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

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Honor

:
Vits'i xitidl'o. HM+ED He honors him.  
Donh ts'i xititl-'o. HM+ED She's honoring her mother.  


Homebrew

:
Miyok HM+KH From Yup'ik "piivaq" from Russian "pivo", 'beer'
Miyok ni'itltsenh. HM+KH He made another batch of home brew.  
 


Holy Cross

:
Deloy Chet HM+KH lit. Up against the mountain


Holler, yell, scream

:
Izrił. HM+KH She's hollering.
Gan oqo ngizrił? HM+KH What are you hollering for?
Łek yi'ezreł. HM+KH Dogs are howling.

See "Howl"

Holikachuk

:
Xiyeghelinghdi HM+RD+JD lit. The place where the water is running in

See "Current"

Hole

:
Vogh yot'an'. HM+ED It has a hole.  
Vitil vogh yot'an'. HM+ED His sock has a hole.
 
 
Xinedot'an'. HM+ED The area (ground or ice) has a hole.  
Xinedot'andi xiye dighet'adhin. HM+ED Don't step in a hole. lit. Place with a hole, in there don't step.
 


Hold

:
Getingh'. KH He's holding something.  
Geting'. HM He's holding something.
Xutl etingh'. KH He's holding a sled.  
Xutl eting'. HM He's holding a sled.  
Ngoxo tasting'. HM I'll hold it for you. 
 


Hit

:
Yitlchith. KH He's hitting it.  
Ine tr'aghłchith. HM He got hit by accident.
Ine tr'aghłchitth. KH He got hit by accident.  
Yinaghiłchith. HM+KH He hit him in the face.  


History

:
Engthidong HM+KH lit. Long time ago
Engthidong gixudhoy HM+KH A story of long ago

See "Ago"

Hindquarter

:
Gighuth HM+KH lit. Something's hindquarter
Dineg ghuth xoghdetonh. HM+KH A moose hindquarter is hanging.  
 


Hide, hidden

:
Sriłti neyo. HM+KH He's hiding. lit. He went where we have to call him (to find him).
Yik'u sriłti neyo. Yik'u niłtri neyo. HM+KH He hid from him.  


Hiccups

:
Yiłyiq HM+KH
Q'odet getiy yiłyiq. HM+KH A while ago he had bad hiccups.  
 


Here

:
Deg KH+AJ Of this area
Deg vav KH + AJ Native food lit. Local food
Deg yith ixididinek. KH+LH Snow is gone around here.
 
 
Got HM+KH Here In this place
Go dhi'onh. HM+ED It's right here. 
Gogidet iy.HM+KH It's right here.  


Hem

:
Tl'on q'ondiłqon'. HM+KH She's hemming it. lit. She's sewing the bottom up.
Da'ak tl'on q'onxidiłqon'. HM+ED She's hemming the parka. lit. She's sewing the parka bottom up.


Helpful

:
Gughon ineneyh HM+KH lit. A helpful person


Help

:
Sits'i ene. HM+KH She's helping me.  
Yits'i itone. HM+KH He's going to help her.
Sits'i ingine! HM+ED Help me!  
 


Hello

:
Ade' HM+ED
Ade', yi'odz ningiyo. HM+ED Hello, you came over. When a visitor arrives.
 


Helicopter

:
Vitthiłt'ogh gits'angiliqil RD lit. The top of its head is turning.
Vitthiłt'ogh gits'angiliqil not'ux. JD+RD A helicopter is coming (flying).  
 


Heel

:
-qałtitl  
Viqałtitl JD+RD His heel  
Chel diqałtitl idinithdo'. RD The boy hurt his heel.  
 


Heavy

:
Ngidoth. JD+RD It's heavy.  
Vinołchidl ngidoth. JD+RD Her bag is heavy.  


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