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

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Berry masher

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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.  


Beside

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


Best

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


Between, middle

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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.  


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!  


Binoculars

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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.  
 


Birch

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


Bird

:
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".
 


Birthday

:
Xethdlanhdi dran JD+JD lit. The time he was born day
Xethdlanhdi nonxididhit. JD It's your birthday. lit. The time you were born has come again.
Xidhitlanhdi nonxididhit. JD+JD It's my birthday.  
 


Bishop

:
Tiginlayin chux JD+JD lit. The big one who puts people in water
Tiginlayin chux Łegg Jitno' neyo. JD+JD The bishop came to Shageluk.

See "Priest"

Bite

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Yitldisr KH+ED He bit it.  
Łek yitldisr. KH+ED The dog bit him.  


Black

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Dithitl'its KH+ED
Ago dithitl'its axa dingit'anh. KH+ED Use the black ones.  
 
Dithizringh KH+ED Black  
Vina dithizringh. KH+EDHis face is black. 
 


Blackfish

:
Xizrigh KH+ED
Xizrigh tol getiy ngizrenh. KH+ED Blackfish soup is really nice.  
 


Blade

:
Viq'idanganh HM+ED lit. Sharp metal

See "Sharp"

Blame

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Sits'i xitathdlo. HM+ED He is blaming me.  


Blanket

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Ts'id KH+ED
Sits'id ixedhinix. KH+ED My blanket is lost.  
 


Blind

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Noxidiniho. KH+ED It lacks eyes.

See "Bat"

Blister

:
Te xaniłtonh KH+ED lit. With water inside
Silo' te vaniłtonh. KH+ED I have a blister on my finger/hand.  
 


Blood, bleed

:
Dił KH+ED
Sanhch'i dił dit'anh. KH+ED My nose is bleeding.  
Vilo' ghon' dił dit'anh. JD+JD Her hand is bleeding.  
 


Blue

:
Łit xiq'iy KH+ED lit. Smoke-like
Yo yan' łit xiq'iy. HM+ED The sky is blue.  
 


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