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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 21:
Health & Sickness
čy ʔec c̓ʔarqini.
I have a headache.
čy ʔec nc̓eʔrenči.
I have a stomach ache.
čy ʔec nc̓aʔrałqʷlti.
I have a sore throat.
čy ʔec ʔahoʔi.
I have a cough.
čn epł sƛ̓ʔaq̓.
I have a fever.
čy ʔec nsox̣ʷpaqsi.
I have a runny nose.
čy ʔec nc̓eʔreysi.
I have a tooth ache.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi spłqin.
My head hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi sc̓uʔšin.
My foot hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi scošin.
My toe hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi snč̓mičn.
My back hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi sčkʷƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn.
My eyes hurt.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi scowačst.
My finger hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi sčwax̣n.
My arm hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hi snčč̓maqstšn.
My leg hurts.
hec c̓eʔer̓mi łuʔ hin t̓n̓t̓en̓eʔ.
My ears hurt.
Dialogue
ha kʷ ʔec weyti?
Are you sick?
uneʔ, čy ʔec weyti.
Yes, I am sick.
ta, tam čy ʔec weyti.
No, I am not sick.
kʷʔec̓ščen̓iʔ
What is the matter?
čy ʔec weyti.
I am sick.