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6190 Agency Loop Road
PO Box 100
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 33: Shopping
Vocabulary
stewcn
groceries
sp̓iʔqáłq
fruit
sqeltč
meat
sq̓ʷuct
shortening/lard
scx̣ʷaq̓ʷ
flour
snmeƛ̓mn
baking powder
smenxʷ
cigarettes
sur̓šictn
matches
c̓ew̓stn
soap
nʔep̓psn̓cutn̓
toilet paper
stem̓ łuʔ qec yaʔpcínm ?
What do we need?
qec yaʔpcínm t _______________.
We need ____________.
ha qec yaʔpcínm t __________ ?
Do we need__________?
ʔune, qec yaʔpcínm t __________.
Yes, we need __________.
ta, tam qec nyaʔpcín̓i _____.
No, we don't need _____.
ha qeʔ hepł _____?
Do we have _____?
ʔuné, qeʔ hepł _____.
Yes we have _____?
ta, tam qe hepł _____.
No, we don't have _____.
t stem̓ hu kʷ qs tuḿisti ?
What are you going to buy?
ha kʷ qs tumísti t _____ ?
Are you going to buy _____ ?
ʔuné, č hi qs tumístin t _____.
Yes, I'm going to buy _____.
ta, tam č hi qs tumísti t _____.
No, I'm not going to buy _____.