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Nagoon berry, dewberry : Ngan' qotl HM+RD lit. Ground berry sci. Rubus arcticus Ngan' qotl gidingidz tux yineyax. HM+RD Nagoon berries grow among the grass.

Nail : Ghinołtr'idr HM+RD lit. What is hammered into wood Gogide ghinołtr'idr. HM+ED+KH Here are the nails.   Ghinołtr'idr axa q'u'idineyh. HM+RD He is working with nails.

Nail : Xiningiłtr'esr. HM+RD Nail it.

Naked : Genht'a, genht'at HM+RD Tr'ixineganh genht'a dhido. HM+RD The baby was sitting naked.   Genht'a q'udhedog. HM+RD Don't go around naked.

Name : Ezre' HM+RD Ndadz ngi'ezre'? HM+RD What's your name?   Go ndadz vi'ezre'? HM+RD What's the name of this?

Narrow : Ded HM+RD Ting xided q'udhisiyo. HM+RD I walked a narrow trail.   Gidingidz ded viniq'i xido' yineyax. HM+RD The narrow grass grows at the edge of the lake.

Native : See "People"

Near, nearby, close : Xu'ogh HM+ED+KH Diyix vith q'idz xu'ogh xitiłtse. HM+RD He will build his house near the bank.   Si'ogh dhedo. HM+RD Sit near me. Go si'ogh dhedo. AJ+ES Sit here close to me.   Xididhuqun'di xu'ogh dhedo. AJ Sit close to the fire.

Neat, tidy : Viyix xełedz xidhi'onh. HM Her house is tidy. lit. Her house is good. Dhetanhdi xełedz nonxine'oyh. HM+RD Tidy up your sleeping place.

Neck : -q'uth The whole neck Viq'uth HM+ED+KH Her neck   Siq'uth HM+RD My neck Siq'uth imo. RD My neck is sore. Stiff     Sidhan HM+RD Front of my neck

Necklace : Dinadhan dhidloy HM+RD lit. It lies around the front of our neck. Sidhan dhidloy nda'. HM+RD Give me my necklace.

Needle : Didliqon HM+RD Didliqon k'idz HM+ED+KH Little needle   Sigididliqon ixedhinix. HM+RD My needle is lost. Didliqon chux aghsqat. HM+RD I bought some big needles.     Vaxa q'on-gidiliqon RD Needle lit. With it we sew

Neighbor : Sogh'osts'in dhidon HM+RD lit. Someone who stays near me Sogh'osts'in dhidon ni'idiyo. HM+KH My neighbor came back.   Flo sogh'osts'in dhido. HM+RD Flo is my neighbor     Sogh'egh didltth'in HM+ED+KH Neighbors lit. Around me outside they stay. Sogh'egh didltth'in nixitididał. HM+ED+KH My neighbors are leaving.

Nephew : See "Niece"

Nervous : Didinen HM+ED+KH lit. One who is shaking Nervous person Getiy didinenh xinayh. HM He's really nervous when he talks. Didinenh qul ts'i xinehayh. HM+RD Don't be nervous when you talk. See "Shake"

Nest : Git'uq HM+RD Ggagg k'idz git'uq iłtse. HM+RD The bird is building a nest.   Git'uq k'idz itltthonh. KH+ED I see a little bird nest.

Net : Tuxveł HM+RD Tuxveł titiłchith. HM+RD He's going to set a net.   Tuxveł tasriłchith. HM+RD We'll set a net.

Never : Vanhtegh RD Vanhtegh yixi q'ughedogan. HM+RD Never go around there.

New : Q'ode RD+KH Also pronounced q'odet or q'oded. Q'oded ts'ix t'anh. HM+RD He has a new hat.

News, information : Xunik HM+RD Ndadz xunik? HM+RD What's the news?   Xunik dalningh. HM+RD The news came. Xunik yił q'u'edoyh. HM+RD He's walking around with news.

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