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Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy
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Rabbit

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Noghniy HM+RD Rabbit Shageluk word
Noghniy daghitl-'an'. HM+RD I got some rabbits. 
 
Ggux HM+RD Rabbit Anvik word
Ggux oqo q'udhisiyo. RD+HM I walked around hunting for rabbits.  
Dimzeg RD Summer rabbit 
Dimzeg naghitl-'an'. RD I saw some summer rabbits. 


Race

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Ntidliggok. HM+RD He started to run.  
Chel ntidliggok. HM+RD The boy is racing.  


Race

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Nixitidilggokdi HM+RD lit. Race place
Ngi'in nixitiliggokdi nidhiso. HM+RD I went to the race. lit. I went over where they are racing.
 


Rain

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Iłchonh. RD It's raining.  
Ngi'egh getiy iłchonh. HM+RD It's really raining outside.
Ghiłchon'. RD+HM It rained.  
 


Rain

:
Chonh HM+RD


Rainbow

:
Yo dhidlik. HM+RD lit. Sky is striped.
Iłchonh xitl'ogh tux yo dhidlik. HM+RD After it rains there is a rainbow.  
 


Raise, rear

:
Niyax. HM+RD He's growing.
Xełedz yixiviningiłyax. HM+RD Raise your children well.

See "Grow"

Rapids

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Rapids Tthandelinghdi HM+KH
Tthandelinghdi xidhisqanh. HM+KH I paddled up the rapids.




Rash

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Viqugathdatl. HM+ED lit. Something came out on his skin.
Gog viqugathdatl. HM+ED The baby has a rash.  
 Xigidinditth'en' HM+KH Rash, pimple  
Silo' gidinditth'en'. HM+KH I have a rash on my hand. 
 


Raspberry

:
Dandiggiy KH sci. Rubus idaeus
Dandiggiy xotr'athdatl. HM+KH We went for raspberries.  
 


Raven

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Yixgitsiy HM+KH lit. Everyone's grandfather
Yixgitsiy gihonh. HM+KH Raven is eating something.  
 


Raw

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Lit'aq HM+KH It's raw.  
Nelang lit'aq. HM+KH The meat is raw.  


Read

:
Gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading.  
Yits'i gitixohał. HM+KH He's reading to her.
Gilegiq tixixohał. HM+KH They're reading a book.  
 


Ready

:
Tr'ołdi' HM+KH
Tr'ołdi niginela. HM+KH Get things ready right now.  
Tr'ołdi dhedo. HM+KH Be ready to go.  
 


Really, true

:
Ło' ts'in' HM+KH
Ło' ts'in' didene. HM+KH Tell the truth.

See "Truth"

Red

:
Dithiq'isr HM+KH It is red.  
Dithiq'isr ndałcheth. HM+KH He's wearing something red.  


Remember

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Xin'alniyh HM+ED He remembers.  
Margaret in'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers Margaret.
Yit dong xin'alniyh. HM+KH He remembers long ago.  
 


Respect

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Axa niłtoyh HM+KH He respects something.  
Ditsiy axa niłtoyh. HM+KH He respects his grandpa.
Vaxa ningiłtoyh. HM+KH Respect him.  
Dina axa nitlto gits'in'. HM+KH He/she doesn't respect us.  


Rest

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Ni'alyiyh. HM+KH He is resting.  
Ngiyiq ni'alyiyh. HM+KH She's resting back there.
Nt'uxda' nasrolyiyh. HM+KH We'll rest after a while.  
 


Rest

:
Viluxdong' HM+KH
Viluxdong' ngihonh. HM+KH Eat the rest of it.

See "Some"

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