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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 38: Plants
Vocabulary
słaq
serviceberry
skʷlis
kinnick kinnick berry
sx̣ʷusm
foam berry
łx̣ʷłox̣ʷ
choke cherry
st̓šałq
huckleberry
sp̓eƛ̓m
bitterroot
p̓uxʷp̓uxʷ
white camas
ʔitx̣ʷeʔ
brown camas (cooked)
sx̣ʷeʔlitx̣ʷeʔ
brown camas (raw)
sq̓ʷastqin
Tule/Cattail
sp̓eƛ̓mʔełp
Bitterroot plant
słłqełp
serviceberry bush
skʷlsełp
kinnick kinnick bush
sx̣ʷusmełp
foamberry bush
łx̣ʷłx̣ʷalqʷ
chokecherry tree
st̓šłqełp
huckleberry bush
n sewłkʷ
in the water
n hec mq̓ʷmoq̓ʷ
in the mountains
n čłčewm
in the plains
n hec č̓suleʔxʷ
in the forest
l̓ čen hu ec kʷʔer̓mi
Where does _____ grow?
stem̓ łi ʔeʔ ?
What is this?
łi še __________
That is _____.
ha šey __________?
Is that _____?
ʔune, šey łuʔ __________
Yes, that is __________
ta, tam šey łuʔ __________.
No, this is not ____.