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

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Die

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Didiyoq. JD+KH He died.
Xunh yił didiyoq. HM+ED He died suddenly.
Imo axa donxidiyoq.JD+KH Lots of them died from the sickness.

See "Happen"

Dig

:
Xin xidi'oyh. JD+KH He is digging a hole.  
Łek xin xidi'oyh. JD+KH The dog is digging a hole.
Xuyh oqo tr'ixi'oyh.JD+KH We're digging for roots.  
Xin xatidhi'onh. JD+KH He started to dig a hole.  


Dip

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Niguqo. HM+RD He is dipping.  
Łegg oqo niguqo. HM+RD He's dipping for whitefish.  
 
Gitol di'ełqoyh. HM+RD He is dipping/ladeling soup.  


Dipnet

:
Ti'isr HM+RD
Ti'isr ting' iłtse. HM+RD He's making a dipnet handle.  
Ti'isr ditl'e. HM+RD She's knitting the dipnet web.  
 


Dirt

:
Ggusr HM+RD
Vina ggusr yan'. HM+RD His face is dirty. lit. His face dirt only
 
Ke! HM+KH It's really dirty!  
Ke iy! Vogh dighenolniyh! HM+KH That's dirty. Don't touch it! 
 


Disappear

:
Vanxitithinix. HM+KH It started to disappear.
Valgats anxitithinix. HM+KH The boat started to disappear.
Xivanxidinix.HM+RD They are disappearing.
Vanxithinix. JD It disappeared.
Vanxidinix. RDIt is appearing and disappearing.

See "Forget", "Lose"

Dish

:
Tth'ok HM+RD
Tth'ok ye gisonh. HM+RD I'm eating from a dish.  
 


Dive

:
Ton'idiyo. HM+RD It went back in the water.  
Todzing ton'idiyo. HM+RD The loon dived.
Todzing tontodoł.HM+RD The loon is going to dive.  
 


Do

:
Digił'anh. HM+RD He is doing something with his hands.  
Chel ndadz dit'anh? HM+RD What is the boy doing?
Dinayił dingit'anh.ED+JD Do it with us.  
Digighił'an'. HM+RD He did, made something.  
Dran ndadz dangit'an'? HM+RD What did you do today? 
Ndadz ditet'eł? HM+RD What are you going to do?  


Doctor, nurse

:
Xik'ugił'anh HM+RD lit. One who keeps you well
Xik'ugił'anh neyo. HM+RD The doctor came.  
Xik'ugił'anh sighet'otth. HM+RD The doctor operated on me. lit. The doctor cut me.
Xik'ugił'anh ts'in' gighetthiyh.HM+RD The doctor gave me a shot. lit. The doctor poked me.
Xik'ugił'anh ts'i xuxendli'an'. HM+ED+KH He's going to learn to be a nurse/doctor.  


Dog

:
Łek HM+RD
Łek axa neyo. HM+RD He came by dogteam.  
Sileg yettha'. HM+RD My dogs are barking.
Xiday sileg? HM+RD Where's my dog?  
Vileg digaghdiniq. HM+RD Her dog got untied.  
Xungtthi ghedoy HM+RD Dog team leader  
Xungtthi ghedoy ngizren t'anh. HM+RD He has a good leader 
 


Dog race

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Łek ntidligguk. HM+RD lit. Dogs started running back.
Sinoghł łek ntidligguk. HM+RD I watched the dog race. lit. In my presence the dogs started running.
 


Doll

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Dina' k'idz KH lit. Little person
Gidingidz dina' k'idz axa nixinaghitlghon'. KH+JD I used to play with a grass doll.  
Dineg qa' tth'in axa dina' dhitltsenh. HM+RD I made a doll out of a moose foot bone.  
 


Dollar

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Giłigg xiq'i KH+JD lit. Like 'one'
Giłigg xiq'i axa soxo xigheqat. KH+JD He paid me a dollar.  
 


Door

:
Xidondiditey KH+JD lit. That which is closed
Xidondiditey dhitltsenh. KH+JD I made a door.  
 
Xidoy KH+JD Doorway  
Diva xidoy ndidhit? KH+JD Who's standing by the doorway? 
 


Down river

:
Ngido' KH+JD
Ngido' xididltth'e. JD+KH They live down there.  
 


Down, down in the ground, next door

:
Ngiyiq KH+JD
Dalik ts'in'. Yiggidhedo. HM+KH Be quiet. Sit down.  
Ting yiq xelanh. Ting yiggi xelanh. KH+JD There's a dip in the road.  
 


Dragonfly

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Siq'angine KH+JD lit. Protect me
Siq'angine naggad yi'eheyh. KH+JD Dragonflies eat mosquitoes. That's how they protect us.
 


Dream

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Xan'ilił. KH+JD He dreams.  
Xan'ithdloł. KH+JD He dreamed.
Gits'i xan'ithdloł.KH+JD He had a bad dream.  
 


Dream

:
Vinoghił tr'igixine'onh. HM+KH It appeared in a dream.  


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