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abdomen, belly, stomach area

’ats3
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about (asking him/her), one asks

b7na’7zhd7lkid , b7nab7zhd7lkid
T’1adoo le’4 doo ho[ b44h0zing00 ’47 b7na’7zhd7lkid [eh.  (One asks questions when one does not know the answer.)
’Ashkii h1ajigo l1 Na’nizhoozh7 b7nab7zhd7[kid.  (She/he asked the boy, which way to Gallup.)
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about him/her/it, around him/her/it, toward him/her/it, because of him/her/it

baa
Bi[ haj77j47’ baa hane’.  (The story about siblings.)
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about it! (do not forget)

baa y00n44h
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about it (I forgot), I forgot it

beis4nah
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about it (you ask him/her)

b7nab7d7[kid
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above (up), up in the air, up, up high, up in the sky
The Navajo suffix –go is used to say or speak h0dah or w0dah correctly in a sentence.

h0dah , w0dah , h0dahgo , w0dahgo
Ts7dii h0dahgo tsin y22h dah sid1.  (The bird is sitting up in the tree.)
Shich’ah h0dahgo sh1 dah s7’aah.  (Set my hat up for me (on a shelf).)
Chid7 naat’a’7 w0dahgo naat’a’.  (The airplane is flying about up above.)
’Ats1 w0dahgo dah siz98go yii[ts3.  (I saw an eagle flying along up in the sky.)
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according to it

bik’ehgo
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according to the Navajo, in Navajo

din4k’ehj7
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account of it (on)

bik’ee
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ache, pain, it hurts

diniih
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ache (ear)

’ajaayi’ hodiniih
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ache (eye), eye pain

’an11’ diniih
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ache (stomach), stomach pain

’ats3 hodiniih
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ache (tooth), tooth pain

’awoo’ diniih
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acquainted with him (I am), I know him, I know how to (do it)

b44hasin , b44honisin
Bilag1ana shiye’ y1 ’0[ta’7g77 doo b44honisin da.  (I'm not acquainted with the white man that is my son's teacher.)
Niye’ John woly4h7g77 b44hasin.  (I know your son John.)
Na’ashk==’ b44hasin.  (I know how to swim.)
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added to it, (and).   and added to it,

d00 ba’aan
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Adverbializing and subordinating suffix attached to the end of a Navajo word.

-go
hai  (winter)   →   haigo  (during the winter)  or  (in the wintertime)
sh9  (summer)   →   sh98go  (during the summer)  or  (in the summertime)
j9  (day)   →   j98go  (during the day)  or  (in the daytime)
’Atiing00 yish1a[go shii[ts3.  (He saw me while walking along the road.)
’Ani’88hii shii[ts32go sits’33’ dah diilwod.  (When the thief saw me he took off on the run.)  or  (Having seen me the thief ran off.)
T[’44d33’ ’ashhoshgo shichid7 shee neest’99’.  (Last night as (while) I slept my car was stolen.)  or  (While sleeping last night my car was stolen.)
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affection (to express), a term of endearment

h1shinee’
Shim1 h1shinee’ shi[ n7i [eh.  (My mother usually uses term of endearment too.)
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affects him (a sickness), to catch a sickness, to come down with a sickness, to ail him

bididoolnah
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affected by a sickness (he is getting), he is catching a sickness, he is coming down with a sickness, the sickness is ailing him

bidiln44h
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afford it (I can not)

bi’oh neesh’3
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after him, for him

b7k1
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after the hour

bee bil1’ooskid
Tsosts’id ’oolki[ naadiin bee bil1’ooskidgo shighand00 shi[ dah n7’diilwo’.  (I leave my house 20 minutes after seven o'clock.)
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after the other (one)

’a[k44’
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afternoon (mid-)

’a[n7’n7’3 d00 bik’ij8’
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again (he ran)

’an1lwod
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again (I helped her)

b7k1 ’an1shwod
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again (I ran)

’an1shwod
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age (his/her years of)

bin11hai
Shim1 ’47 tsosts’idiin bin11hai.  (My mother is seventy years of age.)
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ago (a long time), in olden times

’a[k’id33’
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ago (then [in past] long), during that time, at that time

’77d33’
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again (you (singular) say it)

’1n11d7’n7 , bee ’1n11d7’n7
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ahead, up front

’al32j8’
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ahead of him, in front of him

bil32ji’
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ail him (to), a sickness affects him, to catch a sickness, to come down with a sickness

bididoolnah
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ailing him (a sickness is), he is getting affected by a sickness, he is catching a sickness, he is coming down with a sickness

bidiln44h
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air (up in the), up, up above, up high, up in the sky
The Navajo suffix –go is used to say or speak h0dah or w0dah correctly in a sentence.

