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Steep : Xididlingh. AJ+ES It is steep.   Ting getiy xididlingh. AJ+ES The trail is very steep. Deloy viq'idz xididlingh. ES+AJ It's steep on the mountain.

Still : Tidlidhit. ED+JD He is being still.   Tidlidhit ts'i dhido. ED+JD She's sitting still. Q'iydong taghgidhit. JD+ED Yesterday I was still. Yesterday I never did anything.   Telet! ED+JD Keep still!   Tidhuxlidaq. JD+ED You guys be still. Settle down.

Stir : Niginditex. LH+KH He is stirring something.   Łegg tol yił niginditex. ED+JD She's stirring fish soup. Gitr'athdloy yił niginditex. LH+KH She's beating eggs.   Viyił niginditex iy. ED+JD Stir it.   Gidegh viyił niginditex. KH+LH Beat it.

Stomach : -vit LH+KH Sivit ye gidilighusr distsan' dixo'in. LH+KH My stomach is growling because I'm hungry.

Stone : See "Rock"

Stop : Xatadhnek. HM+ED He is starting to stop.   Go idaghił xatadhnek. HM+ED Right now she's starting to stop. Xidiłneyh iy. HM+ED Stop it!   N-gi'ene didhi'on xidiłneyh! Nigi'enedz didhi'on xidiłneyh! HM+ED Stop your motor!

Store : Gidiqad HM+ED Soxo gidiqad ning-ho. HM+ED Go to the store for me.   Viyix gidiqad xi'ogh xidhi'onh. ES+AJ His house is close to the store.

Storm : Gatałtthet HM+ED lit. Really strong wind. Gatałtthet xingo neyo. HM+ED He came during the storm.

Story : Xidhoyh HM+ED Dinats'i xiłdhoyh. HM+ED She's telling us a story. See "Tell"

Stove, steamboat : Viye xididhiq'un HM+ED lit. In it there is fire. Ngi'in viye xididhiq'un yet xintthan-gidela. HM+ED Put wood in the stove over there. In another house

Stranger : Tr'i'iłtth'edin HM+ED lit. People we don't know Tr'i'iłtth'edin nedatl. HM+ED Strangers have come.

Strips : Nałtrod LH+KH Ggath nałtrod getiy ngizrenh. LH+KH King salmon strips are sure good.   Nałtrod oyh axa ethtl'inh. LH+KH He laced snowshoes with babiche.

Strong : Ngitl'itth. HM+ED He's strong.   Dina getiy ngitl'itth. HM+ED The man is really strong. Martin Buser vileg getiy yidetl'itth. ED Martin Buser's dogs are really strong.

Stump : Gichin HM+ED The stem of anything strong. Could be a stem of tobacco. Gichin q'ididhisdo ts'i xiq'adist'a. HM+ED I like to sit on a stump.

Stupid : Gits'itadhit. HM+ED lit. He thinks badly. Yigginh gits'itadhit. HM+ED That one is stupid.

Suck : Giłtth'eth. HM+KH She is sucking it.   Gog dilochith iłtth'eth. HM+KH The baby is sucking its thumb.

Suddenly : Xunh xiyił HM+ED Xunh xiyił ggagg k'idz net'uq. HM+ED Suddenly a bird flew up.

Sugar : Shaxil HM+ED From Russian "sakhar" Shaxil ngichux axa dist'anh. HM+ED I use lots of sugar.

Summer : Sanh HM+ED Sanh nonxatidilningh. HM+ED It's becoming summer.

Sun : No'oy ED+HM Vinixiłyiggi tux no'oy dithiq'isr. HM+ED Early in the morning the sun is red.     Xigide'on'. HM+ED Sun is shining.   Deg xigide'on'. HM+ED There's sunshine around here.

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