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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 9: Weather
Vocabulary
l̓ čen hu hec̓ c̓x̣ił łuʔ č̓ol̓sqeʔ
What is the weather like today?
hi ƛ̓aq̓
it is hot
hi c̓er̓t
it is cold
hi qʷec
it is warm
hi suy̓
it is cool (chilly)
hi kʷkʷl̓il̓
it is sunny
hec new̓ti
it is windy
hec t̓ipeysi
it is raining
hec mx̣ʷpmi
it is snowing
hec sc̓sl̓useʔey̓
it is hailing
tam hi ƛ̓aq̓
it is not hot
tam hi c̓er̓t
it is not cold
tam hi qʷec
it is not warm
tam hi suy̓
it is not cool (chilly)
tam hi kʷkʷl̓il̓
it is not sunny
tam hec new̓ti
it is not windy
tam hec t̓ipeysi
it is not raining
tam hec mx̣ʷpmi
it is not snowing
tam hec sc̓sl̓useʔey̓
it is not hailing
ha hi ƛ̓aq̓ ?
Is it hot?
ha hi c̓er̓t ?
Is it cold?
ha qʷec ?
Is it warm?
ha suy̓ ?
Is it cool (chilly)?
ha hi kʷkʷl̓il̓ ?
Is it sunny?
ha hec new̓ti ?
Is it windy?
ha hec tʔipeysi ?
Is it raining?
ha hec mx̣ʷpmi ?
Is it snowing?
ha hec sc̓sl̓useʔey̓ ?
Is it hailing?