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

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Lips

:
-don  
Vidon JD+KH His lips  
Vidon xiditr'etr. RD+JD His lips are chapped.  
 


Liquid

:
Vite' JD+KH
Vite' ye ngiłvatr iy. JD+KH Cook it in its liquid.  
 


Listen

:
Gidhitltth'onh RD+JD He's listening to something.  
Viye digidalne ts'i gidhitltth'onh. RD+JD He's listening to the radio. Or anything that plays music.
Gidhatltth'onh.JD+KH I'm listening to something.  
Sidhałtth'onh! RD+JD Listen to me!  


Little

:
K'idz RD+JD
Nanhdal k'idz athdlanh. RD He got a little duck.  
 


Lodge

:
Giqan' RD+JD Muskrat or beaver house
Noya', vichingadh, choghlugguy yuxudz giqan' yixidet'eyh. Noya', vichingadh, choghlugguy yił yuxudz giqan' yixidet'eyh. RD+JD Beaver, muskrat, and foxes all have lodges.  
 


Log

:
Yix xigiditridr RD+JD lit. House logs
Yix xigiditridr iłquyh. RD+JD He's cutting house logs.  
 
 
Niłtiydilay RD+JD Driftwood log  
Niłtiydilay getiy longh. RD+JD There's lots of driftwood. 
 


Log jam

:
Niłtiydiniłdzaxdi HM+KH lit. With water they pile up in one place
Ndagh at niłtiydiniłdzaxdi? JD+KH Where's the log jam?  
 


Lonesome

:
Tr'inay itlanh. RD+JD I'm lonesome.  
Tr'inay ngilanh. RD+JD He is lonesome.
Ngiq'a tr'inay itlanh.RD+JD I'm lonesome for you.  
 


Long, tall

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


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.  
 


Loon

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


Loose

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


Lose, Lost

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

See "Disappear", "Forget"

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.  
 


Loud

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


Low

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


Lumber

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


Lump, bump

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


Lunch

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

See "Afternoon", "Noon"

Lynx

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


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