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

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East

:
Do'odz JK+ED
Do'odz xantidhitr'iyh. JD An east wind is starting to blow.  
Do'odz xanxitithitr'iyh. ED An east wind is starting to blow.  
 


Earthquake

:
Ngan' dit'anh. ED+JD lit. Earth is happening.
Ngan' ditot'eł. HM+ED There's going to be an earthquake.  
Ngan' daght'an'. HM+ED There was an earthquake.
Ngan' dititht'an'.HM+ED An earthquake is starting.  
 


Earth, ground, land

:
Ngan' HM+KH
Ngan' q'idz tr'ididltth'e. JD+KH We're living on the earth.  
Ngo sigingan iy.HM+KH This is my land.  
 


Earrings

:
Sidzagh xogh deloy. HM+ED lit. That which hangs on my ears.
Vidzagh xogh deloy ngizrenh. HM+ED Her earrings are pretty.  
 


Earn

:
Den-gi didltsenh. HM+ED lit. She made money for herself.
Q'u'ithinek ts'in' den-gi didltsenh. HM+ED She worked and made money.  
 


Early

:
Vinixiłts'eg dong HM+RD Really early morning Maybe about 5:00 am.
Vinixiłts'eg dong izre xelanh. HM+RD It was cold early this morning.

See "Breakfast"

Ear

:
-dzagh  
Vidzagh JD+KH Her outer ear  
Vidzagh izre. JD+KH His ears are cold.
Sidzagh izre.KH My ears are cold.  
 
Sidze imo. JD+KH My inner ear hurts.  


Eagle

:
Dits'in chux JD+KH lit. Its wings are big.
Dits'in chux q'u'iliq'ayh. JD+KH The eagle is soaring around.  
 


Dye

:
Tigidenitltl'isr. HM+RD I dyed it.  
Tigidenatltl'isr. HM+RD I'm going to dye it.
Tetth'ogg xonet tigidenatltl'isr.HM+RD I'm going to dye it for baskets.  
 


Dusty

:
Xididhi'on' HM+RD It is dusty.  
Ting xididhi'on'. HM+RD The road is dusty.  


Dustpan

:
Viye xałtridh HM+RD lit. That which was dusted in
Viye xałtridh nda'. HM+RD Give me the dust pan.  
 


Dust

:
Ts'egid HM+RD
Siyix ts'egid longh. HM+RD My house has lots of dust.

See "Trash"

Dust

:
Xiłtrith. HM+RD She is dusting.  
Dits'in axa nixiłtrith. HM+RD He is dusting it with a goose wing.  


During

:
Tux HM+RD
Xiyh tux iłyoth. HM+RD It snows during winter.
Xiyh tux ingoq dit'anh. RD+HM During the winter dances take place.

See "Among"

Dull

:
Viq'i qul RD+HM lit. On it none
Sigitavazr q'o qul. HM+RD My woman's knife is dull.

See "Sharp"

Duck

:
Nanhdal HM+RD
Nanhdal ginoyił. HM+RD Ducks are flying.  
Nanhdal nigindiyił. HM+RD The ducks came flying back.
Nanhdal nigenthiyił.HM+RD The ducks are starting to fly away.  
 


Dry

:
Didhiggingh. HM+RD It dried.  
Silo' qogg xidhiggingh. HM+RD The skin on my hands is dry.  


Drum

:
Srosr HM+RD
Srosr iłghitl xingo gidile. RD+HM While he's drumming he's singing. lit. While he's beating the drum he's singing.
 


Drum

:
Giłghitl. HM+RD She's drumming.  


Drown

:
Te diyeloq. HM+RD She drowned. lit. Water happened to her.
Q'iydong te diyeloq. HM+RD Yesterday she drowned.  


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