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

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Why

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Ndadz xo'in? HM+RD lit. Because of what?
Ndadz xo'in, "On," sidene? HM+RD Why are you telling me,"Come"?  
 


Wide

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Diyuq. HM+RD lit. It is wide.
Getiy diyuq iy. HM+RD It is too wide.  
 


Widow

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Vi'ot dixidiyogginh HM+RD lit. His wife, the one who died
Vi'ot dixidiyogginh tthuxdi dhido. HM+RD The widow lives alone.  
 


Wife

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-'ot  
Vi'ot q'ongidiłqon' xineg. HM+RD His wife sews nicely.  
 


Wild, mischievious, crazy

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Viye gididhet. HM+RD He's wild. lit. Inside he is wild.
A godanh getiy viye gididhet. Godanh getiy viye gididhet ED+KH This one is really mischievious.  
Vitthe ye gits'i nixinedhit. HM+RD+JD He's crazy. lit. In his head something bad has come.
Viyen q'atithidhit. HM+RD He's starting to get wild. 
Tthidangith viye gidighedhit.HM+RD Last night he was wild.  


Willow

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Tritl HM+RD sci. Salix
Tritl xiditth'ixdi tux niso. HM+RD I went amongst thick willows.  
 


Win

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Xugalyayh. HM+RD She is winning it.  
Den-gi xu'alyayh. HM+RD He is winning money.
Q'iydong xiłts'in' xuginigiyo. HM+RD I won last evening.  
 


Wind

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Xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It is windy.  
Iłt'e xidetr'iyh. HM+RD It's always windy.  


Window

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Yotig ES+AJ lit. Sky brittle/hard Window glass
Yotig gholq'at xinitl-'anh. AJ+AJ I'm looking through the window.
Yolq'at HM+RD Window Kashim window covered with canvas or skin
Yolq'at xinitl-'anh. HM+RD I'm looking at the window.

See "Glass"

Wing

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Gits'in HM+RD Wing of something
Vits'in diggiditik. HM+RD Its wing is broken.  
 


Winter

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Xiyh HM+RD
Xiyh tux izre ngichox. HM+RD It's really cold in the wintertime.  
 


With

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Yił  
Chay q'at shaxil yił. HM+RD I want tea with sugar.  
Dinayił dingit'anh. HM+RD Go with us.  
 
Axa With, by means of  
Łek axa niso. KH+LH I came by dogteam. lit. I came with dogs.
 
Vaxa LH+KH With it, by means of it  
Vaxa xiditsed. LH+KH Broom lit. With it an area is swept


Without

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Adinh HM+KH
Da'ak adinh tthineyo. HM+RD He went out without a coat.  
 


Wolf

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Nigughun HM+RD
Nigughun long q'u'ididał. HM+RD Lots of wolves are walking around.  
 


Wolverine

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Niłtreth HM+RD
Niłtreth toniy ist'anh. HM+RD I have a wolverine ruff.  
 


Woman, girl

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Nq'ołonh HM+RD
Nq'ołonh neg ghuhoł. HM+RD A nice woman is coming.  
Nq'ołdałin q'on-gixidiłqon'. HM+RD The women are sewing.
Nq'ołonh neg itltthonh. AJ+ES I'm looking at a nice girl.  
 
Tr'an HM+RD Old woman  
Tr'an long inxuniyh. HM+RD Old women know a lot. 
 


Wood

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Tritr HM+RD
Tritr didhigging xodhiso. HM+RD I went for dry wood.  
 
Q'el tritr HM+RD Dry willow Called old woman's wood because it is easy to get
Yixgitsiy q'el tritr xodhiyo, itsa'a oxo. HM+RD Raven went for old woman's wood for grandma. 
 


Woodpecker

:
Xiłqol HM+RD
Xiłqol yitot'a xiłqoł tux, yitot'a dixatodhił. HM+RD When the woodpecker pecks early, it is going to be an early breakup.  
 


Woods

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Xiyiq ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking in the woods.  


Work

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Q'u'idineyh. ED+KH She is working.  
Gidinałdikdi q'u'idineyh. ED+KH He is working at the school.
Atthing Qay Xichux q'u'isineyh.ED+KH I work in downtown Anchorage. lit. Down there big village I work.
Ithe q'ungidineyh. KH+ED You should work.  


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