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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 5:
State of Being
Vocabulary
čsq̓meltn
hungry
nx̣m̓pcin
thirsty
npiyéls
happy
pupusénč
sad
sʔitč
sleepy
meł
rested
meʔ
nervous/excited
cexʷ
disappointed,
feeling blah
šer̓r̓
bored
ƛ̓aq̓
hot
suy̓
cold
qim
calm
Dialogue
ha kʷ ____?
Are you ____?
unéʔ, čn ____.
Yes, I am _____.
ta, tam čn ____.
No, I am not ____.
ha kʷ ʔec _____.
Are you feeling _____?
unéʔ, či ʔec ____.
Yes, I am feeling _____.
ta, tam či ʔec ____.
No, I am not feeling _____.
ha ʔec ____?
Is s/he _____?
ha hi _____?
Is s/he _____?
ha ____?
Is s/he _____?
hec ____.
S/he is _____.
hi ____.
S/he is _____.
tam hec ____.
S/he is not _____.
tam hi ____.
S/he is not _____.
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