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

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Rash

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Viqugathdatl. HM+ED lit. Something came out on his skin.
Gog viqugathdatl. HM+ED The baby has a rash.  
 Xigidinditth'en' HM+KH Rash, pimple  
Silo' gidinditth'en'. HM+KH I have a rash on my hand. 
 


Raspberry

:
Dandiggiy KH sci. Rubus idaeus
Dandiggiy xotr'athdatl. HM+KH We went for raspberries.  
 


Raven

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Yixgitsiy HM+KH lit. Everyone's grandfather
Yixgitsiy gihonh. HM+KH Raven is eating something.  
 


Raw

:
Lit'aq HM+KH It's raw.  
Nelang lit'aq. HM+KH The meat is raw.  


Read

:
Gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading.  
Yits'i gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading to her.
Gilegiq tixixohał. HM+KH They're reading a book.  
 


Ready

:
Tr'ołdi' HM+KH
Tr'ołdi niginela. HM+KH Get things ready right now.  
Tr'ołdi dhedo. HM+KH Be ready to go.  
 


Really, true

:
Ło' ts'in' HM+KH
Ło' ts'in' didene. HM+KH Tell the truth.

See "Truth"

Red

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Dithiq'isr HM+KH It is red.  
Dithiq'isr ndałcheth. HM+KH He's wearing something red.  


Remember

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Xin'alniyh HM+ED He remembers.  
Margaret in'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers Margaret.
Yit dong xin'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers long ago.  
 


Respect

:
Axa niłtoyh HM+KH He respects something.  
Ditsiy axa niłtoyh. HM+KH He respects his grandpa.
Vaxa ningiłtoyh. HM+KH Respect him.  
Dina axa nitlto gits'in'. HM+KH He/she doesn't respect us.  


Rest

:
Ni'alyiyh. HM+KH He is resting.  
Ngiyiq ni'alyiyh. HM+KH She's resting back there.
Nt'uxda' nasrolyiyh. HM+KH We'll rest after a while.  
 


Rest

:
Viluxdong' HM+KH
Viluxdong' ngihonh. HM+KH Eat the rest of it.

See "Some"

Rhubarb

:
Xułtthil HM+RD sci. Polygonum alaskanum
Ane' ntr'athdatl xułtthil oqo. HM+RD We went upriver for rhubarb.  
 


Ribs

:
Gichuq HM+RD Its rib  
Dineg chuq ngoxo tatlvatr. HM+RD I'll cook moose ribs for you.  


Rice

:
Ggex KH+ED lit. Maggots, worms
Ngoxo ggex tatlvatr. HM+RD I'll cook rice for you.  
 


Rich man

:
Doyonh HM+RD From Siberian Russian "toyon", 'chief, rich man'
Doyonh neyo. HM+RD Rich man came. Called out when wolverine or wolf is killed and brought into the village.

See "Leader"

Ring

:
Xan-gidalning' HM+KH Something is ringing.  
Viyiggi tr'ixinay xandalning'. HM+KH The phone is ringing. lit. What we talk in is ringing.
Xan-gidiłning'. HM+KH Ring it.  
 
Xan-gidinałtl'esr. HM+KH They are ringing. lit. Several things are ringing.


Ring

:
Lo trith HM+ED lit. Hand ring
Lo trith sitl'oghe'onh. HM+RD He gave me a ring.  
 


Ring around the sun

:
Idogh nogindlighit. HM+RD lit. It put a circle around itself.
Idogh nogindlighit yith not. HM+RD When there's a ring around the sun it's going to snow.  
 


Ripe

:
Gidindizren'. HM+RD It is ripe.  
Gag iy dindizren', he'? Gag dindizreng, he'? RD+HM Are the berries ripe?  
 
Dindiq'asr, he'? HM+KH Are they ripe yet? lit. Are they reddening?


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