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

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Ugly

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Tr'ot'ix ED+JD
Vinatr'ot'ix. ED+JD He's ugly. lit. His face is ugly.

See "Bad"

Swing

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Ałts'imitl. HM+ED She is swinging.  
Mary gog k'idz iłts'imitl. Mary gog iłts'imitl. ED+HM Mary is swinging the little baby.  


Swim

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Ghivał. HM+ED It is swimming.  
Noya' nginedz ghivał. HM+ED The beaver is swimming downstream.
Xin engan noghivał. HM+ED He's swimming across the river.  
Q'u'ithivanh. HM+ED He was swimming around.  


Sweets

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Dlit'ay niy KH+LH lit. Sweet bread
Donna getiy dlit'ay niy q'adingit'a. KH+LH Donna really loves sweets.  
 


Sweet

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Liniyh HM+ED lit. Delicious
Sigichay getiy liniyh. HM+ED My tea is delicious.

See "Candy"

Sweep

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Xitset. HM+ED He is sweeping.  
Gits'in axa xitset. HM+ED He's sweeping with a bird wing.
Yix yixudz xighetset. HM+ED She swept the whole house.  
 


Sweater, jacket

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Viye tr'idivizr AJ+ES lit. In it we wrap up
Viye tr'idivizr neg ndałcheth. AJ+ES She's wearing a nice sweater.  
Viye tr'idivizr dhidhidhiłiy nondiłcheth. ES Put on your warm sweater.
Xiday sigiviye tr'idivizr. HM+KH Where is my jacket?  
 


Swan

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Tavo HM+ED
Tavo tth'ithgi axa doyigha yi'idighoyh. HM+ED Dance fans are made with swan feathers.  
 


Swamp

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Totriłqogg HM+ED
Totriłqogg q'udhisiyo. HM+ED I walked around in the swamp.  
 
Xułiłtux JD+JD Swamp lit. Sink among
Dichiyedimh xułiłtux yineyax. JD+JD Water hemlock grows in swamps. 
 


Swallow

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Viting' ggudz HM+ED lit. Short beak
Viting' ggudz ginaggad ye'eheyh. HM+ED Swallows eat mosquitoes.  
 


Swallow

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Gitalnix. HM+ED He is swallowing it.  
Gag te' talnix. ED+HM She is swallowing juice.
Nelang tidlniq. HM+ED She swallowed some meat.  
 


Survive

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Gidaghisdhit. AJ I survived.  
Yuxudz xoghod gidaghisdhit. AJ Only for that reason I survived.
Gidaghedhit. AJ He survived.  
Getiy imo ghela'. Dred gidaghedhit. AJ He was very sick. He barely survived.  


Surprise

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Tr'inasidhit. HM+ED I was surprised.  
Xivogh tr'inasidhit. HM+ED I was surprised at them.  


Sunrise

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Xigighe'on'. HM+ED lit. The sun rose.
Q'idong xigighe'on' xiyił tr'inisdhit. HM+ED The sun was already up when I woke up.  
 


Sun dog

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No'oy gisr ye didilnek. HM+ED lit. The sun has its mittens on. These are bright spots on either side of the sun. If there's one on the right it means it's going to be cold. The one on the left means it's going to be bad weather. Both mittens together mean it's going to be very cold, like -60.


Sun

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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. 
 


Summer

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


Sugar

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


Suddenly

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


Suck

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


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