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Tuu kà'ihhà'.— I am packing water.
Dhakts'iik.— I'm sick.
Nah'ogn ehts'aiyh baiy.— Outside there is a whirlwind.
Naa hunelkon'?— Is it warm for you?
gǫǫ gaay— insects
Łįį shyah nuht'agn eetįį.— The dog is sleeping behind the house.
Shnąą shk'onįįt'ay nday nih.— My mom said, where's my scarf.
Ąą', hǫǫ' henih.— Yes, that's what they say.
Jign ts'inehtsiik dänh tsinaaxäł.— We will camp at the berry patch.
Neełiign' du' taathüh taaxeeł.— Our dog will pack the tent.
Łįį x̲èel' ndǎy?— Where is the dog pack?
Dadhihdah.— I am sitting.
Hǫǫchaa' ts'ą' ts'etnah.— We are working hard.
Eek dhihdlah.— I have a shirt.
Ntthe' du' nts'ąą' dį'?— What is your daughter doing?
nichoon k'ahtsäl aałeeł— younger bull moose
Èeł ndǎy?— Where is the trap?
ns̲h̲ah— your house
Ǹts'àtdį̀įdę'?— What are you doing?
Ts'įįs̲ǫǫ.— We are fine.
Jin ch'a dineh gaay.— This is a little boy.
Nàach'iniką̀ą'.— He/she is sewing.
Łèech'àk hǫ̀ǫł̲įį?— Is it muddy?
Jin ch'a stsay.— This is my grandpa.
Jah eeł.— The traps are right here.
Hǫǫchaa' ts'ą' atnah?— Are you all working hard?
Tuutįįł tth'aak k'it dee'ąą.— The cup is on the plate.
Tthiihąą, nuhxah nijultthii!— Good luck, everybody!
Dishyah eedah?— Is he staying home?
Dìi iynahthanh?— What do you want?
Dąy tah sǫǫ huunelkun'.— It's warmer in the spring time.
Tląą, aan, shyiign danahdeeł.— Friends, come, come inside.
Jah du' aayh.— Here are the snowshoes.
Ts'inihok dänh ts'an ch'idänh niits'etnaa.— We move our campsite.
Nah'ogn hǫǫsǫǫ.— It's nice outside.
Dii jign naa nsǫǫ?— What's your favorite berry?
K'įį ts'änh shts'ayy' eltsįį.— My canoe is made from birch bark.
T'ahudlay dhįįdlah?— Do you have a sewing kit?
Ąą', hadǫǫ ihhaał dänh soo' hǫǫt'eh.— Yes, the way I came was good.
Tthiikāan ndlâan nàk‑'įh.— I see lots of wolves.
Dziin shyah tihdaał.— I will be home today.
Jin ch'ah shnàagn'.— This is my eye.
Tiits'atnak.— We're tired.
Dineh k'èh hǫ̀ǫheeyh?— Do you speak your Native Language?
Tląą, tth'ee shtl'anįįłeey.— Friend, give me the thread.
Xǫ̀ǫ't'èey èhchąąh.— It is still raining.
Łįį kǫ'tegn eedah.— The dog is sitting at the doorway.
Ch'itįįł k'üü dinahtl'aa eedlah.— Paper is beside the box.
Jin ch'ah gyǫ̀ǫh.— This is a fireweed.
Shdia', nts'ąą' dįįt'eh?— How are you, younger sister?
Shtaay eh nihshyah.— I came with my uncle.
Tląą, łiat gąy shtl'a'įįchuut.— Friend, give me the cracker.
Tląą, ts'iiniin gaay shtl'a'įhteey.— Friend, give me the baby.
Shaa ts'aanįįt'eh.— I don't like you.
Ch'ikint'aag udzih thüh eh eltsiin.— Moccasin top made with caribou hide.
Jin ch'ah ǹtl'àt.— This is a lowbush cranberry.
Dahs̲h̲ǜüdn' hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— There's snow on the trees.
Ǹk'àhtsàl' ndǎy?— Where is your spoon?
Dii tidhįįt'üü?— What will you cut?
Łą̂y èh k'oh hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— It is really cloudy.
Kentsįą shaa nsǫǫ.— I like the moccasins.
Na' jah tth'ee.— Here's the thread.
Tuu thal aktsayh.— I'm making soup.
Dineh k'èh hǫǫheeyh?— Do you speak your Language?
Dineh ddhäł t'aagn na'ethät.— The man is standing at the bottom of the hill.
nichoon— bull moose
Tthiikāan gaay nak-'įh.— I see a wolf pup.
