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Hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ą' hunįįheey.— You speak well.
K'a', naa'ay, tuu eh iiłeeł.— Bring gun, buckets, and water.
Gǫǫ gaay nak-'įh.— I see a worm.
Na' dichinh.— Here's the stick.
Saa nak-'įh.— I see the sun.
Dìdhàltth'ih!— Sit down!
Ndee ts'änh nįįshyah?— Where are you from?
Łą̂y èh èhchąąh.— It is really raining.
Ts'igǫǫ ndlaan hǫǫłįį?— Are there a lot of rhubarb?
Shdzehchiit abah įįłįį.— There's a pain in my chest.
Xàniign ts'ą̀' ìhhaał.— I am going to the creek.
Tsà' k'èh ǹt'eh.— These are beaver tracks.
Ann'!— Go away! Get away!
Naabia Niign danh tthiidaa?— Do you live in Northway?
Tuu shtl'à'įįkàayh.— Give me the water (in a cup).
Naach'inihkąą'.— I am sewing.
Niichōon nak‑'įh.— I see a bull moose.
Ąą', laa' hǫǫshyąą.— Yes, he is very smart.
Tthiishyoo tįhtsayh?— Are you going to make a hat?
Ąą, tsat didhihdlah.— Yes, I have firewood.
Na' ch'ithüh.— Here's the hide.
Tsin'įį, shtląą, hǫǫ' shdįįnąy.— Thanks for telling me this, my friend.
K'à nde'.— Give me the gun.
Jign naktsayh.— I pick berries.
Ndeh k'eh jah tįįdaał?— How long will you stay here?
T'oodįht'ay xaa soo' hihdeltth'ih.— With God's help they are living fine.
Shtthì' èhts'iik.— My head hurts.
Ch'aldzeek nak-'įh.— I see the moon.
Shdzehchiit dhakts'iik.— I have a chest cold.
Ntthi' ehts'iik?— Does your head hurt?
Jah Naabia Niign du' k'at'eey hunelkon'.— Here in Northway it's not warm.
Ts'įįkeey iin nts'ąą' hįįt'eh?— How are the kids?
Kee shtl'à'įįł̲èeyh.— Give me the moccasins.
Ndzehchiit abah įįłįį?— Is your chest hurting?
Tanh na'elx̲įįh?— Is the ice melting?
Ąą, tanh ookōl.— Yes, the ice is gone.
Tth'iitu' aax̲àh nàtidaak.— He/she is walking around by the river.
Dibee ndlâan nàk‑'įh.— I see lots of sheep.
Sàn' ts'èhłügn nak-'įh.— I see one star.
Łįį shyah shyiit na'ethät.— The dog is standing inside the house.
Ddhäł k'it jign neshyee.— Blueberries grow on the hill.
Nuhxon t'ah.— You guys too.
Nan du'?— And you?
Tuu k'à shdèhtla̋an.— I do not want water.
Łįį shyah nuht'agn eedah.— The dog is sitting behind the house.
Ts'āan iyniit̲h̲anh.— He/she wants burbot.
Xà'guuy Dineh k'èh hùhheeyh.— I speak Native Language a little bit.
Na' jah tuutįįł.— Here's the cup.
Ąą', dishyah eedah.— Yes, he is staying home.
Ǹdìhtth'ük.— I hear you.
Jin ch'ah shįįtsįįh.— This is my nose.
Altthał.— He/she is running.
Tląą, k'atbah shtl'a'įhteey.— Friend, give me that ptarmigan.
Thał dhihdlah.— I have pants.
Stadzinįį'ąą.— I'm surprised.
Dhihtįį.— I am sleeping.
Łįį shtl'à'įhtèeyh.— Give me the dog.
Tuu kà'įįhà'.— Get some water.
Ąą, ǹdìhtth'ük.— Yes, I understand you.
Nàh'ōgn wùnèek'üt?— Is it cold outside?
Nyaats'e' du' nts'ąą' dį'?— What is your daughter doing?
Jin ch'a shaadeh.— This is my older sister.
Kòn' dìdhį̀įdlah?— Do you have matches?
Tląą, taat'oo shtl'a'įįtįį.— Friend, give me that paddle.
Jin ch'a ts'ehxeh.— This is a woman.
Neetsǫǫ du' nts'ąą' dį'?— What's our grandma doing?
Nòoł̲uut hǫ̀ǫt'eh.— It is fall time.
