This new placemat was given to the children at the Betty J. Taylor Early Learning Academy and also given out at a recent community event. The placemat contains various phrases to use around the dinner table, as well as foods, utensils. and the Table song. A QR code directs your smart phone to a webpage, so you can listen to all the phrases, words and song.
There is another placemat that contains a simple prayer to be used at meals. Click on the links below to printout the placemats and listen.
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12th Annual Lushootseed Language Conference (2022): Cultural Vitality in the Time of COVID
When: April 23, 2022 Where: On Zoom! and in person! at: UPDATED 4/6/2022 Seattle University, Fr. LeRoux Conference Room, Student Center 160 901 12th Avenue #222000 Seattle, WA 98122
Lushootseed Research is excited to announce we will be hosting the 12th Annual Lushootseed Language Conference on Saturday, April 23rd. The theme for this year’s conference is, Cultural Vitality in the time of COVID. We are inviting people to submit proposals for presentations that would be 15-30 minutes in length highlighting successes you’ve had with engaging community and students in Lushootseed language learning and activities during the pandemic. Please submit your proposal by Friday, February 18th @ 5:00 p.m. in order to be considered. Thank you.
ʔəsʔəx̌idalus tiʔəʔ. – What color is this?ʔəsʔəx̌idalus tiʔiɬ. – What color is that?ʔəsʔəx̌idalus ʔal tudiʔ – What color is that over there?x̌ičəc tiʔəʔ. – This is red.t̕aqa(h)alus tiʔiɬ. – That is purple.kay̓kay̓alus ʔal tudiʔ. – That over there is blue.
dxʷsʔəshigʷəd – One who is respectfuldxʷssaʔ – Impatientdxʷsdᶻəw̓il – One who has dignity and graciousnessx̌ʷiqʷux̌ʷ – Smartʔəsqʷic – Lazydᶻəgʷa dxʷʔulus – Hard workingx̌ik̓ʷ – Meandxʷsǰuʔil – Nicehigʷaligʷas – Serious / Braveʔayəyaš – Funnydxʷsx̌ayəb – A great one for laughingstatabəb – Talkative
Sentences:
statabəb ʔu tsi Susan. – Is Susan talkative.ʔi, statabəb tsi Susan. – Yes, Susan is talkative.xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ ləstatabəb tsi Susan. – No, Susan is not talkative.ʔəsqʷic čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you lazy?ʔi, ʔəsqʷic čəd. – Yes, I’m lazy.xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ lədʔəsqʷic. – No, I’m not lazy.dxʷsǰuiʔil ʔu. – Is she / he nice?ʔi, dxʷsǰuʔil. – Yes, she/he is nice.xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ lədxʷsǰuʔil. – No she / he is not nice.
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