
snxÊ·meneÊ” nqÊ·lqÊ·eltn
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Wellpinit, WA 99040
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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
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słaq
serviceberry
skÊ·lis
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?
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stem̓ łi ʔeʔ ?
What is this?
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Å‚i sÌŒe __________
That is _____.
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ha sÌŒey __________?
Is that _____?
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ʔune, šey łuʔ __________
Yes, that is __________
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ta, tam sÌŒey Å‚uÊ” __________.
No, this is not ____.
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