Ch'atjogn nak-'įh.— I see a no-see-um.
Tsǫǫ kelahdzeey nak-'įh.— I see a spider.
Dibee nįh'įh?— Do you see any sheep?
Ąą', tsät eh ishnah.— Yes, I'm working with firewood.
Ąą, Łuut Ddhał k'it s̲h̲üh hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— Yes, there is snow on the Glacier Mountains.
Mäł shdehtląą.— I'm sleepy.
Jin ch'ah ts'àt.— This is a blanket.
Ąą', dihtsįį.— Yes, I am hungry.
Ąą', hǫǫsu'.— Yes, it's all good.
Shtthiishyoo' nday?— Where is my hat?
Tuut̲h̲ał ihniit̲h̲anh?— Do they want soup?
Bà' iyniit̲h̲anh.— He/she wants dry fish.
Shtląą s̲h̲ah ts'ą̀' ìhhaał.— I am walking to my friend's house.
Na' jah k'a' tthee'.— Here's the shells.
Udzih ndee na'ethät?— Where is the caribou standing?
Ąą', hǫǫts'uu dii!— Yes, let's do that!
Na' jah ntl'ät.— Here's the cranberries.
Nkąy' du', nts'ąą' nt'eh?— How is your husband?
ch'igaay— young animals
Kinch'oł ni'įhchah?— Do the boots fit you?
Ndee keey ts'änh nįįshyah?— Which village do you come from?
Naa dithistsįį.— I love you.
Jį̀įtth'ük!— Listen!
Saa hidįį'ąą.— It is sunny.
Ts'èhxeh nàach'iniką̀ą'.— The woman is sewing.
Dahdzäł t'aat gioh nits'ełeek.— We put fireweed under the fish rack.
nats'etdǜk— walking around
huus̲h̲ah— their house
Ch'ineshyee t'aats'ełeek.— We plant our gardens.
Łąą' t'eey nashnįį'aagn.— You fooled me.
Shnąą k'įį tthaak ehtsįį.— My mom makes a birch bark basket.
Basla nde'.— Give me butter.
Xǫ̀ǫ't'eey k'oh hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— It is still cloudy.
Shtląą shyah ts'ą' ihhaał.— I am walking to my friend's house.
S̲h̲üh kàtihhà'.— I will get some snow.
Shchil chih xachettąą.— My younger brother is gone hunting too.
Siits'oh įį'ay, tl'aakaan, tth'ee.— Thimble, needles and threads.
Hihdįįtsįį?— Are they hungry?
Hahnoo' ch'uukagn.— The ball is over there.
Jin ch'ah ts'iinīin gaay.— This is a baby.
dishyüü ugaay hoołįį— the cow moose has a baby
Ehshǜüt.— It is snowing.
Dii xah na'intl'uy?— Why are you getting dressed?
Ehts'ayh.— It is windy.
Eeł du' nday?— Where are the traps?
Shaadeh, nts'ąą' tidhįįdį'?— Older sister, what are you going to do?
Ch'ilaak'ąy' ts'inetsayh.— We pick labrador tea.
Seeyh shtl'à'įį'àayh.— Give me the knife.
K'ąy' eh łuugn ts'ine'ia.— We put all the fish on willow sticks.
Na' jah tät.— Here's the cane.
Łeet'ot Keey nts'ą' k'a hunithädn.— It's not far to Ten Mile.
Nnąą nts'ąą' mǫǫsi'?— What is your mom's name?
Jin ch'ah wuk'oh.— This is his/her neck.
Jah du' xał eetąą.— The sled is right here.
Łįįchè' nìs̲h̲eeyh.— Foxtrails are growing.
Ąą', nah'ogn hǫǫsǫǫ.— Yes, it is nice outside.
Tl'oh shyah k'it neshyeek.— Grass grows on the roof.
Na' jah naatl'ädn.— Here's the beads.
Ihsǫǫ.— I am fine.
Hǫǫchaa' t'eey ehshyüüt.— It's snowing hard.
Sh'aat du' nsǫǫ.— My wife is well.
Dąy tah xah iin naaniidek.— In the spring the geese return.
Ch'utkèet danh ts'ą̀' àahaał.— He/she is walking to the store.
Ąą', soo' diht'eh.— Yes, I'm well.
Naa dihchaa.— I am proud of you.
