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

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Tth'ok viye dhidloy. KH+LH lit. Dishes are put in it
Tth'ok viye dhidloy q'oded ntr'iłchet. KH+LH We're getting a new cupboard.  
 



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Nondiniy HM+RD+JD Red currant  sci. Ribes triste
Nondiniy longh. HM+RD+JDLots of red currants. 
 
Gag vedaHM+RD+JD Black currant lit. Berry's cousin sci. Ribes hudsonianum
Gag veda xitr'athdatl. HM+RD+JD We went for black currants.  



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Xelingh HM+JD lit. Swift water
Ado' deloy ghon' getiy xelingh. HM+RD+JD Down by the mountain it's really swift.  
 
Xelingh no' LH+KH Against the current  
Xelingh no' xixetroth. LH+KH It's hard to go against the current. 
 



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Git'oth. HM+RD+JD She is cutting something.  
Singonh łegg it'oth. HM+RD+JD My mother is cutting fish.
Vanhdong łegg ghist'oth.HM+RD+JD This morning I cut fish.  
Nighandltth'in niłtongit'oth. HM+RD+JD Cut the bread.  
Silo' dhist'ith. HM+RD+JD I cut my finger. 
 



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Viq'idz niłtogidit'odh HM+KH lit. Something is cut on it



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Yigixałdzis. Yigixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing.  
Gixałdzis. Gixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing an Indian dance, or jig.  
 
Ingoq HM+RD White man dance. Dance with a partner?
Ingoq dił'anh. HM+RDShe's dancing. 
Q'iydong ingoq daghł'an'.HM+RD Yesterday he danced.  
Xiłts'in'da' ingoq dontili'eł. HM+RD She will dance again tonight.  



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Giyema dit'anh. HM+RD lit. The mask dance is happening.
Venhdida' giyema ditot'eł. HM+RD The mask dance will happen tomorrow.  
 
Giq'i dit'anh. HM+RD He's dancing a mask dance.  
Giq'i dixit'anh. HM+RDThey're dancing a mask dance. 
Giq'i dixoghit'an'.HM+RD They danced a mask dance.  



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Vixinjit. HM+RD It's dangerous.  
Vinq'it xixinijit. HM+RD The lake is dangerous.
Vixinijit iy.HM+RD It's dangerous.  
Vixinjit iy. Inagh iy. HM+RD It's dangerous. Don't touch it. This might be said in the kashim at a mask dance to warn children not to touch the masks.



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Tsaghłde'on' HM+RD It's dark.  
Tsaghłdinthitl'its. HM+RD It's pitch dark.
Tsaghłditidhi'on'.HM+RD It's getting dark.  
Tth'e tsaghłdith'oy ts'in'. HM+RD It's not dark yet.  



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Siyotr'a' HM+KH My daughter Woman's daughter
Siyotr'a' Qay Xichux dhido. HM+RD My daughter lives in Anchorage. 
 
Sittha'JD My daughter Man's daughter



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Siginigoxuq HM My daughter-in-law Woman's
Siyotr'a' ngilan HM My daughter-in-law Woman's
Siya' vi'otRD My daughter-in-law lit. My son's wife Man's
Siyozr vi'ot HM My daughter-in-law lit. My son's wife Woman's



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Dran KH
Dran xighedhit. JD+KH The day is passing.  
Sittha' tohoł dran. JD My daughter is coming today.
Dranh xelanh.JD+KH It's daytime.  
 



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Datthon'. JD+KH lit. It's dead. Animals

See "Die"


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Gidithtth'iggi ts'in'. JD+KH She doesn't hear.  
Ngistl'i dong ts'i gidithtth'iggi ts'in'. JD+KH Since he was small he was deaf.  



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Vinginh q'inodle chux JD+KH lit. Big prayer month
Xiyh tth'exinedr AJ+ES December lit. Middle of winter
Xiyh tth'exinedr getiy izre ngichox. JD+KH In December it's really cold.  
 



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Nixiditl'e JD+KH It's being decorated. lit. It dresses itself.
Trałtth'e nixixitl'e. JD+KH They're decorating the kashim.
Q'idong trałtth'e nixixethtl'enh.JD+KH They already decorated the kashim.  
Nixitiditl'e. JD+KH It will be decorated. It will dress itself.
Sidag getiy dandldik; viyentasitl'enh. JD+KH My shirt is real fancy decorated; I'll put it on.  



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Tegh diłngath. JD+KH It's deep under water.  
Vinq'it getiy tegh diłngath. JD+KH That lake is deep.
Getiy tegh diłngath.JD+KH It's too deep.  
 



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Gu'onh JD+KH
Gu'onh ggaginek. JD+KH I found an bear's den.  
Gu'onh q'a'iso. JD+KH I walked into a bear den.  
 



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Yexatthidixididhi'onh. JD+KH He is starting to destroy it.  
Q'idong xiyexatthidixine'onh. JD+KH He destroyed it already.  



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Deg Xinag ałixi ni'elyoy. LH+KH lit. The local language is gathered together.




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