snxÊ·meneÊ” nqÊ·lqÊ·eltn
6190 Agency Loop Road
PO Box 100
Wellpinit, WA 99040
509-258-4222
Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 14:
Physical Descriptions 2
Vocabulary
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cÌŒpmpums
brown eyes
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cÌŒqÊ·nqÊ·ins
green eyes
cÌŒqÊ·iqÊ·ays
blue eyes
čq̓ʷayqn
black hair
čp̓omqn
brown hair
čp̓ax̣ʷqn
blond hair
cÌŒxÊ·xÊ·ixÊ·ectqn
short hair
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cÌŒwissÌŒnqn
long hair
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q̓ʷuł
dark (skinned)
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x̣al
fair (skinned)
Dialogue 1
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ha hi kÊ· ________?
Do you have __________? (eyes)
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ha kÊ· ________?
Do you have __________? (hair/skin)
Dialogue 2
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ʔune, čn __________?
Yes, I have ___________.
ta, tam cÌŒn __________?
No, I don’t have ___________.
Dialogue 3
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ha hi ________?
Does s/he have __________?
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ʔune, hi ________?
Yes, s/he has _________.
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ta, tam (hi) _________.
No, s/he doesn’t have __________.