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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 17: Clothes
Vocabulary
sql̓tmxʷal̓qs
shirt
smʔem x̣cnum̓tn
blouse
snʔacłq̓ey̓t
dress
snʔołups
pants
q̓eʔšin
shoe
q̓aq̓eʔšin
shoes
nq̓ʷuƛ̓šn
sock
snq̓ʷƛ̓q̓ʷuƛ̓šn
socks
č̓łyišyištaqšn
underwear
č̓łyištpal̓qs
women’s underclothes
lkepu
coat
qʷacqn
hat
sp̓sip̓iʔšn
moccasins
Dialogue
stem łuʔ hac scx̣cmncut?
What are you wearing?
ha kʷ ʔec (x̣cnumt) ________?
Are you wearing ________?
ha kʷ ʔec x̣cnumt xʷuk̓ʷ č̓łyišyištaqšn?
Are you wearing clean underwear?
ʔune, čy ʔec __________.
Yes, I am wearing ____________.
ta, čy ʔec ___________.
No, I am not wearing ___________.
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