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snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn
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 4: Physical Description
Vocabulary
sk̓ʷu̓k̓ʷiml̓t
young
p̓x̣ʷp̓x̣ʷut
old
q̓ʷuct
fat
čt̓as
skinny
kʷtnalqʷ
tall
k̓ʷk̓ʷim̓áleqʷ
short
č̓sus
ugly
x̣x̣éseʔt
pretty
swiʔnúmti
good-looking
yoyót
strong
x̣ʷupt
weak
Dialogue
l̓ čen hu kʷ ʔec̓ c̓x̣ił ?
What are you like?
ha kʷ _____?
Are you ____?
čn _____.
I'm _____.
tam čn _____.
I am not _____.
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