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

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Soft

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Diketth. ED+JD It is soft.  
Gidhith getiy diketth. ED+JD Really soft fur.  


Sodapop

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Yi'edizrezr AJ+ED+KH lit. The things we drink
Yi'edizrezr getiy vidiłghoy ngichux. ED+KH Pop costs a lot.  
 


Socks

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Tił ED+KH
Tił idaghsiqat. ED+KH I bought socks.  
Xiday sitil? ED+KH Where are my socks?  
 


Sober

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Viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He is sober. lit. He woke up.
Xidigał viyił q'anxididhit. ED+JD He's finally sober.  


Soap

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Veliq ED+KH From Russian "mylo", 'soap'
Sigiveliq ixidhitlnix. ED+KH I lost my soap.  
 


Snowshoes

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Oyh ED+KH
Oyh axa ting xitltse. ED+KH I'm breaking trail with my snowshoes.  
 


Snowmachine

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Yith q'idz q'u'idughul ED+KH lit. It goes around on top of the snow.
Sigiyith q'idz q'u'idughul niłtothitik. ED+KH My snow machine is broken down.  
 


Snow

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Yith HM+ED
Yith ntidlighanh. ED+KH The snow is melting.  
Doł'tol yith xoqoł. ED+KH The moon is holding snow. When the outline of the full moon appears above the crescent moon.
 


Snow

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Iłyoth. ED+KH It's snowing.  
Che ntidliyotth. ED+KH It has started to snow again.  


Snore

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Giłghex. ED+KH He's snoring.  
Barbara getiy giłghex. ED+KH Barbara really snores.
Barbara, gaghłgheghan. ED+KH Barbara, don't snore.  
 


Sneeze

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Yi'isr ED+KH lit. A sneeze


Sneeze

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Yił'isr. ED+KH He is sneezing.  
Yi'itl-'isr. ED+KH I keep on sneezing.
 Yix xidina' tr'idilighith. HM+ED The house spirit gets startled. Say this when someone sneezes.
 Xxx. Yix xidina' yi'idituq.ED+HM The house spirit jumps up. Say this when someone sneezes.


Snare

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Q'aveł ED+KH
Q'aveł itltse. HM+ED I'm making a snare.  
Q'aveł yet noghiniy dił'anh. ED+KH He's snaring rabbits.  
 


Smokehouse

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Sanh yix ED+KH lit. Summer house
Sanh yix nixidingiłjet. ED+KH Make smudge in the smokehouse.  
 


Smoke

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Łit ED+KH
Łit ixitltsinh. ED+KH I smell smoke.  
 


Smoke

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Giditljit. ED+KH He is smoking.  
Didljid ditljit. ED+KH He is smoking a cigarette.
Gixididljid ts'in'. ED+KH They aren't smoking.  
 


Smile

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Givisr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek. ED She is smiling. lit. Corner of her mouth pulled.
Ngivisr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek. HM You are smiling.
Diane visr tl'ogh xiyił tithinek. HM+ED Diane is smiling.  
 
Nigiq'en'. HM+ED She's smiling. What they say when a baby smiles in its sleep. This is "Indian high language".


Smell

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Yiłtsinh. HM+ED He smells it.  
Louise xizrugh iłtsinh. HM+ED Louise smells blackfish.
Gan a itltsinh hiy? HM+ED What do I smell?  
 
Vuxidithiddh'aq. HM+ED It smells.  
Ngitil uxidithiddh'aq. HM+ED Your socks are smelly. 
 
Gan a vuxidithijid? HM+KH What smells?  


Small

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Istl'i ED+KH I'm small.
Istl'i dong. ED+KH When I was small.
Ngistl'i iy sitl'odetret. ED+KH Serve me just a small piece.

See "Few"

Slowly

:
Xot ED+KH
Xot ghing-hoł. ED+KH Walk slowly.  
 


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