h0dah , w0dah , h0dahgo , w0dahgo
Ts7dii h0dahgo tsin y22h dah sid1.  (The bird is sitting up in the tree.)
Shich’ah h0dahgo sh1 dah s7’aah.  (Set my hat up for me (on a shelf).)
Chid7 naat’a’7 w0dahgo naat’a’.  (The airplane is flying about up above.)
’Ats1 w0dahgo dah siz98go yii[ts3.  (I saw an eagle flying along up in the sky.)
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airplane

chid7 naat’a’7
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airplane baggage security screener, x-ray apparatus, x-ray screener, x-ray machine

bee ’agh1da’dildlaad7
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Albuquerque

Be’eld77ldahsinil
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alka-seltzer

’azee’ yib4zh7
Shibid neezgaigo ’azee’ yib4zh7 yishdl33’.  (I took/drank alka-seltzer for my stomach ache.)
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all of it

’a[tso
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all the time

’1[ahj8’
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allowable, it is legal

bee haz’3
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along, alongside, among, around, movement toward.   An enclitic particle suffix attached to the end of a noun that causes the word to move toward, along, alongside, among, or around, a specific place.

-g00
’)lta’g00 d4y1.  (I am going to school.)  or  (I am on my way to school.)
Na’n7zhoozh7g00 diit’ash.  (Let us go to Gallup.)
T1b22hg00 yig11l.  (He is walking along the shore.)
’Atiing00 yish11[.  (I am walking along the road.)
Dzi[g00 naash1.  (I am walking around in the mountains.)
Naad33’ bitahg00 naash1.  (I am walking around in (among) the corn.)
Dzi[ bik11’g00 shi[ na’at’a’.  (I am riding around above the mountain (in a plane).)
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alongside, along, among, around, movement toward.   An enclitic particle suffix attached to the end of a noun that causes the word to move toward, along, alongside, among, or around, a specific place.

-g00
’)lta’g00 d4y1.  (I am going to school.)  or  (I am on my way to school.)
Na’n7zhoozh7g00 diit’ash.  (Let us go to Gallup.)
T1b22hg00 yig11l.  (He is walking along the shore.)
’Atiing00 yish11[.  (I am walking along the road.)
Dzi[g00 naash1.  (I am walking around in the mountains.)
Naad33’ bitahg00 naash1.  (I am walking around in (among) the corn.)
Dzi[ bik11’g00 shi[ na’at’a’.  (I am riding around above the mountain (in a plane).)
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alongside, beside, on

b22h
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alongside it

b22hg00
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alongside it, besides it, proportionate to it, near him, enough

b7ighah
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alphabets (Navajo)

Din4 saad bee’1l’7n7
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alright, okay, very well

h1gosh99
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also, too

’a[d0’ , d0’
Sh7d0’!  (Me too!)
Shideezh7d0’!  (My little sister too!)
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am (I)

’1n7sht’4
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a.m. or p.m. (4:00)

d98di ’azl99’
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American Indians, Native Americans, Natives.   Literal Translation:   dark-skinned or brown skinned people.

Din4 Bik1g7 Daasht[izh7g77
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Americans (Native), American Indians, Natives.   Literal Translation:   dark-skinned or brown skinned people.

Din4 Bik1g7 Daasht[izh7g77
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among, along, alongside, around, movement toward.   An enclitic particle suffix attached to the end of a noun that causes the word to move toward, along, alongside, among, or around, a specific place.

-g00
’)lta’g00 d4y1.  (I am going to school.)  or  (I am on my way to school.)
Na’n7zhoozh7g00 diit’ash.  (Let us go to Gallup.)
T1b22hg00 yig11l.  (He is walking along the shore.)
’Atiing00 yish11[.  (I am walking along the road.)
Dzi[g00 naash1.  (I am walking around in the mountains.)
Naad33’ bitahg00 naash1.  (I am walking around in (among) the corn.)
Dzi[ bik11’g00 shi[ na’at’a’.  (I am riding around above the mountain (in a plane).)
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among others

’atah
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among others (he/she), he/she among them, he/she among people, he/she among members of the body

bitah
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among members of the body (he/she), he/she among people, he/she among others, he/she among them

bitah
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among people (he/she), he/she among others, he/she among them, he/she among members of the body

bitah
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among the Navajos

din4tah
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among them (he/she), he/she among others, he/she among people, he/she among members of the body

bitah
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and

d00
Dikos d00 ts’77hniid00h.  (Cough and sickness.)
’Am1 d00 ’azh4’4 naaltsoos nidayii[niih.  (Mother and father buy books.)
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and added to it,

d00 ba’aan
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and so, so then

’1ko
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and then

’11d00
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and then what?, and what then?

’11d00sh2
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and what then?, and then what?

