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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
čłq̓iy̓im - To Draw
m̓ey̓eʔ - To Chat
ac̓x̣łqiʔmin - To Study
sp̓łčep - To Drum
tiyaqʷt - To Fight
č̓ess - To Argue
čłt̓mos - To Kiss
nčlšus - To Hug
t̓emčšt - To Shake Hands
qʷaww - To Get Drunk
*They Are Vocabulary
čłq̓iy̓iʔim - To Draw
m̓ey̓štw̓exʷi - To Chat
ac̓x̣łq̓iʔmiʔin̓ - To Study
sp̓łčeʔepi - To Drum
tiyaʔaqʷti - To Fight
č̓sč̓eʔss - To Argue
čłt̓moʔsos - To Kiss
nčlšuʔus - To Hug
t̓mčšnweʔxʷ - To Shake Hands
qʷaʔwwi - To Get Drunk
stem̓ łuʔ heʔc k̓ʷuʔl̓ms ? - What are they doing?
heʔc ______. - They are ______.
ha heʔc ______? - Are they ______?
tam heʔc ______. - No they are not ______.
uneʔ heʔc ______. - Yes they are ______.
ha n x̣menč ______? - Do you want to ______?
uneʔ, hin x̣menč qaʔqs ______. - Yes, I want to ______.
ta, tam hin x̣menč ______. - No, I don't want to ______.