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

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Mink

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Tixgedr ED+KH
Dangan xał axa tixgedr athdlanh. ED+KH He got a mink in the trap.  
 


Mine

:
Den-gi dili'anhdi ED+KH Gold mine
Sanh tux den-gi dili'anhdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH In the summer he works in the gold mine.  
 


Mine

:
Siye' ED+KH
Siye an iy; vogh duxnol an iy. KH+ED That's mine; you guys don't touch it.  
 


Mind

:
Xiyo ED+KH
Xiyo tidhet'el ts'in'. ED+KH You won't have a good mind. Encouraging children to listen.
Ithe xiyo dingił'anh. ED+KH You should think ahead.
Getiy xiyo t'anh. ED+KH She has a good mind.

See "Think", "Intelligent"

Mind

:
Chel k'idz vidze qul. ED+KH The little boy won't mind. lit. He has no ears.
Dingdisne ts'i dingit'anh. ED+KH Mind me. Do what I tell you.  


Milk

:
Ggagg mama' HM+JD lit. Animal's milk
Ggagg mama' vitux nengeł ts'in' ngohonh. KH Put milk on it and eat it.  
 


Messy

:
Xinthitsitl. KH+ED It's messy.  
Siyix getiy xinthitsitl. KH+ED My house is really messy.  


Memorial Day

:
Tthogiqay nontr'ididiłdi KH+ED lit. The day we go to the graveyard
Tthogiqay nontr'ididiłdi nonxididhit. KH+ED It's Memorial Day.  
 


Melt

:
Ntidlighanh. KH+ED It started to melt.  
Yith ntidlighanh. KH+ED Snow is melting.  


Meeting

:
Xinaxidilughusr. HM+JD lit. They talk about things.
Xinaxidilughusrdi nonxididatl. ED+KH They went to the meeting place.  
 


Medicine person

:
Diyin ED
Qay diyin xighelong'. HM+ED There were lots of medicine men in that village.  
 


Medicine

:
Imo k'o KH+ED lit. Prevent sickness
Imo k'o axa dit'anh. KH He's using medicine.  
Giliq'oy imo k'o xeyaghli'an'. ED+KH They used Hudson Bay tea as medicine.  
 


Meat

:
Nelang KH+ED
Nelang niłtongit'oth. KH+ED Cut the meat up.  
 
Nelang ggingh KH+ED Dried meat  
Nelang ggingh uq'utr. KH He's chewing dried meat. 
 
Nelang t'ath AJ+ES Fried meat  


Mean

:
Vixiyo' tr'ot'ix HM+RD+JD He's mean. lit. His thought is bad.
Getiy vixiyo' tr'ot'ix. KH+ED He's really mean.  


McGrath

:
Digenegh KH lit. Over on the Kuskokwim River
Digenegh q'udasidhit. Gidenegh q'udasidhit. KH+ED I traveled around McGrath.  
 


Maybe

:
Ndałon KH
Venhdida' tohoł ndałon. KH Maybe he'll go tomorrow.  
 


May

:
Vinginh tr'ey titr'ilay. Vinginh tr'eyh titr'ilay. KH+ED lit. The month we put boats in the water


Mattress

:
Tał KH+ED
Tał ngiyixi ntatlchith ts'in' enastał. KH+ED I'll put a mattress down on the floor and go to bed.  
 


Match

:
Deq'oy KH+ED
Deq'oy nda' vixanxatatlq'ol. KH+ED Give me matches so I can make a fire.  
 


Mask

:
Giyema KH+ED
Giyema vina' detonh ts'i gixidaght'an'. KH+ED He's wearing a mask on his face while he's dancing.
Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in Messenger masks lit. Mask little flash of light
Giyema k'idz ntr'ił'in todił. HM+RD Messenger masks are going to go out. To invite them to a mask dance, one village sends messengers bearing small masks to another village .

See "Dance"

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