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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 44: Transportation
Vocabulary
p̓ip̓úyšn - car
čxʷlq̓ʷalqʷ - train
snukʷukʷn̓wéxʷ - bus
t̓uxʷtn - airplane
snƛ̓ečups - motorcycle
snčmtew̓stn - bicycle
snč̓łc̓aʔsqáx̣eʔ - horse
ƛ̓yeʔ - canoe
hac yoʔstéxʷ łu nekʷs ntx̣ʷmusm łu t ______?
Do you know how to drive a ______? (car, train, bus)
uneʔ, ec yoʔstén łu ne či qs ntx̣ʷmusm t ______?
Yes I know how to drive a ______.
ta, tac yoʔstén łu ne či qs ntx̣ʷmusm t ______?
No, I don’t know how to drive a ______.
hac yoʔstéxʷ łu nekʷs čmtéw̓s łu ______?
Do you know how to ride a ______ ?
(motorcycle, bicycle, horse)
uneʔ, ec yoʔstén łu ne či qs čmtéw̓s t ______?
Yes, I know how to ride a ______.
ta, tats yoʔstén łu ne či qs čmtéw̓s t ______?
No I don’t know how to ride a ______.
hac yoʔstéxʷ łu nekʷs lapmi łu ƛ̓yeʔ?
Do you know how to paddle a canoe?
uneʔ ec yoʔstéxʷ či qs lapmi t ƛ̓yeʔ
Yes, I know how to paddle a canoe.
ta, tats yoʔstéxʷ či qs lapmi t ƛ̓yeʔ
No, I don’t know how to paddle a canoe.
hac yoʔstéxʷ łu nekʷs čnqinm łu t t̓uxʷtlwis?
Do you know how to fly an airplane?
uneʔ ec yoʔstéxʷ či qs čnqinm t t̓uxʷtlwis
Yes, I know how to fly an airplane.
ta, tats yoʔstéxʷ či qs čnqinm t t̓uxʷtlwis
No. I don’t know how to fly an airplane.