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

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Neck

:
-q'uth The whole neck
Viq'uth HM+ED+KH Her neck  
Siq'uth HM+RD My neck
Siq'uth imo. RD My neck is sore. Stiff  
 
Sidhan HM+RD Front of my neck  


Neat, tidy

:
Viyix xełedz xidhi'onh. HM Her house is tidy. lit. Her house is good.
Dhetanhdi xełedz nonxine'oyh. HM+RD Tidy up your sleeping place.  


Near, nearby, close

:
Xu'ogh HM+ED+KH
Diyix vith q'idz xu'ogh xitiłtse. HM+RD He will build his house near the bank.  
Si'ogh dhedo. HM+RD Sit near me.
Go si'ogh dhedo. AJ+ES Sit here close to me.  
Xididhuqun'di xu'ogh dhedo. AJ Sit close to the fire.  


Narrow

:
Ded HM+RD
Ting xided q'udhisiyo. HM+RD I walked a narrow trail.  
Gidingidz ded viniq'i xido' yineyax. HM+RD The narrow grass grows at the edge of the lake.  
 


Name

:
Ezre' HM+RD
Ndadz ngi'ezre'? HM+RD What's your name?  
Go ndadz vi'ezre'? HM+RD What's the name of this?  
 


Naked

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Genht'a, genht'at HM+RD
Tr'ixineganh genht'a dhido. HM+RD The baby was sitting naked.  
Genht'a q'udhedog. HM+RD Don't go around naked.  
 


Nail

:
Xiningiłtr'esr. HM+RD Nail it.  


Nail

:
Ghinołtr'idr HM+RD lit. What is hammered into wood
Gogide ghinołtr'idr. HM+ED+KH Here are the nails.  
Ghinołtr'idr axa q'u'idineyh. HM+RD He is working with nails.  
 


Nagoon berry, dewberry

:
Ngan' qotl HM+RD lit. Ground berry sci. Rubus arcticus
Ngan' qotl gidingidz tux yineyax. HM+RD Nagoon berries grow among the grass.  
 


Muskrat

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Vichingadh JD+ED
Vichingadh oqo gits'i'in q'utr'itidił. JD+ED We go hunting for muskrat.  
 


Musician

:
Digidiłnenh JD+ED
Victor xełedz digidiłnenh. HM+ED+KH Victor is a good musician.  
 


Music

:
Didalney JD+ED
Didalney idistth'onh. JD+ED I hear music.  
 


Mushroom

:
Vits'in' dinalo' iłjid JD+ED lit. On our hands it makes sores.
Vits'i dinalo' iłjid tr'itlno' ts'in'. HM+ED+KH We don't eat mushrooms.  
 


Mush

:
Gishagh ginałdlid, gishagh xigidinałdlid JD lit. White people's mush
Gishagh xiginałdlid q'adingit'a. Gishagh xigidinałdlid q'adingit'a. JD+ED He likes mush.  
 


Mud

:
Łats JD+ED
Łats q'u'ididroyh. JD+ED She is playing around with mud. Pouring it around.
 Ting getiy xołtl'isr. HM+KH The trail is really muddy.  


Much, very

:
Getiy JD+ED
Getiy longh. JD+ED It's too much.  
Getiy siyił xidijał. JD+ED I'm very busy.  
 


Movie

:
Tr'andidil JD+ED lit. Flickering light comes out.
Tr'andidil ghun' ntr'athdatl. JD+ED We went to the movie.  
 


Move

:
Gide. JD+ED Move! Away!
Gidegh nonxididatl. JD+ED They moved away. lit. They went away.

See "Away"

Mouth

:
-dhot  
Vidhot JD+ED His mouth  
Ngidhongi'oyh. JD+ED Put it in your mouth.
Vidhoxechox. JD+ED He has a big mouth.  
 


Mouse

:
Dlen ED+KH
Dlen k'idz axa nałjit. ED+KH She's afraid of a mouse.  
 


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