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


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Face

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Face -na'
Vina' AJ+ES His face
Ngina' ggusr yan'. AJ+ES Your face is dirty. lit. Your face, dirt only
Ngina' q'an-giłdax.AJ+ES Wash your face.


Fall

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Fall
Ndolningh. AJ+ES It fell down.
Xidltth'it. AJ+ES He fell down.



Fall

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Fall Xiyts'in' ES lit. Winter-like
Xiyts'in' nonxididhit. HM+ED Fall has come.




Family

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Family Yuxudz nts'ida'on AJ+ES lit. All his relations
Yuxudz nts'ida'on yixiyit xididltth'e. AJ+ES All her relations are together there.




Famine

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Famine Detsan' dondineyh. HM+ED lit. Hunger comes around.
Detsan' didiyoq dong. AJ+ES Famine happened long ago.




Fancy

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Fancy Nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES lit. Fancy sewing
Vitl'on nixinithuqon' hiy AJ+ES Fancy work on the bottom edge
Vigigiqałchin do' nixinithuqon'. AJ His boot tops are fancy.
Giqałchin do' nixinithuqon' hiy.ES The boot tops are fancy.


Far

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Far Nedhodi, nedhod AJ+ES lit. Far away place
Deloy nedhodi dhidlo. AJ+ES The mountains are far away.


Ngiłngath. AJ+ES Far away, long ways
Gi'anitla'di ngiłngath ixidhi'onh. Gi'anitla'idi ngiłngathdi xidhi'onh. HM+EDMy trapline is far away.

Fast

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Fast



Uxidiniy gihonh. AJ+ES He's eating fast.

Vididlzim'.AJ+ES He/she went by fast.

Fat

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Fat Lighanh HM+KH lit. Fat person
Nanhdal lighan athdlanh. HM+KH He got some fat ducks.
Chel dogh lighan. HM+KH That boy is so fat.



Fat

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Fat Q'ux AJ+ES
Dineg q'ux yił niginastth'aq. HM+ED I make ice cream with moose fat.




Father

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Father Vito' HM+ED
Sito' viqay eniq xighela'. HM+ED My father's village used to be way up the Innoko.
Sito' Didlang Tochagg nadhiyonh. HM+ED My father grew up at Spruce Slough. (Also known as Swiftwater.)

Da'a HM+ED+KH Dad! Addressing him


Feast

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Feast
Vav ditot'eł. AJ+ES There will be a feast. lit. She will do food.
Venhdida' vav ditot'eł trałtth'et. ES There will be a feast tomorrow in the kashim.



Feather

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Feather Gitth'ithgi HM+ED
Gitth'ithgi keddh HM+ED Down lit. Soft feathers
Gitth'ithgi keddh da'ak dhitltsenh. HM+ED I made a down parka.



February

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February
Vinginh srosr tr'iłghidl. AJ The month we beat the drum.
Viye srosr tr'iłghidl iy. AJ+ES The one in which we beat the drum.



Feed

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Feed
Łek iguxłonh. AJ+ES Feed the dogs.
Sileg igitlonh. AJ+ES I'm feeding my dogs.



Feel

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Feel
Yinandolniyh. AJ+ES He feels it.
Vinondelniyh. AJ+ES You feel it.



Fence

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Fence Xiq'idz didhi'on. AJ+ES lit. On top it stays.
Tthogiqay xiq'idz didhi'on iłtse. AJ He's making a grave fence.
Tthogiqay xiq'idz didhi'on hiy iłtse. ES He's making grave fences.



Fern

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Fern Xitl'aghł'oy HM+ED
Adong xitl'aghł'oy daghitl-'an'. HM+ED A few days ago I was picking ferns.
Vasdliq yet xitl'aghł'oy itlt'ath. HM+ED I cook ferns in butter.



Few

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Few Ngistl'i hiy AJ+ES lit. Small one
Ngo getiy ngistl'i iy. ES It's not much. When giving something to someone.
Ngistl'i hiy naghsan'. AJ+ES I picked only a few.

See "Small"

Fiddle

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Fiddle Didalney vigidiggizr. AJ+ES lit. Says sound - it is rubbed.





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