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Eagle : Dits'in chux JD+KH lit. Its wings are big. Dits'in chux q'u'iliq'ayh. JD+KH The eagle is soaring around.

Ear : -dzagh   Vidzagh JD+KH Her outer ear   Vidzagh izre. JD+KH His ears are cold. Sidzagh izre.KH My ears are cold.     Sidze imo. JD+KH My inner ear hurts.

Early : Vinixiłts'eg dong HM+RD Really early morning Maybe about 5:00 am. Vinixiłts'eg dong izre xelanh. HM+RD It was cold early this morning. See "Breakfast"

Earn : Den-gi didltsenh. HM+ED lit. She made money for herself. Q'u'ithinek ts'in' den-gi didltsenh. HM+ED She worked and made money.

Earrings : Sidzagh xogh deloy. HM+ED lit. That which hangs on my ears. Vidzagh xogh deloy ngizrenh. HM+ED Her earrings are pretty.

Earth, ground, land : Ngan' HM+KH Ngan' q'idz tr'ididltth'e. JD+KH We're living on the earth.   Ngo sigingan iy.HM+KH This is my land.

Earthquake : Ngan' dit'anh. ED+JD lit. Earth is happening. Ngan' ditot'eł. HM+ED There's going to be an earthquake.   Ngan' daght'an'. HM+ED There was an earthquake. Ngan' dititht'an'.HM+ED An earthquake is starting.

East : Do'odz JK+ED Do'odz xantidhitr'iyh. JD An east wind is starting to blow.   Do'odz xanxitithitr'iyh. ED An east wind is starting to blow.

Easter : Xilegg q'inodle chux JD+KH lit. Springtime big prayer Xilegg q'inodle chux xits'anxididhił. JD+KH Easter is coming.   Xilegg q'inodle chux xinonxididhit. JD+KH Easter has come.

Easy : Xitr'ixeneg ts'in'. JD+KH lit. Go nice and easy, carefully. Xitr'ixeneg ts'i dingił'anh. JD+KH Go easy with it.   Xitr'ixeneg ts'i disił'anh. JD+KH Go easy with me. Xitr'ixeneg ts'i diyaghł'an'.JD+KH She took it easy with him.

Eat : Guhonh. JD+KH She is eating.   Gehonh! JD+KH Eat! Guxłnonh.JD+KH You guys eat!   Ganghon', he'? JD+KH Did you eat?   Q'idong gaghson'. JD+KH I ate already.  One, gasriłnoł.HM+ED Come, let's eat.

Echo : Vidoyeg JD+KH lit. Mouth spirit/shadow Vidoyeg idistth'onh. JD+KH I hear an echo.   Vidoyeg gitiłt'eyh. AJ His echo carries.

Eclipse : Yotigito'oł. JD+KH There will be an eclipse.   Yotigighe'on'. JD+KH There was an eclipse. Dołt'ol yotighe'on'.JD+KH There was a lunar eclipse.   No'oy yotighe'on'. JD+KH There was a solar eclipse.

Eddy : Eq'it JD+KH Eq'it ti'isr tax dhitltonh. JD+KH He's dipnetting in the eddy.   Eq'it noghlełdi. JD+KH The place where the current is going around.

Edge : Q'avon KH+AJ Xiq'avon JD+KH Edge of the water   Te q'avon JD+KH Edge of the water "Shore" or "beach" Te q'avon ghuhoł.JD+KH She is walking on the shore.   Te q'avon q'uxididał. HM They are walking on the shore.

Eel : Łeggided AJ+ES lit. Skinny fish Łeggided ghilix. AJ+ES Eels are coming.   Łeggided nelax. AJ+ES Eels swam here. Łeggided xa oqo xiyiłvatr.AJ+ES They boil eels for oil.

Egg : Gitr'athdloy AJ+ES Denhch'e gitr'athdloy t'ux yedhidlo. AJ+ES There were four eggs in the nest.

Eight : Dongan togg AJ+ES lit. Across 3 The fingers of 1 hand with 3 more across them. Dongan togg łek ist'anh. AJ+ES I have 8 dogs.

Eighteen : Niłq'osnal dongan togg viq'idz iy ES+AJ lit. 2 sides across 3 on top of it 2 hands plus the fingers of 1 hand with 3 more across them.

Elbow : -ts'its   Vits'its AJ+ES His elbow   Vits'its imo. AJ+ES Her elbow is sore.

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