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

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Diyiłchith. HM+KH He is tying it.  
Xi'itlchith. ED+KH I am tying it.
Ngileg xangiłcheth iy. Ngileg xangiłcheth. KH+ED Tie up your dog.  
Atthing valgats xi'iłchith, he'? ED+KH Is he down there tying up the boat?  



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Diniyhdi nixinithdołdi ED+KH lit. Where they camped four nights (from Sunday)



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Niłtin KH+ED
Niłtin dilughusr. HM+KH It's thundering.  
 



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-lochitth  
Dilochitth ditldhiyh. KH+ED He hit his own thumb.  
 



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Yatitlningh. HM+KH He is throwing it. Compact object
Daxiłdheyh. HM+KH Throw it. Compact object.
Yałdzodl sits'i iy ditiłdheyh. Yałdzodl sits'i dixełdheyh.HM+KH Throw me the ball.  
Tl'eł sits'i ditiłdał. HM+KH Throw me the rope. String-like or loose objects
Tritr sits'i tiłghuł. HM+KH Throw me the stick. Sticklike object
Ts'id sits'i te'ox. HM+KH Throw me the blanket. Fabric



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-dhagg  
Sidhagg KH+ED My throat  
Sidhagg xighath. KH+ED My throat is itchy.  
 



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Togg KH+ED



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Qon' KH+ED
Qon' tl'idz ixidisnek. KH+ED I used all the black thread.  
 



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Go dadz ED
Go dadz dingił'anh. KH+ED Do it this way.  
 



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Gon KH+ED
Gon iy. KH+ED This one.  
Gan gon? ED+KH What's this?
Gon, he'? ED+KH Is it this one?  
 



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Te q'at. KH+ED lit. I want water.



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Inedhinh. KH+ED She thinks.
"Ado' ntasoł," inedhinh. ED+KH I'll go down there, he is thinking.
Inaghedhin'. ED He was thinking.
Xiyo dił'anh. ED+KH She is thinking/worrying.
Gan at yogh xiyo dił'an? KH+ED What is he thinking/worrying about?
Gan at vogh xiyo dingił'an? ED+KH What is it that you are thinking /worrying about?
Idogh xiyo dingili'anh. KH+ED Are you thinking about yourself? This is said to caution someone who is about to do or say something harmful.

See "Mind"


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Tr'idadilisgi. HM+KH lit. It is thin. Size
Tinh tr'idadilisgi. HM+KH The ice is thin.  
Tinh tr'adilisgi. KH+ED The ice is thin.  
 
Dltinh. HM+KH It is thin. Consistency
Ganhdlit dltinh. HM+KH The cooked berries are thin/runny. 
 



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Diditonh. KH+ED lit. It is thick. Size
Tinh diditonh. ED+KH The ice is thick.  
 
Ditth'inh. HM+KH It is thick. Consistency
Ganhdlit getiy ditth'inh. HM+KH The cooked berries are too thick. 
 



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Go deg iy KH+ED lit. These things
Go deg iy yił inetox. KH+ED Try some of these.  
 



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Yit KH+ED lit. That place
Yit ne'oyh. KH Put it there.  
 



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Yitots'in' KH+ED Used frequently in story telling
Yitots'in' ntithiyo. KH+ED Then he left.  
Yitots'in' vił xandldaq. HM+KH And then he went to sleep.  
 



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Xiviye KH+ED
Xiviye an'iy. KH+ED That is theirs.  
Xivileg idhitlanh. ED+KH I caught their dog.  
 



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Ang'in KH+ED
Ang'in ts'i tehoyh. KH+ED Go over that way.  
 



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A'iy ED+KH That one right here  
Ay'oy ED That one way over there  
Ay'oy nda'. KH+ED Give me that one.  
Ang'oy KH+ED That one lit. That one over there
Yiggin ED+KH That one. Person




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