Dineh s̲h̲uh k'èh ǹts'ą̀ą' wùts̲ih?— What do they call it in Native language?
Ch'īl dhihdlah.— I have clothes.
Ąą, łuugn iynihthanh.— Yes, I want fish.
Tl'üü nak-'įh.— I see a leech.
Tląą, dichinh shtl'adįįtįį.— Friend, give me the stick.
Ąą', ba' shdehtląą.— Yes, I'd like some dry fish.
Shdį̀įtth'ük?— Do you hear me?
Shiin tah k'įįł shaa nsǫǫ.— In the summer, I like birch sap.
Kòn' dèkk'àayh.— I am making a fire.
Jah du' xeeł.— Here is the packsack.
Eek delt'äl choh dhihdlah.— I have a big red coat.
K'àatthe' shtl'à'įįł̲èeyh.— Give me the bullets.
Ntuutį̀įl' ndǎy?— Where is your cup?
diniign— moose
Ǹdèe ts'ą̀' àahaał?— Where is he/she walking to?
Xǫ̀'t'eey wùnèek'üt.— It is still cold.
Łiat dän shdehtląą.— I'd like some fried bread.
Ba' ndehtląą?— Would you like some dry fish?
Nàh'ōgn k'àa wùnìik'ü̋dn.— It is not cold outside.
K'echinagnthuuł.— I will thread the needle.
Ch'itth'ąy' nak-'įh.— I see a mosquito.
Shshye' du' sheh eedah.— My son is staying here with me.
Ts'ät du' nday?— Where is the blanket?
Glen shǫǫsii'.— My name is Glen.
Ch'àhtagn nak-'įh.— I see a grouse.
Naadodn nak-'įh.— I see an ant.
Tąy hǫǫsǫǫ.— The trail is good.
Naatl'ädn eh ch'ikint'aagn įhtsayh.— Use beads on the moccasin top.
Maa shk'eegn hǫǫłįį.— I'm upset about him.
Aan, danįįhaay.— Come, come in.
Tl'oh teeł ts'ehtiik.— We make grass mattress.
Ehshüüt?— Is it snowing?
Tląą, aan! Danįįhaay.— My friend, come! Come inside.
Ǹts'ą̀ą' dę'?— What is he/she doing?
Altthäł.— She is running.
Łiat akt'iah.— I am frying biscuits.
Tth'iitu' ts'ą̀' ìhhaał.— I am going to the river.
Jin ch'ah tthìis̲h̲òoh deltthoo.— This is brown hat.
Tseey atnąą.— You are drinking tea.
Tląą, tał shtl'a'įįłeey.— Friend, give me the socks.
Jin ch'ah tth'àak.— This is a plate.
Tsǫǫ, nanagn'įį shaa hǫǫsǫǫ.— Grandma, I'm glad to see you.
Shkąy' xah eek deldliat i'uhkeet.— I bought my husband a blue shirt.
Nee'ełegn iin nee'eh hihtaadäł.— My whole family is going.
Doo xah kentsįą įhtsay?— Who are you making moccasins for?
Tląą, dinahtl'aa shtl'anįįłeey.— Friend, give me the paper.
Gyǫ̀ǫh choh nis̲h̲eeyh.— Big rhubarb plants are growing.
Na' dinahtl'aa.— Here's the paper.
Ąą', ha'guuy huneek'ät.— Yes, it is a little cold.
Tląą, naach'inihkąą'.— Friend, I am sewing.
Cora uhtsįį Glen xah.— Cora is jealous over Glen.
Dineh k'èh ǹts'ą̀ą' nǫǫs̲ì'?— What is your Indian name?
Na' k'atbah.— Here's the ptarmigan.
Tląą, tth'aak shtl'adįįtįį.— Friend, give me the plate.
Naatl'ädn eh dii tįhtsayh?— What are you making with beads?
Dineh k'èh hǫ̀ǫheeyh?— Does he/she speak Native Language?
Tadn hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— It is night.
Dinahtl'aa nday?— Where is the paper?
Tädn uudih tluugn kah dzaltth'iił.— We will fish all night.
Ts'įįkeey iin mänh shyiit taahel'ok.— The kids go swimming in the lake.
Tsat didhįįdlah?— Do you have firewood?
Shaak'ay teethäł del'įh.— My aunt is still in the steam bath.
Tląą, ts'iit shtl'a'įhteey.— Friend, give me the porcupine.
Ąą, Dineh k'èh hǫ̀ǫs̲u' hǫǫheeyh.— Yes, he/she speaks Native Language well.
Jah du' shtuutį̀įl'.— Here's my cup.
