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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 15: Actions 1
Vocabulary
nkʷnem
sing
xʷt̓ip
run
men̓xʷ
smoke
k̓ʷl̓sncut
cook
ʕawʕawm
read
k̓ʷul̓
work
m̓em̓scut
play (games)
nč̓rip
swim
xʷk̓ʷum
clean
čxʷaq̓ʷn̓č
play/strum (instrument)
Dialogue
han x̣menč łuʔ snkʷnem
Do you like to sing?
han x̣menč łuʔ scxʷt̓ip
Do you like to run?
han x̣menč łuʔ smen̓xʷ
Do you like to smoke?
han x̣menč łuʔ sck̓ʷl̓sncut
Do you like to cook?
han x̣menč łuʔ sʕawʕawm
Do you like to read?
han x̣menč łuʔ sck̓ʷul̓
Do you like to work?
han x̣menč łuʔ sm̓em̓scut
Do you like to play (games)?
han x̣menč łuʔ snč̓rip
Do you like to swim?
han x̣menč łuʔ sxʷk̓ʷum
Do you like to clean?
han x̣menč łuʔ čxʷaq̓ʷn̓čm
Do you like to play (instruments)?
hin x̣menč łuʔ _______.
I like to ____________.
tam hin x̣menč łuʔ _______.
I do not like to __________.