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

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Bird

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Ggagg k'idz KH+ED lit. Little animal
Niłtiy ggagg k'idz ni'alyayh. KH+ED Crane brings back the little birds. From the story "Niłtiy".
 


Birch

:
Q'eyh KH+ED sci. Betula papyrifera
Q'eyh ch'il axa ntr'ixidiłq'oyh. KH+ED We build a fire with birch bark.  
 


Binoculars

:
Niłdhodi viye tr'ixinił'an KH+ED lit. Far away in it we see
Dineg tr'iłtthonh viye tr'ixinił'an yet. KH+ED We saw a moose with the binoculars.  
 


Big

:
Chux JD+JD
Łek chux JD+JD A big dog  
Ngichox. JD+JD It's big.
Qay xichuxJD+JD Big village, city  
Gan chux iy! HM+KH What a big one!  


Between, middle

:
Vitotuq, dotuq KH+ED
Noghiniy didlang chux dotuq nineyo. ED Rabbit went between the trees.  
Noghiniy didlang chux totuq nineyo. KH Rabbit went between the trees.
XivitotuqHM Middle  
Xividotuq JD Middle  
Xivitotuq dhisdo. KHI'm sitting in the middle. 
Vidotuq dhisdo.ED I'm sitting in the middle.  


Best

:
Yan' ngizrenh JD+JD lit. Only good
Gon yan' ngizrenh. JD+JD This one is the best.  
 


Beside

:
Viq'idh KH+ED lit. By her
Niłq'idh tr'ididltth'e. KH + ED We're sitting beside each other.  
 


Berry masher

:
Vaxa ginałtig ED With it something is smashed.  
Sigivaxa ginałtig ixidhitlnix. EDI lost my berry masher. 
Vaxa n-ginałtig KH With it something is smashed.  
Sigivaxa n-ginałtig ixidhitlnix. KH I lost my berry masher.  


Berries

:
Gag KH+ED
Gag tr'intha'. KH+ED Let's pick berries.  
Gag noghli'anh. JD+RD There are going to be berries. They say this when it hails in the spring.
 
Ganhdlit JD+KH Cooked berries Berries, sugar, and flour or corn starch pudding


Bend

:
Tiłghat iy. KH+ED He's bending it.  
Ti'isr titlghit. HM+KH He's bending the dipnet.
Xutl entthi tidlighidKH The bent sled front  
 


Belt

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Thith KH+ED
Sidhith getiy dits'iq. KH+ED My belt is too tight.  
 


Bell robin, varied thrush

:
Dałtl'ezr KH+AJ
Vinixiłyigg dałtl'ezr di'ne. KH+AJ Early in the morning the bell robin sings.  
 


Bell

:
Xandalning KH+AJ
Xandalning iy idistth'onh. KH I heard the bell.  
Xandalning distth'onh. AJ I heard the bell.  
 


Believe

:
Ło' xiningidhinh. KH+AJ You think it is true.
Ło' viningidhinh, he'? JD+KH Do you believe it?
Ło' vinisdhinh.JD+KH I believe it.
Ło' vinisdhin ts'in'. JD+KH I don't believe it.

See "Truth"

Belief

:
Dinayetr JD+JD lit. Our breath Belief system or way of thinking

See "Breath"

Behind

:
Vitl'oy KH+AJ lit. Behind him
Vitl'oy łek q'u'edoyh. KH+AJ A dog was walking around behind him.  
 


Beg

:
Gidili'anh JD+JD She's begging for something.  
Den-gi idili'anh. JD+JD He's begging for money.  


Beetle

:
Toxtsa' KH+AJ Water beetle
Toxtsa' q'u'idivayh. Toxtsa' q'u'ndidivayh. KH+AJ Water beetles are swimming all around.  
 


Bee

:
Ginodzets KH+AJ Bumble bee
Ginodzets dina'it'ith. KH+AJ Bumble bee stings us. lit. Bumble bee cuts us.
 


Bed

:
Viq'idz ditr'athtan KH+AJ lit. That which we lie upon
Xiday sigiviq'idz ditr'athtan? KH+AJ Where is my bed?  
 


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