’11d00sh2
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anglo, white man

bilag1ana
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animal

dine’
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another (to take care of one)

’ahaa’1dahojily3
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 bi[ ’ahaa’1dahojily3.  (Sibilngs take care of one another.)
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antelope

j1d7
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anything (I am not doing)

doo baa naash1h7 da
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appendicitis, appendix

’ach’77’ bits’1ni’n7s3 , ’ach’77’ bits’1ni’7s3
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appendix, appendicitis

’ach’77’ bits’1ni’n7s3 , ’ach’77’ bits’1ni’7s3
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apple

bilas1ana
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apple juice

bilas1ana bitoo’
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appreciate it (I), I am thankful about it

baa ’ah44h nisin
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approach or obtain (it is difficult to)

bich’8’ h0y44’
T’1adoo le’4 y1’1t’4h7g77 bich’8’ h0y44’.  (Good things are difficult to obtain.)
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apricot

didz4tsoh y1zh7 , dzidz4tsoh y1zh7
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apricot juice

didz4tsoh y1zh7 bitoo’ , dzidz4tsoh y1zh7 bitoo’
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area (he maintains an)

’1h0sin
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area (it is small), space (it is small)

’1hoo[ts’77s7 , ’1hoo[ts’7s7
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area or place (black [dark])

hodi[hi[
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area or surface (blue)

hodoot[’izh
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(area) the way it is, (space) the way it is

’1hoot’4ii
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arm

’agaan
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arm (his/her)

bigaan
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around, along, alongside, among, movement toward.   An enclitic particle suffix attached to the end of a noun that causes the word to move toward, along, alongside, among, or around, a specific place.

-g00
’)lta’g00 d4y1.  (I am going to school.)  or  (I am on my way to school.)
Na’n7zhoozh7g00 diit’ash.  (Let us go to Gallup.)
T1b22hg00 yig11l.  (He is walking along the shore.)
’Atiing00 yish11[.  (I am walking along the road.)
Dzi[g00 naash1.  (I am walking around in the mountains.)
Naad33’ bitahg00 naash1.  (I am walking around in (among) the corn.)
Dzi[ bik11’g00 shi[ na’at’a’.  (I am riding around above the mountain (in a plane).)
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around him/her/it, about him/her/it, toward him/her/it, because of him/her/it

baa
Bi[ haj77j47’ baa hane’.  (The story about siblings.)
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around him/her, surrounding him/her

binaa
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arrive (he will), he will go

doog11[
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arrive (I'll), I'll go

deesh11[
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arroyo, wash

ch1shk’eh
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arthritis

’agizii , ’agiziitsoh
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as (such), like, including; (depending on the context)

da
Ham1 da hazh4’4 da bi’44’ b1 b1jiigis.  (One can wash their mother's or father's clothes.)
Naab4eh0 dine’4 t’1adoo le’4 t’00 ’ahay07go dein7zin, j0 ’47 chid7tsoh da, bee na’anish7 da, ’44’ da d00 ’azee’.  (The Navajo people need many things, such as trucks, tools, clothing and medicine.)
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asian, oriental.   Literally:  he/she is narrow eyes.   "Narrow eyes" referring to asians (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, etc.)   Placing the English asian race word in front of this Navajo phrase specifies the asian nationality.

bin11’ ’altsoozi nil9
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asian, oriental, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Dine’4 , N11ts’0z7
Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Dine’4   Literally:  their eyes they are narrow + people = the narrow-eyed people.
N11ts’0z7   Literally:  narrow-eyed.
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ask him/her about it (you)

b7nab7d7[kid
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asking him/her about, one asks

b7na’7zhd7lkid , b7nab7zhd7lkid
T’1adoo le’4 doo ho[ b44h0zing00 ’47 b7na’7zhd7lkid [eh.  (One asks questions when one does not know the answer.)
’Ashkii h1ajigo l1 Na’nizhoozh7 b7nab7zhd7[kid.  (She/he asked the boy, which way to Gallup.)
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asks (one), asking him/her about

b7na’7zhd7lkid , b7nab7zhd7lkid
T’1adoo le’4 doo ho[ b44h0zing00 ’47 b7na’7zhd7lkid [eh.  (One asks questions when one does not know the answer.)
’Ashkii h1ajigo l1 Na’nizhoozh7 b7nab7zhd7[kid.  (She/he asked the boy, which way to Gallup.)
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aspirin, headache medicine, tylenol

’atsiits’iin diniih ’azee’
’atsiits’iin diniih ’azee’  (head + pain, ache, it hurts + medicine = headache medicine)
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assistance (one will give), one will help

b7k1’azhdoolwo[
Hak’47 b7k1’azhdoolwo[.  (One will help or assist ones relatives.)
Hadine’4 bik’1’azhdoolwo[.  (One should help/assist ones people.)
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at, in, on (a place).   A positional suffix attached at the end of a Navajo word.

-di
Toohdi din4 [a’ bik’i n1hodiis1.  (I performed a ceremony for a man up on the river.)
}d7shch77tahdi shighan.  (I live among the pines.)
T[’44d33’ shim1 s1n7 bighandi shiisk3.  (I spent last night at my grandmother's.)
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at that time, time in the past

-d33’
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at there

’1kwe’4
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ate (he)

’77y33’
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aunt (maternal), male's maternal niece

’am1 y1zh7
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aware

’1konissin , ’1kon7zin
’![ch7n7 na’nitin yaa ’1konissin.  (The children are aware of the teachings.)
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away from him

bits’33’
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away (it has dwindled)

’1sd88d
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away (it is dwindling)

’1d88h
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away (it will dwindle)

’1dood88[
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