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

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Kneel

:
Tsisdogga' xidił'o. HM+KH He is kneeling.  
Tsisdogga' xidił'o ts'i q'an'idle. HM+KH He is praying on bended knee.  


Knee

:
-tsisdogga'  
Vitsisdogga' HM+KH His knee  
Tsisdogga' gits'i tastonh. HM My knee is dislocated. lit. My knee went the wrong way.
 


Knead

:
Nigighaniłtth'inh. HM+KH He is kneading.
Nigighanitltth'inh. KH I'm kneading.

See "Bread"

Kiss

:
Tr'ot HM+KH
Chel niq'ołonh xogh etr'ot. HM+KH The boy kissed the girl.  
Gila sogh ngitr'ot. HM+KH Go ahead and kiss me.  
 


Kindling

:
Tritr niłtodithich'uq AJ lit. Dry wood cut into little pieces
Dithich'uq yashik yengila. AJ Put the kindling in the box.  
 


Kind

:
Didit'ay HM+KH Type, sort, classification
Ndadz dingit'ay ingit'anh? HM+KH What kind do you have?  
 


Kind

:
Vixiyo' ngizrenh. JD+KH lit. His thought is good.

See "Intelligent"

Kill

:
Gidhitlghanh. HM+KH He killed something.  
Chel dineg dhitlghanh. HM+KH The boy killed the moose.
Dhałghal an iy. HM+KH Don't kill it.  
 


Kicker, outboard motor

:
Enedidhi'on. HM+KH lit. It is put behind.
Q'oded enedidhi'on q'at. HM+KH I want a new kicker.  
Xiday ing-gi'enedidhi'on? HM+RD Where is your kicker?
 
 
Gitl'oy didhi'on HM+RD Outboard motor lit. Something's end it is put.
Sigigitl'oy didhi'on tthogiy athdlat. HM+RD My kicker is getting old. 
 


Kick

:
Yetoł. HM+KH lit. He is kicking it.
Dineg łek etoł. HM+KH The moose is kicking the dog.  
 
 
Ni'iditił. HM+KH It is kicking. Like a baby just kicking its legs.
Tr'ixineganh ni'iditił. HM+KH The baby is kicking. 
 


Key

:
Vaxa nigitilighidh HM+KH lit. That with which something is turned
Vaxa nigitilighidh ixedhinix. HM+KH The key is lost.  
 


Kettle

:
Chaynik HM+KH
Chaynik tthagg none'oyh. HM+KH Put the kettle on.  
Chaynik nałch'ux, he'? HM+KH Is the kettle is boiling?  
 


Kerosene

:
Tritr gha' HM+RD lit. Wood oil
Tritr gha' idinisdhit. RD I'm out of kerosene.

See "Oil"

Kerchief

:
Viladok HM+KH From Russian "platok", 'shawl'
Vigiviladog ngizrenh. HM+KH Her kerchief is nice.  
 


Keep

:
Yaghitlnek. HM+KH She kept it.  
Sidadr oxo ghodhitlnek. KH I'm keeping it for my younger sister.
A axa ghidhiłnek. HM Keep it.  
 


Kashim

:
Trałtth'et HM+KH
Trałtth'et xiye'uxdał. HM+KH You guys go in the kashim.  
 


June

:
Vinginh xiniłyagh KH lit. The month things grow


Junco

:
Łegg ney KH lit. "Fish," it says.
Łegg ney idistth'onh. HM+KH I heard a junco (fish bird).  
"Łegg yiq, łegg yiq," łegg ney di'ne. KH "Fish are coming in, fish are coming in," Junco says.  
 


Jump

:
Yi'ałtlik. HM+KH She is jumping.  
Ggux k'idz yi'ałtlik. HM+KH The little rabbit is jumping.
Yingałtlik. HM+KH Jump!  
Yi'uxltlik. HM+KH You guys jump.  


July

:
Vinginh nalay ilaxdi HM+KH lit. The month dog salmon come


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