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snxÊ·meneÊ” nqÊ·lqÊ·eltn
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
Extra Lesson 4: Names of Tribes
Vocabulary
snzmene/
Middle Spokane
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sntu/t/uliz
Upper Spokane
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scqesciOni
Lower Spokane
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s/udna/qini
Okanagan
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safaptni
Nez Perce
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sdicWi
Coeur D'alene
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szyelpetj
Colville
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ncovaqs
Cree
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stemdi/
Crow
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TaT/ayaqn
Bitter Root
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huO n/izTusm
Lakota/Dakota
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yi/aqme/
Yakama
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sqLse
Kootenai
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sdAiSni
Blackfeet
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Dialogue
tl den hu j sqeliz?
What tribe are you from?
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ti ____ Ou di sqeliz.
I am a ____ Tribal Member.
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