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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 18:
Body Parts
Vocabulary
spłqin
head
ʔur̓in
stomach
č̓mičn̓
back
soq̓m̓ep
rear end
q̓ʷomqn
hair
sčkʷƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn
eyes
t̓eneʔ
ear
sp̓saqs
nose
splim̓cn
mouth
sčwax̣n
arm
čelš
hand
scowačst
finger
sčč̓maqstšn
leg
sc̓uʔšin
foot
scošin
toe
tqent ha(n) _____________.
Touch your _____________.
Dialogue
k̓ʷinš łuʔ ha scowačst?
How many fingers do you have?
ʔupn łuʔ hi scowačst.
I have ten fingers.
k̓ʷinš łuʔ han čkʷƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn?
How many eyes do you have?
ʔesel łuʔ hin čkʷƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn.
I have two eyes.
k̓ʷinš łuʔ ha sp̓saqs?
How many noses do you have?
nk̓ʷuʔ łuʔ hi sp̓saqs.
I have one nose.
čeʔłes łuʔ čkʷƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustis!
S/he has three eyes!
cil łuʔ sčwax̣is!
S/he has five arms!
ʔupn heł nk̓ʷuʔ łuʔ scowačst!
S/he has eleven fingers!
musł sčč̓maqstšn!
S/he has four legs!
t̓aq̓nł t̓en̓e
S/he has six ears!