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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 7: Colors
Vocabulary
sq̓ey̓i
colors
kʷil
red
kʷriʔ
yellow or orange
qʷin
green or purple
qʷay
blue
piq
white
p̓um
brown
paʕ
gray
hen
pink
q̓ʷay
black
Dialogue
stem̓ łuʔ sq̓ey̓ís łiʔé?
What color is this?
hi _____ łišéʔ.
That is _____.
stem̓ łuʔ sq̓ey̓ís łišé ?
What color is that?
hi _____ łiʔéʔ.
This is _____.
stem̓ łuʔ sq̓ey̓ís łicíʔ ?
What color is that over there?
hi _____ łicíʔ.
That over there is _____.
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