container
Tth'ok jingidh tiłtse. JD+JD He will make a bowl.  
Tth'ok jingidh k'idz KH+ED Little bowl  
 


Box

:
Yashik KH+ED
Yashik yegilayh. KH He is putting something in the box.  
 


Boy

:
Chel KH+ED
Chel sogh xidineyo. HM+KH The boy came to visit me.  
Chel k'idz AJ+ES Little boy
Chel k'idz ngi'egh xidilighusr.ES Little boys are playing outside.  
 
Chiliqay KH+ED Boys  
Chiliqay xidilughusr ngi'egh. KH+EDThe boys were playing outside. 
 


Braid

:
Tthegh ndlitl'etl KH lit. Braided hair
Sidadr vitthegh ngingath ts'in' ndlitl'etl. KH+ED My younger sister has long hair and it is braided.  
Ngitthegh ningiłtl'etl. KH+ED Braid your hair.  
 


Brains

:
-tthiłtled  
Vitthiłtled HM+ED His brains  
Dineg tthiłtled xitr'ixeneg ts'i yadz xiye ti'oyh. KH They are taking the moose brains out carefully.  
 


Branches

:
Gitthe' HM+ED
Gitthe' duxł'anh. ED+HM You guys get branches. To put bedding on when camping.
 
Ts'ivi'il JD+ED Spruce branches  


Bread

:
Nighandltth'in. KH lit. It is kneaded.
Nighandltth'in ngiłtse, he'? KH+ED Are you making bread?  
 
Dlit'ay KH+ED Fry bread  
Dlit'ay neg yi'eghoyh. JD+JDShe makes good fry bread.  
 


Break

:
Diggiynetrit iy. KH+AJ He broke it.  


Breakfast

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

See "Early"

Breakup

:
Tix xatadhit. JD+JD lit. Water happened.
Q'agh yit tix xidighedhit. KH+AJ We had an early breakup.
Uxidiniy tix xatithdhil ts'in'.KH+AJ Breakup will be late. lit. Hurry up breakup will not.
Yeqin yititldaq. KH+AJ The Yukon is starting to break up.  


Breast

:
-mama'  
Vimama' AJ Her breast  
Tr'ixineganh k'idz digimama' iłt'ik. KH+AJ The baby is breast feeding.  
 


Breath, life

:
Yetr HM+KH
Viyetr xelanh. KH+AJ He's alive.  
Diyetr idigheyo. KH+AJ He's out of breath. lit. He left his breath behind. As when running.
Viyetr xidighenek.KH+AJ His breath is gone. He died.
 


Breathe

:
Getiy giłtr'eth. KH+AJ He's breathing hard.  


Bridge

:
Ndine'oy KH+AJ
Ndine'oy viq'idz nontr'ididil. KH+AJ We/people cross on it.  
 


Bright

:
Xeli'en' KH+LH
Getiy xeli'en' ngi'egh. KH+LH It's really bright outside.  
 


Bring

:
Yi'odz ne'oyh iy. KH+AJ Bring it over here. Heavy object
Dlit'ay sits'i yi'odz ne'oyh. KH Bring me the fry bread. Pass me the fry bread.  


Brisket

:
Gichoghiy KH+AJ
Gichoghiy tol itltsenh. KH+AJ I made brisket soup.  
 


Broom

:
Vaxa xiditsed KH+AJ lit. With it an area is swept
Vaxa xiditsed nda'. KH Give me the broom.  
 


Brother

:
Segha KH+AJ My older brother  
Segha dineg athdlanh. HM+EDMy older brother got a moose. 
 
SichidlKH+AJ My younger brother  
Sichidl togg łek t'anh. HM+ED My little brother has three dogs.  


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