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


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Hail Yith ndlduq. JD+RD lit. Snow ball
Yith ndlduq iłyoth. JD+RD It's hailing.





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Hair of head Tthex JD+RD
Vitthegh getiy ngingath. JD+RD Her hair is long.





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See "Part"


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Hammer JD+RD
Ngi'egh gidiłning'. JD+RD He's outside hammering.





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Hammer Vaxa gidalning JD+RD lit. With it something is pounded
Vaxa gidalning axa q'u'idineyh. JD+RD He's working with a hammer.





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Hand -lo'
Vilo' JD+RD His hand
Dilo' axa q'u'idineyh. JD+RD She is working with her hands.
Niłq'odz dilo' axa q'u'idineyh.JD+RD She is working with both her hands.
Tl'ogh ts'in JD Left hand Left side

Niłne ts'inHM+ED Right hand Right side


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Handle Giting' JD+RD
Viting' ngith xelanh. JD+RD It has a long handle.





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Hang
Doghdelo. JD+RD It's hanging. Clothlike object, including fish, meat, coat, etc.
Dinadeloy xoghdelo. JD+RD Clothes are hanging.

Doghdingiłcheth. JD+RD Hang it up.
Lighan doghdhiłcheth. JD+RDSilver salmon is hanging up.


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Happen
Didiyoq. HM+ED It happened.  
Ndadz didiyoq? HM+ED What happened to him?
Imk'i didiyoq.HM+ED He almost died.

See "Die"


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Happy Xoneł JD+RD
Viya xoneł. JD+RD He is happy.
Siya xoneł. RD I'm happy.

Sidigits'eyh. JD+RD I'm happy.
Sidingałts'eyh. RDBe happy.


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Hard To the touch
Xiditth'inh. JD+RD It's hard.  
Ngan' ditth'inh. JD+RD The ground is hard.

See "Freeze"


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Hard Difficult
Vixetroth. RD It's hard to do.
Getiy vixetroth. RD It's too hard.
Ididhix tux vixetroth.HM+KH Scraping skins is hard work.
Nodich'it iy. HM+ED It's hard to do.



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Harness
Łeg dondelayh. JD+RD Harness up the dogs.





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Harness Łedinaloy. RD lit. Dogs, their clothes
Łedinaloy nditlggingh. JD+RD I'm drying dog harness.





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Hat Ts'ix JD+RD
Sits'igh ixudhitlnix. JD+RD I lost my hat.
Vits'igh getiy ngichox. JD+RD His hat is too big.




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Haul
Ndilighik. JD+RD He is hauling.
Tritr ndilighik. JD+RD He's hauling wood.
Soxo te yi'odz ni'ilighux.JD+RD He hauled water for me.
Soxo tritr dindilighit. RD He is hauling wood for me.



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Have
Łek it'anh. RD He has a dog.
Łek ingit'anh, he? RD+JD Do you have a dog?

Gan ine' iy idiniso. JD+RD I don't have anything.



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Head
Vitthe' RD Her/his head.
Sitthe' xinezraghtlningh. JD I bumped my head.
Sitthe' xinedaghtlningh.RD I bumped my head.



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Headband Tthe nesrin HM
Tthe nesrin neg axa dit'anh. JD+RD She is wearing a nice headband.





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Heal
Ntithinek JD+RD It's starting to heal.
Silo' ntithinek. RD My hand is healing.





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