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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Dranetr HM+RD lit. Day middle
Dranetr nonxididhit. HM+RD It's noon. Lunchtime
Dranetr gasriłnoł. HM+RD We'll eat at noon.

See "Lunch"


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Viqul. HM+ED+KH lit. It's gone.
George viqul. HM+ED+KH George is gone.  
Didligging qul. HM+ED+KH No crackers.
Gag qul. HM+RD No berries.  
 



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Ęhę'ę HM+ED+KH The "nasal hooks" on the E's mean that they are "nasalized"; with a nasalized sound, much of the air comes out of the nose.
Gag oqo dinayił ditet'eł, he? Ęhę'ę. HM+RD Are you going for berries with us? No.  
 
Inagh iy. HM+RD Not that one.  
 Shaxil idiniso.HM+RD I have no sugar. lit. Sugar I have none.
Didligging oxididinek. ED+KH There're no more crackers. 



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Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz. Dina q'idh denhch'e viq'idz. HM+RD lit. 15 with 4 on top
Dina xiq'idh denhch'e viq'idz hiy den-gi t'anh. HM+RD He has $19.  
 



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Donganh denhch'e RD lit. Across 4 The fingers of 1 hand with 4 more across them
Donganh denhch'e łek t'anh. HM+ED+KH He has nine dogs.  
 



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Tthidangith RD
Tthidangith diggaghsdo'. HM I sat up at night.  
 
Tthidangith tth'exinedr HM+RD Middle of the night  
Tthidangith tth'exinedr neyo. HM+RD He came in the middle of the night. 
 



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-ozra  
Sozra HM+RD My niece  
Sozra ditodhił. HM+RD My niece is coming.
Sozra niłq'idz ts'i sogh todoł. RD My niece is coming to stay with me a little while to visit.  
 



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Neg HM+RD
Ndadz xineg. HM+RD So nice.  
Ndadz xineg dengit'a. HM+RD How nice you are.
Gan neg iy. HM+RD What a nice one.  
Gan neg iy. KH+AJ How beautiful it is.  



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Giłdits. HM+RD It's nibbling.  
Go danh giłdits. HM+RD This person is nibbling.
Dlen q'en'dots'a' iłdits.HM+RD A mouse is nibbling cheese.  
 



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Chenh ED+KH
Ndadz chenh. HM+RD What's next?
Ndadz che dixitot'eł. HM+RD What are they going to do next?

See "Again"


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Xunik gilegik HM+ED+KH



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Xunik HM+RD
Ndadz xunik? HM+RD What's the news?  
Xunik dalningh. HM+RD The news came.
Xunik yił q'u'edoyh. HM+RD He's walking around with news.  
 



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Q'ode RD+KH Also pronounced q'odet or q'oded.
Q'oded ts'ix t'anh. HM+RD He has a new hat.  
 



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Vanhtegh RD
Vanhtegh yixi q'ughedogan. HM+RD Never go around there.  
 



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Tuxveł HM+RD
Tuxveł titiłchith. HM+RD He's going to set a net.  
Tuxveł tasriłchith. HM+RD We'll set a net.  
 



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Git'uq HM+RD
Ggagg k'idz git'uq iłtse. HM+RD The bird is building a nest.  
Git'uq k'idz itltthonh. KH+ED I see a little bird nest.  
 



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Didinen HM+ED+KH lit. One who is shaking Nervous person
Getiy didinenh xinayh. HM He's really nervous when he talks.
Didinenh qul ts'i xinehayh. HM+RD Don't be nervous when you talk.

See "Shake"


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Sogh'osts'in dhidon HM+RD lit. Someone who stays near me
Sogh'osts'in dhidon ni'idiyo. HM+KH My neighbor came back.  
Flo sogh'osts'in dhido. HM+RD Flo is my neighbor  
 
Sogh'egh didltth'in HM+ED+KH Neighbors lit. Around me outside they stay.
Sogh'egh didltth'in nixitididał. HM+ED+KH My neighbors are leaving. 
 



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Didliqon HM+RD
Didliqon k'idz HM+ED+KH Little needle  
Sigididliqon ixedhinix. HM+RD My needle is lost.
Didliqon chux aghsqat. HM+RD I bought some big needles.  
 
Vaxa q'on-gidiliqon RD Needle lit. With it we sew



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Dinadhan dhidloy HM+RD lit. It lies around the front of our neck.
Sidhan dhidloy nda'. HM+RD Give me my necklace.  
 




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