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

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Dangerous

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Vixinjit. HM+RD It's dangerous.  
Vinq'it xixinijit. HM+RD The lake is dangerous.
Vixinijit iy.HM+RD It's dangerous.  
Vixinjit iy. Inagh iy. HM+RD It's dangerous. Don't touch it. This might be said in the kashim at a mask dance to warn children not to touch the masks.


Dance, mask

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Giyema dit'anh. HM+RD lit. The mask dance is happening.
Venhdida' giyema ditot'eł. HM+RD The mask dance will happen tomorrow.  
 
Giq'i dit'anh. HM+RD He's dancing a mask dance.  
Giq'i dixit'anh. HM+RDThey're dancing a mask dance. 
Giq'i dixoghit'an'.HM+RD They danced a mask dance.  


Dance

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Yigixałdzis. Yigixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing.  
Gixałdzis. Gixałdzits. HM+RD They are dancing an Indian dance, or jig.  
 
Ingoq HM+RD White man dance. Dance with a partner?
Ingoq dił'anh. HM+RDShe's dancing. 
Q'iydong ingoq daghł'an'.HM+RD Yesterday he danced.  
Xiłts'in'da' ingoq dontili'eł. HM+RD She will dance again tonight.  


Cutting board

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Viq'idz niłtogidit'odh HM+KH lit. Something is cut on it


Cut

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Git'oth. HM+RD+JD She is cutting something.  
Singonh łegg it'oth. HM+RD+JD My mother is cutting fish.
Vanhdong łegg ghist'oth.HM+RD+JD This morning I cut fish.  
Nighandltth'in niłtongit'oth. HM+RD+JD Cut the bread.  
Silo' dhist'ith. HM+RD+JD I cut my finger. 
 


Current

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Xelingh HM+JD lit. Swift water
Ado' deloy ghon' getiy xelingh. HM+RD+JD Down by the mountain it's really swift.  
 
Xelingh no' LH+KH Against the current  
Xelingh no' xixetroth. LH+KH It's hard to go against the current. 
 


Currant

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Nondiniy HM+RD+JD Red currant  sci. Ribes triste
Nondiniy longh. HM+RD+JDLots of red currants. 
 
Gag vedaHM+RD+JD Black currant lit. Berry's cousin sci. Ribes hudsonianum
Gag veda xitr'athdatl. HM+RD+JD We went for black currants.  


Cupboard

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Tth'ok viye dhidloy. KH+LH lit. Dishes are put in it
Tth'ok viye dhidloy q'oded ntr'iłchet. KH+LH We're getting a new cupboard.  
 


Cup

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Vitazringitl HM+RD+JD lit. In it you drink liquid
Vitazringitl yet chay ghiszrisr. HM+RD+JD I drank tea in a cup.  
 


Cry

:
Etrix. RD+JD She is crying.  
Tr'ixineganh getiy ghetrax. HM+RD+JD The baby cried an awful lot.  


Crust on the snow

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Tthighileqogg HM+RD+JD
Tthighileqogg nixithitinh. HM+RD+JD It froze a crust on the snow.  
 


Crowberry

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Niłanht'asr HM+RD+JD lit. Black berry sci. Empetrum nigrum
Niłanht'asr yił niginastth'aq. HM+RD+JD I made it vanhgiq with crowberries.  
 


Creek

:
Srixno' HM+RD+JD
Srixno' didelingh. HM+RD+JD The creek is swift.  
 


Crawl

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Ghidiggisr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling.  
Q'u'idiggasr. HM+RD+JD She's crawling around.
Gog ngin q'u'idiggasr.HM+RD+JD The baby is crawling around on the ground.  
 


Cranky

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Vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD She's cranky. lit. She's no good.
Yigginh getiy vixiyo tr'ot'ix. HM+RD+JD That person is really cranky.  


Crane

:
Niłtiy HM+RD+JD
Niłtiy giłq'ats. JD+HM The cranes are dancing.  
Niłtiy nigenthiyił. HM+RD+JD Cranes started to fly away.  
 


Cranberry

:
Tr'onhay HM+JD High bush cranberry  sci. Viburnum edule
DinathdloyHM+JD+RD High bush cranberry  sci. Viburnum edule
Dinathdloy dichin tetth'og do' vaxa dixili'anh. HM+JD They make the edge of the basket with cranberry sticks.  
Nenhtl'it HM+RD+JD Low bush cranberry  sci. Vaccinium vitis
Nenhtl'it qodhiso. HM+RD+JD I went for low bush cranberries. 
Niłtiy gag HM+RD+JD Bog cranberry lit. Crane berry sci. Oxycoccus
Niłtiy gag sringitl q'idz yineyax. HM+RD+JD Bog cranberries grow on moss.


Cradle

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Ts'imitl KH+AJ Traditionally made from a blanket and two suspended ropes.
Sigitr'ixineganh viłandlidak ts'imitl yet. KH My baby went to sleep in the swing.
Gog ts'imitl yengiłtayh. HM+ED Lay the baby in the swing.

See "Swing"

Crackers

:
Didligging HM+RD+JD
Didligging isonh. HM+RD+JD I am eating crackers.  
Didligging niy HM+RD+JD Cookies lit. Sweet crackers
Didligging keddhHM+RD+JD Jersey Creams lit. Soft crackers
Didligging k'idz RD+JD Soda crackers lit. Little crackers


Cover

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Gogidet vitiq'oy ndine'on. JD This is the cover.  
Vitiq'oy ndine'oyh. RD+JD Cover it. Box, can, pot.
 
Vitiq'oy idiniłcheth RD+JD A cover made of fabric.  


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