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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 46: Actions 4
Standard Vocabulary
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čłq̓iy̓im - To Draw
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m̓ey̓eʔ - To Chat
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ac̓x̣łqiʔmin - To Study
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sp̓łčep - To Drum
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tiyaqÊ·t - To Fight
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č̓ess - To Argue
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čłt̓mos - To Kiss
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ncÌŒlsÌŒus - To Hug
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t̓emčšt - To Shake Hands
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qÊ·aww - To Get Drunk
*They Are Vocabulary
čłq̓iy̓iʔim - To Draw
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m̓ey̓štw̓exʷi - To Chat
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ac̓x̣łq̓iʔmiʔin̓ - To Study
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sp̓łčeʔepi - To Drum
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tiyaʔaqʷti - To Fight
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č̓sč̓eʔss - To Argue
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čłt̓moʔsos - To Kiss
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nčlšuʔus - To Hug
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t̓mčšnweʔxʷ - To Shake Hands
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qʷaʔwwi - To Get Drunk
stem̓ łuʔ heʔc k̓ʷuʔl̓ms ? - What are they doing?
heʔc ______. - They are ______.
ha heʔc ______? - Are they ______?
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tam heʔc ______. - No they are not ______.
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uneʔ heʔc ______. - Yes they are ______.
ha n x̣menč ______? - Do you want to ______?
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uneʔ, hin x̣menč qaʔqs ______. - Yes, I want to ______.
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ta, tam hin x̣menč ______. - No, I don't want to ______.