snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn
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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 27: Animals 2
t̓en̓w̓ey̓eʔ
bat
xʷixʷey̓uł
bird
nc̓iʔcn
wolf
spilyeʔ
coyote
mlqnups
eagle
c̓aslaqs
mosquito
t̓t̓ac̓eʔ
grasshopper
sx̣ʷl̓otqs
rabbit
ʔistč̓
squirrel
sw̓ew̓ł
fish
Dialogue
stem̓ łuʔ hac iłisc łuʔ _________?
What does a _________ eat?
_________łuʔ hac iłisc łuʔ _________.
A _________ eats _________.
hac iłisc łuʔ _________ łuʔ _________?
Does a _________ eat a _________?
ta, tac iłisc łu _________ łu __________.
No, a _________ does not eat a _________.
hac iłistxʷ łuʔ _________?
Do you eat _________?
uneʔ hac iłistn łuʔ _________.
Yes, I eat _________.
ta, tac iłstn łu _________.
No, I do not eat ________
stem̓ łuʔ hac iłntxʷ.
What did you eat?
_________ łuʔ iłn.
I ate _________.