snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn
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 16:
Classroom Objects
Vocabulary
łp̓mineʔ
pen
łp̓min
pencil
q̓iʔmin
paper/notebook
q̓iʔmintn
marker
xʷk̓ʷmin
eraser
snq̓eymintn
desk
snčłʔiłntn
table
snʔemutn
chair
sčłq̓iʔmintn
whiteboard/chalkboard
Dialogue
hi _________ łuʔ ________?
The __________ is __________. (color)
čen̓ łuʔ hi(n) ____________?
Where is the/my _______________?
hi ʔe łuʔ ha(n) __________.
Here is your _____________.
lšeʔ łuʔ ha(n) ___________.
There is your ______________.
ha kʷ hepł ___________?
Do you have ____________?
ʔune, čn hepł ___________.
Yes, I have _____________.
ta, tam čy ʔepł _________.
No, I don’t have _____________.
kʷent ha(n) _____________.
Get out your ______________.
elk̓ʷnt ha(n) _____________.
Put away your ______________.