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

The links to the sound files have been removed in hopes that it may help with searching.



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Marten

:
Gitsighiy KH+ED
Gitsighiy getiy long daghł'an. KH+ED He caught lots of marten.  
 


Marry

:
Yitl'otohoł. JD+KH He's going to marry her. He's going to live with her.
Niłtl'onxivigighelo. RD+JD They got married.  


March

:
Q'uliq'ay no'o RD+JD lit. Hawk moon


Map

:
Ngan' q'idz gilegiq RD+JD lit. On the land paper
Ngan' q'idz vogho q'utr'ididal. RD+JD That by which we go around on the land.  
 


Many

:
Dinałt'an RD How many people
Dinałt'an sraqay ingit'anh? RD+JD How many children do you have?
Dinałt'ayRD+JD How many things
Dinałt'ay łek ingit'anh? RD+JD How many dogs do you have?
Dinałt'ay idhelanh? RD+JD How many did you get?

See "Much, very"

Man

:
Dina ED+JD
Dina q'u'idineyh. RD+JD The man is working.

See "Person", "Bachelor", "People"

Mammoth

:
Tso tl'ogh iy. HM+JD lit. Cache-like
Yidong tso tl'ogh iy deg q'u'ithidatl. HM+JD Long ago mammoths walked around here.  
 


Make

:
Giłtse RD+JD She's making something.  
Xutl iłtse. RD He's making a sled.
Yigixe'oyh. RD They're making things.  
 


Lynx

:
Nodog RD+JD
Nodog inaghtla' dangan xał axa. RD I tried to trap lynx.  
 


Lunch

:
Dranetr HM+RD
Dranetr yan-gitr'elno'. RD We ate lunch.

See "Afternoon", "Noon"

Lump, bump

:
Xinthighisr JD
Ting getiy xinthighisr. JD The trail is too bumpy.  
 


Lumber

:
Gitadlivdz RD+JD
Gitadlivdz axa yix xiłtse. RD+JD He's making a house with lumber.  
 


Low

:
Yiq RD+JD
Ang'o yiqit xela. RD+JD Put that one down lower.  
 


Loud

:
Viye xechox. JD She's loud. lit. She's big inside.
Ngiye xechox ts'i xinehayh. RD+JD Talk loud.  


Lot

:
Longh RD+JD
Tritr long daghł'an'. JD I got a lot of wood.  
Tritr long daghtl'an'. RD I got a lot of wood.  
 


Lose, Lost

:
Vixedhinix. RD+JD It's lost.
Vixaghiłnigh an iy. HM+KH Don't lose it.

See "Disappear", "Forget"

Loose

:
Diggaghdiniq. RD+JD It got loose.  
Tl'eł diggaghdiniq. RD+JD The rope is loose.  


Loon

:
Todzing RD+JD
Todzing ton'idoyh. JD The loon took a dive.  
Todzing iłt'e izrił. RD+JD Loon is always hollering.  
 


Look

:
Yinił'anh. RD+JD He's looking at it.  
Ang'onh ngoqo xinił'anh. RD+JD That person over there is looking for you.
Ningił'anh. RD+JD You look at it.  
 


Long, tall

:
Ngingath RD+JD
Tl'eł getiy ngingath. RD+JD The rope is too long.  
 


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