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

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Oar

:
Vaxa gałt'ugg HM+ED lit. With it something is rowed
Vaxa gałt'ugg dhitltsenh. HM+ED I made an oar.  
 


Obey

:
Dingazrne ts'i dingit'anh. HM+RD Do what you're told.  
Divazrne ts'i ditht'an ts'in'. HM+RD He never does what he's told.  


October

:
Vinginh xuq'idh HM+RD The cold month  
Vinginh izre xitilayhdi HM+RD The month it gets cold
Vinginh yitiłdigh. HM+RD The month the ice flows  
 


Off

:
Yadz HM
Chaynik viting' yadz tidhighił. HM+RD The handle came off the tea kettle.  
Dits'igh yadz tidhi'onh. HM+RD He took off his hat.  
 
Viq'idz galnon ghithq'i dalningh. HM+RD It fell off the edge of the table.  


Oh no!

:
Ąą HM+RD


Oil, grease, gasoline

:
Xa AJ
Xa tlagg RD Stove oil lit. Bum oil
Viye xididhiq'un xa HM+RD Stove oil
Getiy viq'idz xa ngichox. JD+LH There's lots of grease on top. Of soup or other food
Xa xiyentongił, enedidhi'on. AJ+ES He's going to put gas in the kicker.  


OK

:
Agidet HM+RD lit. That's it.


Old

:
Tthogiy JD+LH lit. Old, worn out thing
Ethok tthogiy athdlat. HM+RD The pot got old.

See "Elder"

On

:
Viq'idz HM+RD lit. On top of it
Yashik q'idz didhe'oyh. HM+RD Put it on top of the box.  
Viq'idz didhedo. HM+RD Sit on it.  
 


Once

:
Gełixdi HM+RD
Gełixdi yixi q'udhisiyo. HM+RD Once I walked around there.  
Gełixdi engthidong, HM+RD Once upon a time, lit. One time long ago, Starting a story
Gełixdi xiyan' yuxudz didiyoq. HM+RD It happened only once.  
 


One

:
Giłiq HM+RD
Giłiggi łek ist'anh. Giłiq łek ist'anh. HM+RD I have one dog.  
 
Giłigginh HM+RD One person.  
Siyotr'a giłigginh ist'anh. HM+RD I have one daughter. 
 


Onion

:
Viyił givadr HM+RD lit. With it something is cooked
Viyił givadr yił gitaseł. HM+RD I'll eat it with onions.  
 Quth k'o' HM+RD Onion lit. Cold preventative


Only, just, plainly

:
Iy yan' HM+RD lit. It only
Iy yan' axa dingit'anh. HM+RD Use only that one.  
Sideyan' yet dhisdo. HM+RD I'm the only one staying here.
Xiyan' HM+RD That area only  
Yit xiyan' yineyax. RD It grows only there.  
Yit xiyan' yiyneyax. HM They grow only there. 
 
Xizro HM Only  
Yit xizro yineyax. HM+RD It grows only there.  


Open

:
Yadz HM
Vidogg yadz gite'oyh. HM+RD Open it. Can or bottle
Xidoy yadz giteteyh. HM+RD Open the door.
Yashik vidogg yadz gidalnik. HM+RD The top of the box is open.

See "Off"

Opposite

:
Ngogh k'odz dhido. HM+RD He's sitting opposite you.  
Deloy ghok'odz qay xidhi'onh. HM+RD The hill opposite the village. The hill is across the river from the village.


Orange

:
See "Fruit"

Orphan

:
Tthidinihon HM+RD lit. The only one
Tthidinihon vitse yiniłyax. HM+RD His grandma is raising the orphan.  
 


Other

:
A'iy giłiq HM+RD lit. Other one
A'iy giłiq nda'. HM+RD Give me the other one.  
 


Other side

:
Yałts'in HM+RD
Yałts'in gidiniłdik. HM+RD He's writing on the other side.  
 


Otter

:
Texit'an HM+RD lit. Water person
Texit'an athdlanh. HM+RD He caught an otter.  
 


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