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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Call

:
Yiqo xinayh. ED+KH He's calling.
Ngiqo xitasał. ED+KH I'll call you.

See"Talk"

Calm

:
Deghatl ED+KH
Yeqin deghatl. ED+KH The Yukon is calm.  
 


Camera

:
Vaxa dinayeg alzrey ED+KH lit. With it our image is taken
Siginayeg vaxa alzrey ixedhinix. ED My camera is lost.  
 


Camp out

:
Nod tr'inadhoł. ED+KH We camped two nights.  
Gidegh enohił. ED+KH She will camp out.  


Camprobber

:
Srixgga' LH+KH
Srixgga' getiy gini'eyh. LH+KH Camp robbers are always stealing.  
 


Can

:
Nilughozr tingił AJ+ES lit. Soldered pail They used to get solder by melting it off cans.
Nilughozr tingił dix didhi'onh. AJ The can is on the shelf.  
Nilughozr tingił ngidixi didhi'onh. ES The can is on the shelf.  
 


Can opener

:
Vaxa giqo yadz gitidit'idh ED+KH lit. With it the top is cut open
Xiday vaxa qiqo yadz gitidit'idh? ED+KH Where is the can opener?  
 


Candy

:
Liniy AJ+ES lit. That which is sweet
Sraqay liniy q'adixet'a. AJ+ES Children love candy.  
 


Cane

:
Titth HM+ED
Sitiddh AJ+ES My cane  
Sitiddh axa q'u'isdoyh. AJ+ES I walk around with my cane.  
 


Canoe

:
Tr'eyh AJ+ES
Sitr'eyh ye ghisqał. AJ I paddle in my canoe.  
Sitr'ey yet ghisqał. ES I paddle in my canoe.  
 
Q'eyh vedoy KH+ED Birchbark canoe A traveling canoe
Q'eyh vedoy yet ghiqał. KHHe's paddling a birchbark canoe. 
Q'eyh vedoy ye ghiqał.ED He's paddling a birchbark canoe.  


Canyon

:
Deloy dotux AJ+ES lit. Mountains between
Deloy dotux xit'ox gheyo. AJ+ES He hid in the canyon.  
 


Car

:
Ngin' qidz q'idughol AJ+ES, JD+RD lit. That which travels on the ground
Ngin' q'idz q'idughol yet q'utr'ithidatl. AJ+ES We went by car. lit. We went by inside car.
 


Cards

:
Galdi AJ+ES From Russian "karty", 'playing cards'.
Q'iydong galdi ditr'ighił'an'. AJ+ES We played cards yesterday.  
 


Caribou

:
Ghinoy AJ+ES
Ghinoy naghitl-'an'. AJ+ES I saw a caribou.  
 


Carrot

:
Nalyagh ded dithiqizr HM+ED lit. Vegetable skinny, red
Nalyagh ded dithiqizr yintlyax. HM+ED I'm growing carrots.  
 


Carry

:
The end of this verb changes to classify the kind of object that is carried.
Soxo ghing'oł. HM+RD Carry it for me. A 3-dimensional object
Tr'ixineganh k'idz ghingiłtał. JD+LH Carry the baby. Person or animal
Ghingqoł.HM+KH Pack it. Liquid in container
Ghingiłchith. HM+KH Pack it. Fabric
Ghingiłteł. HM+KHPack it. A bundled object
Ghingilał.HM+KH Pack it. Plural objects
Long ghilał. AJ+ES He's carrying lots of things. Loose objects
Dits'id ghilał. AJ+ES She's carrying her blankets. Loose objects
Gon soxo ghingilał. AJ+ES Carry these for me. Loose objects

See the grammar section on "Classificatory verbs". See "Pack"

Catch, grab

:
Yałdzodl ingiłyił. KH+AJ Grab the ball.  


Caterpillar

:
Nilividz ggex ngilanh ts'i q'u'iditth'ax. AJ lit. Butterfly worm is still crawling around.


Caulk, chink

:
Nixitth'ith. HM+ED He is caulking.  
Sringitl axa nixitth'ith. HM+ED They're caulking with moss.  


Cave in

:
Xetlax HM+ED
Vith t'ogh getiy xetlax. HM+ED The bank is really caving in underneath.  
 


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