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


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Wait

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Wait
Yidavo dingit'a. JD+ED He's waiting for him.
Sidavo dengit'a. JD+ED Wait for me.
Ngidavo ditast'ał.JD+ED I'll wait for you.
Nt'ux xiyozr. ED+JD Wait a moment. lit. In a little while


Wake, awake

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Wake, awake
Tr'antithidhit. JD+ED He is waking up.
Chel tr'antithidhit. JD+ED The boy is waking up.
Vinxiłts'eg tr'inedhitJD+ED He woke up very early.
Tr'ixineganh tr'andidhit. KH+LH The baby woke up.
Tr'ansidhit. KH+LHI'm awake. I woke up.
Tth'e tr'anisidhed ts'in'.KH+LH I'm not fully awake yet.

Waken

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Waken
Tr'anyititldhit. JD+ED He is waking him up.
Go idał tr'anyititldhit. JD+ED Right now he's waking him up.
Tr'aniłdhet.JD+ED Wake him up.
Tr'antatldhił. JD+ED I'm going to wake him up.


Walk

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Walk
Ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking. Also means "going", not necessarily by foot.
Xiyiq ghuhoł. JD+ED She is walking in the woods.
Deloy Chet xit'si xodił.JD+ED They are going to Holy Cross.
Gidiqad xits'i tehoł, he'? Gidiqad ts'i xitehoł, he'? JD+ED Are you going to the store?


Wall

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Wall Nginegh JD+ED lit. Back, behind
Ngiyeg nginegh xoghdelo. JD+ED Your pictures are hanging on the wall.




Want

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Want Q'at JD+ED
Noya' tthing' q'at. JD+ED I want beaver meat.
Toł q'at, he'? JD+ED Do you want tea?
Vav q'at.JD+ED I'm hungry. lit. I want food.


War

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War Noy JD+ED
Noy ts'i xitathdatl. JD+ED They went to war.
Yidong noy dixaghił'an' deg. JD+ED Long ago they had war around here.



Warm

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Warm
Xedhił. JD+ED It is warm.
Got xedhił. JD+ED It is warm in here.
Dhisdhił.JD+ED I'm warm.
Ngi'egh nixitithidheł. JD It is starting to get warm outside.


Wash

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Wash
Tonyilax. JD+ED She is washing them.
Dilo' ton'ilax. JD+ED She is washing her hands.
Ngilo' tongilax.JD+ED Wash your hands. Commanding one person
Yuxlo' ton'uxlax. JD+ED Wash your hands. Commanding more than one person


Wash basin

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Wash basin Viye dinalo' tontr'ilagh JD+ED lit. In it we wash our hands
Viye dinalo' tontr'ilagh nda'. JD+ED Give me the wash basin.




Wash tub

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Wash tub Viye ton-galyagh HM+KH lit. In it we wash
Sigiviye ton-galyagh sitl'ongiteyh. HM+KH Give me my washtub back.




Watch, wristwatch

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Watch, wristwatch Dinalochin viye xigighidl. JD+ED lit. Our wrist, inside it ticks
Dinalochin viye xigighidl ixidhitlnix. JD I lost my watch.




Water

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Water Te JD+ED
Te naq'uddh q'at. JD I want cold water.




Water hole

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Water hole Tiginiq'at JD+ED
Tiginiq'at xits'i te diqondhisiqonh. JD+ED I carried water up from the water hole.




Waterfall

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Waterfall Te nighelinghdi JD+ED lit. Water pouring down place
Te nighelinghdi xingosin tr'inadhoł. JD+ED We camped across from a waterfall.




Waves

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Waves Totth JD+ED
Yeqin xigitotth getiy ngichox. JD+ED Yukon waves are really big.




Weak

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Weak Tiyh qul. JD+ED lit. Strength none
Ngogh tiyh qul, he'? JD+ED Are you feeling weak?


Vogh tiyh idiniso. JD+ED I'm too weak to do it. lit. I have no strength for it.


Wear

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Wear



Xiye dhi'ath. Ye dhi'atth. HM+KH She is wearing it. This verb is for clothes that the wearer puts on by inserting feet.
Giqałchin neg ye dhi'ath. Giqałchin neg ye dhi'atth. HM+KHShe's wearing nice boots.
Dak ngizren ndałcheth.AJ She's wearing a nice blouse. This verb is for clothes that the wearer puts on by pulling down over the head.
Viye tr'idivizr ngizren ndałcheth. HM+RD She is wearing a nice sweater.

Wear out

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Wear out 'oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD lit. ... is wearing out.
Sitth'ol oxo dithiggisr. HM+RD My pants are wearing out.  
Sitth'ol oxo didiggisr. HM+RD My pants wore out.  
 


Weasel

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See "Ermine"

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