Łįį shyah k'üü eedah.— The dog is sitting beside the house.
Ts'èhxeh gaay ǹts'àtdę'?— What is the girl doing?
Shyaats'e' xah tał delgay i'uhkeet.— I bought my daughter white socks.
Naabia Niign keey soo hǫǫt'eh.— Things are good in Northway Village.
Łįį kǫ'tegn na'ethät.— The dog is standing at the doorway.
Tadn ts'inaahał.— We will camp overnight.
Xay tah dziin huniik'uul.— In winter time the day is short.
Elok.— It's hot (it might burn you).
Doo eh nįįshyah?— Who did you come with?
Ts'èhxeh in tseey hetnąą.— The women are drinking tea.
Ay tl'aan nantsaa'aał.— After that, we will eat.
Stsǫǫ kentsįą net-'ia ehtsayh.— My grandma is making beaded moccasins.
Ąą, ihdlih.— Yes, I am cold.
Na', ch'įį'aał.— Here, eat.
Nän du', nts'ąą' dįįt'eh?— How about you, how are you?
Agntthäł.— I am running.
Nàach'inihką̀ą'.— I am sewing.
Jah nithoo k'at'eey tihdaal.— I won't be here for long.
Na' jah łiat gąy.— Here's the cracker.
Ch'itth'ą̄y didhihdlah.— I have dry spruce branches.
Neełaadn iin du' hįįsǫǫ?— Are your relatives well?
Tląą, ch'inįįk'on' shtl'anįįłeey.— Friend, give me the necklace.
Ąą', hǫǫsǫǫ hedį'.— Yes, they are doing fine.
Shthuuy ehts'iik.— My grandchild is sick.
Mbeh dootnįįdeey!— Pray with her!
Ąą', łiat gąy' iynihthänh, tsǫǫ.— Yes, I'd like some crackers, Gramma.
Dii daa i'ǫǫkeet?— What did you buy for yourself?
Nän t'ah hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ą' hunįįheey.— You too, you speak well.
Tląą, elsüü shtl'a'įįłeey.— Friend, give me the money.
wus̲h̲ah— his/her house
Ąą, shaa wùnèlkòn'.— Yes, it is warm for me.
Jin ch'ah wudzih t̲h̲ǜh.— This is a caribou hide.
Ąą.— Yes.
Jin doo nt'ay?— Who is this?
Łuut Ddhał k'it s̲h̲üh kől.— There's no snow on the Glacier Mountains.
Na' eek.— Here's the shirt.
Nanagn'iin shaa hǫǫsǫǫ.— I'm happy to see you again.
Ch'is̲èeł dìdhihdlah.— I have shavings.
Chįį'ay nde'.— Give me the axe.
Ditsīign nak‑'įh.— I see a moose calf.
Shiin tah łuugn natełeek.— In the summer the fish run.
Itsüh.— He/she is crying.
Nän t'ah hǫǫsǫǫ k'anųlta'.— You too, take care of yourself.
Na'ihthät.— I am standing.
Łįį nts'ąą' dį'?— What is the dog doing?
Hǫǫsǫǫ. Nshyüü du', nts'ąą' dį?— Good. How about your son, what is he doing?
Tląą, chįį'ay shtl'a'įįtįį.— Friend, give me that axe.
Łįį dis̲h̲ah k'üü eedah.— The dog is sitting beside its house.
Tsǫǫ, shaa hǫǫsǫǫ.— Grandma, I feel good.
Nà'ìt̲h̲at.— He/she is standing.
Nah'ogn delxóh?— Does he play outside?
Dą̀y' natnett'àh.— The fly is flying around.
Łįį na'ethät.— The dog is standing.
Tląą, eek shtl'anįįłeey.— Friend, give me the shirt.
Tląą, tthiishoo nde'.— Friend, give me the hat.
Nagnjit.— I'm scared.
shs̲h̲ah— my house
Ehts'ayh?— Is it windy?
K'ahdu' soo' nt'eh.— She's doing better now.
Shaak'ay shyah ts'ą' tihhaay.— I will go to my aunt's house.
Dits'än shiin tah huugaay hołeek.— Ducks have ducklings in the summer.
Làa hǫǫhà'!— Not that way!
Xah nak-'įh.— I see a goose.
Łįį dis̲h̲ah kòn'tǜgn' èedah.— The dog is sitting in front of its house.
Ch'iną̀yy' nìs̲h̲eeyh.— A mushroom is growing.
Dii xah tii'atnak?— Why are you all tired?
Hǫǫchaa' innah?— Are you working hard?
Nàtèls̲ǜüh.— He/she is going hunting.

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