Dìi innąą?— What are you drinking?
Shì' èegąy ih'àał.— I am eating dry meat.
Diniign thüh eh eltsiin iynįįthänh?— Does he want something made out of moose hide?
Nyaats'e' xah dii i'ǫǫkeet?— What did you buy for your daughter?
Na', hoosuu' huu'eh diidį'.— Here, be careful with it.
Sàn' ndlâan nak-'įh.— I see lots of stars.
Tl'aakaan k'ech'inįlthuuł.— Thread the needle.
Jin ch'ah gah gaay.— This is a baby rabbit.
Dii įhtsay?— What are you making?
Shǫǫnüü xał ehtsįį.— My older brother made a sled.
Tsät xah ts'etnah.— We are working with firewood.
Jin ch'ah tàt.— This is a cane.
Jah tuutįįł dee'ąą.— The cup is right here.
Tseey ǹdèhtląą?— Do you want tea?
Tląą, tät shtl'adįįtįį.— Friend, give me that cane.
Na' tth'aak.— Here's the plate.
Angtthał.— I am running.
Dineh ǹts'àtdę'?— What is the man doing?
Kòn' k'à dìhdla̋y.— I do not have matches.
Ts'etnah.— We are working.
Ihhaał.— I am walking along.
Ąą', te de' nanagn'įįł!— Yes, I'll see you again!
Tląą, nts'ąą' dįįt'eh?— How are you, my friend?
Ilih.— It's cold.
deek'al gaay— caribou leader
Nach'inihtl'u' dagndįįł.— I am learning to sew.
Tth'ee dįhtayh?— Is sinew strong?
Nts'ąą' dhįhts'iik?— How are you sick?
Dąy tah shyįį' tl'oh ts'ehk'an.— We only burn grass in the spring.
Ąą', hǫǫsu' t'eey nach'ih'aał.— Yes, I will eat well.
Ąą, dįįtsįį.— Yes, he/she is hungry.
Dziin k'at'eey ihsǫǫ.— Today I don't feel good.
Tsin'įį! Naach'inihkąą', shaa hǫǫsǫǫ.— Thank you! I like to sew.
Nchaay xah dii i'ǫǫkeet?— What did you buy for your grandchild?
Jin ch'ah ał.— This is a spruce bough.
Tląą, nts'ąą' dįįdį'?— Friend, what are you doing?
Ts'iigǫǫ' k'aatsuudeeł.— Let's go get some rhubarb.
dishyüü— cow
Na' elsüü.— Here's the money.
Ndee łįį eetįį?— Where is the dog sleeping?
Shaadeh, nts'ąą' dįįt'eh?— Older sister, how are you?
Ishnah.— I am working.
Shya' shtthi' k'it.— I have lice on my head.
Shii du' shnąą Annie Sam mǫǫsi'.— My mom's name is Annie Sam.
Łeet'ot Keey łuugn xah dzeltth'iik.— We stay at Ten Mile for fish.
Įįdlih?— Are you cold?
Ōgn hǫǫs̲ǫǫ.— It is nice outside.
Shchil nak‑'įh.— I see my younger brother.
Ts'ät teeł k'üü ehchuut.— She grabbed the blanket beside the bed.
Ąą', hǫǫsǫǫ.— Yes, that's good.
Na' seey'.— Here's the knife.
Tthiihąą naa nijultthii de'!— Good luck!
Jah shįį ehts'aiyh.— It is only windy here.
Tl'oh teel łįį xah ts'ehtiik.— We make grass mattress for the dogs.
Łą̂y èh ògn hǫ̀ǫs̲ǫǫ.— It is really nice outside.
Tląą, tuu shtl'a'įįkaay.— Friend, give me the water.
Jin ch'ah naalīl.— This is a butterfly.
Jin ch'ah ts'āan.— This is a burbot.
Sheen hǫ̀ǫł̲įį.— It is summertime.
Jin ch'ah sdzàgn'.— This is my ear.
Shshye' du' Howard mǫǫsi'.— My son's name is Howard.
Tsin'įį, shchil gąąiy.— Thank you, my younger brother.
Ąą', hut'ay' nahutłįį.— Yes, her strength has returned.
Łuugn iyniit̲h̲anh?— Do you want fish?
Dagnx̲oh.— I am playing.
Aanh!— Come here!
Jin ch'a shta'.— This is my father.
nees̲h̲ah— our house

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