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

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Q'idonganh ES lit. Person from an earlier time
Q'idonganh longh xinyididltth'e. AJ+ES Lots of elders were there.
Yidong ghidhilin HM+KH Old time aging person
Yidong ghidhilin dhido dan'at. HM+KH An old person lives there now.

See "Old"


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Niłq'osnal giłiggi viq'idz iy. AJ+ES lit. 10 with 1 on top of it
Niłq'osnal giłiggi viq'idz iy ghinixinedhit. AJ+ES It's 11:00.  
 



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Giqul AJ+ES lit. None of it
Viye giqul. AJ+ES It's empty. As when there's nothing in the fish net.
 



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Viloy AJ+ES
Agide viloy. AJ+ES That's the end. As at the end of a story.
Gogide viloy. AJ+ES Here is the end.  
 



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Gilixudz iy AJ+ES
Gilixudz iy! AJ+ES That's enough! As when the kids are squabbling.
 
Dodo AJ+ES Enough, that's all  
Dodo iy. ES+AJ Enough of that! When you want someone to finish something.
 



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Nevay AJ+ES
Nevay itltthonh. AJ+ES I saw a weasel.  
 
Kusga AJ Least weasel, bob-tailed weasel, good luck weasel  
Yodlen ES Least weasel, bob-tailed weasel, good luck weasel lit. Sky mouse Mouse that fell down from the sky.



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Niłoghot AJ+ES lit. At the same time
Niłoghot dingił'anh iy. AJ+ES Make it even.  
Niłoghot q'ondiłqon' ngidisne. AJ+ES I'm telling you sew it even.  
 



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Xiłts'in' AJ+ES
Xiłts'in' nixinedhit. AJ+ES Evening has come.  
Xiłts'in' ngogh ntaso. AJ I'll go to see you this evening.
Xiłts'in'di ngogh ntaso.ES I'll go to see you this evening.  
 



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Edi AJ+ES
Edi xiłts'in' tux AJ+ES Every evening  
Edi xiłts'in' tux ngogh xiditasoł. AJ I'll go to see you every evening.  
 



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Yuxudz AJ+ES
Yuxudz diduxne. AJ+ES Everyone say it.  
Yuxudz xidinuxdał. AJ+ES You all come in.
Che yuxudz didene.HM+RD Say it all again.  
 



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Iliy. HM+KH lit. It is scary.
Iliy gag. HM+KH Baneberry Very poisonous. sci. Actaea rubra
 
Tr'ixet'ixdi HM+ED Evil As in the Lord's Prayer



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Tron' AJ+ES
Łek tron' yedighet'adhan. AJ+ES Don't step in that dog excrement.  
 



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Gimaq HM+KH lit. Something's eye
Gimaq chux HM+KH Big eye  
Dineg magg chux HM Big moose eye
Dineg maq chux KH Big moose eye  
 
-naq'a Person's eye  
Sinaq'a xidithiq'isr. HM+KH My eye is red. 
 
-nayed Eyeball  
Vinayed AJ+ES His eyeball  
Vinayed dił yan'. AJ+ES His eyes are bloodshot. lit. His eyes, blood only



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-na'  
Vina' AJ+ES His face  
Ngina' ggusr yan'. AJ+ES Your face is dirty. lit. Your face, dirt only
Ngina' q'an-giłdax.AJ+ES Wash your face.  
 



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Ndolningh. AJ+ES It fell down.  
Xidltth'it. AJ+ES He fell down.  



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Xiyts'in' ES lit. Winter-like
Xiyts'in' nonxididhit. HM+ED Fall has come.  
 



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Yuxudz nts'ida'on AJ+ES lit. All his relations
Yuxudz nts'ida'on yixiyit xididltth'e. AJ+ES All her relations are together there.  
 



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Detsan' dondineyh. HM+ED lit. Hunger comes around.
Detsan' didiyoq dong. AJ+ES Famine happened long ago.  
 



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Nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES lit. Fancy sewing
Vitl'on nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES Fancy work on the bottom edge  
Vigigiqałchin do' nixinithuqon'. AJ His boot tops are fancy.
Giqałchin do' nixinithuqon' hiy.ES The boot tops are fancy.  
 



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Nedhodi, nedhod AJ+ES lit. Far away place
Deloy nedhodi dhidlo. AJ+ES The mountains are far away.  
 Ngiłngath. AJ+ES Far away, long ways  
Gi'anitla'di ngiłngath ixidhi'onh. Gi'anitla'idi ngiłngathdi xidhi'onh. HM+ED My trapline is far away. 
 




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