Editing Slavey language (section)

===Conjunctions===

There are both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in Slavey.

====Coordinating====

=====''gots'éh'' "and, and then"=====
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|tse tádiihtthį gots'ę goyíi naehddhí
|wood 1SG.cut and area.in 1SG.warmed
|'I cut some wood and then I warmed myself up inside.'}}

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|dene ʔéhdá jíye kanįwę gots'ę ʔéhdá daʔuʔa
|people some berry 3SG.picks and some 3.OPT.fish
|'Some people will pick berries and some will fish.'}}

=====''kúlú, kólí, kúú, kóó, ékóó, góa'' "but"=====
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|ʔekǫ́ náohtlah nehthę góa nehji 
|there 1SG.opt.go 1SG.want but 1SG.be.afraid
|'I want to go there but I'm afraid.'}}

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|sine ts'ǫ́dane gogháiidá kúlú dedine gołį ʔajá 
|1SG child 1SG.saw.3PL but 3SG instead 3.became
|"I was supposed to watch the children, but he did it instead."}}

====Subordinating conjunctions====

=====''ʔenįdé, nįdé, ndé, néh'' "if, when, whenever"=====
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|ʔįts'é gehk'é nįdé segha máhsi
|moose 3PL.shoot if 1SG.for thanks
|'If they shoot a moose, I'll be grateful.'}}

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|Dora bekwí ohts'í nįwę nįdé yehts'í
|Dora 3.head 1SG.OPT.comb 3SG.wants if 3SG.combs.{{gcl|4|fourth person}}
|'Whenever Dora wants to comb my hair, she combs it.'}}

=====''-were'' "before"=====
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|shuruhté were selejée daderéʔǫ ʔagúlá
|{1SG.OPT.go to sleep} before woodbox 3.is.full 1SG.made.area
|'Before I went to bed, I filled to woodbox.'}}

=====''-ts'ę'' "since, from"=====
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|segǫ́łį gots'ę jǫ deneilé
|1SG.was.born area.from here 1SG.lived
|'I lived here since I was born.'}}

=====-''hé'' "because, so"=====
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|se wehse yihé godihk'ǫ yíle
|wood 3.is.wet because 1SG.make.fire NEG
|'Because the wood is wet, I can't make fire.'}}

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