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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 31:
Pow Wow
Vocabulary
snyaʕpqintn
Powwow (grounds)
swénš
war dance
sč̓ewíl̓eʔ swénš
snake dance
sxʷlmncút swénš
chicken dance
hec n̓ín̓ʔey swénš
owl dance
šlšlčm̓n̓cút
round (circle) dance
pumíntn
drum
sp̓mintn
drum stick
c̓lqíntn
headdress (war bonnet)
snc̓láw̓sqn
roach
ha nem kʷ xʷuy č̓ snyaʕpqintn ?
Will you be going to the powwow?
ʔune, nem čn xʷuy č̓ snyaʕpqintn.
Yes, I will be going to the powwow.
ta, tam čn xʷuy č̓ snyaʕpqintn.
No, I didn’t go to the pow wow.
ha nem kʷ wenš?
Will you be dancing?
ʔune, nem čn wenš.
Yes, I will be dancing.
ta, tam čyec wenši.
I am not going to dance.
ci sq̓ʷimncut hapł sʔaw?
What kind of dance is this?
ec awstm ____________ łiʔe swenš.
This dance is a ____________.
ha kʷepł ___________________ ?
Do you have a ______________.
ʔune, čn epł ______________.
Yes, I have a ______________.
ta, tam čn epł ______________.
I don’t have a ______________.