Conversational Lushootseed: Lessons 1-5
Lesson’s 1 through 5 cover basic conversations and sentence structure. They cover what might be said about meeting someone or how one might feel. We’ll also talk about what time something is happening or what somewhat might be doing.
dəxʷtulalikʷ ʔə ti dxʷləšucid-1 PDF
čə- words are basically pronouns; You, I, we and you folks; and they always come second in a sentence after a verb. Verbs always come first.
Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ / Hello
ʔi čəxʷ - Hello
huyʔ - Goodbye
haʔɬ dadatu - Good morning
haʔɬ sləx̌il - Good day
haʔɬ sɬax̌il - Good afternoon
haʔɬ sɬax̌il - Good night
ɬušudubicid čəd ʔal kʷi ƛ̕əllaʔ - See you later
Questions:
ʔəsčal čəxʷ - How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ - And how are you?
Answers:
ʔəsƛ̕ubil čəd - I am fine
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil čəd - I am tired
ʔəsx̌əɬ čəd - I am sick
ʔəstagʷəxʷ čəd - I am hungry
ʔəsbap čəd - I am busy
ʔəshiiɬ čəd - I am happy
ʔəstaqʷuʔ čəd - I am thirsty
ʔəsbiɬaʔəb čəd - I am annoyed
Replies:
gʷat kʷi adsdaʔ - What is your name?
Sam ti dsdaʔ - My name is Sam
Cultural component: ʔi - hello (as in many Native American languages, can also mean "yes")
Drills: Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ (Greetings)
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Drills: Lesson-1B: Greetings
haʔɬ sšudubicid. - It's good to see you.
tigʷicid - Thank you
p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ dxʷʔal ʔəcaʔ - You’re welcome. / Don’t mention it. Literally, “Has no value to me.”
huy - Goodbye.
tix̌ix̌dubut - Take care of yourself.
Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles
ti syaʔyaʔ - male friend
tsi syaʔyaʔ - female friend
tsi sɬadəyʔ - woman
ti stubš - man
ti stutubš - boy
tsi sɬaɬədəyʔ - girl
ti ǰan - John
tsi ǰin - Jane
Questions:
ʔəsčal čəxʷ - How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ - And how are you?
ʔəsčal ti adsyaʔyaʔ - How is your (male) friend?
ʔəsčal tsi adsyaʔyaʔ - How is your (female) friend?
ʔəsčal ti stubš - How is the man?
ʔəsčal tsi sɬadəyʔ - How is the woman?
ʔəsčal ti adstutubš - How is your boy?
ʔəsčal tsi adsɬaɬədəyʔ- How is your girl?
ʔəsčal ti ǰan - How is John?
ʔəsčal tsi ǰin - How is Jane?
Replies:
ʔu... sʔušəbabdxʷ - Oh poor thing
ʔu.. day̓ haʔɬ - Oh That's good.
ʔačəda! - Oh my Goodness
Cultural component: ʔi - hello (as in many Native American languages, can also mean "yes")
Drills: Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles
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Lesson 3: Action Verbs
ʔibəš - walk
təlawil - run
gʷədil - sit
kiis - stand
ʔitut - sleep
ʔəɬəd - eat
qʷuʔqʷaʔdid - drink
kʷukʷcut - cook
Question Words:
lədxʷčadəxʷ čəxʷ - Where are you going?
stab kʷi adsʔuhuy - What are you doing?
Objects:
tibu- table
səxʷgʷədil- chair
sɬagʷid- bed
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xʷuyubalʔtxʷ- store
talə(h)alʔtxʷ- bank
Sentences:
ʔuʔibəš čəd dxʷʔal ti store - I am walking to the store.
ʔutəlawil čəd dxʷʔal ti store - I am running to the store
ʔəsgʷədil čəd ʔal ti tibu - I am sitting on the table
ʔəsʔitut čəd - I am sleeping
ʔuʔəɬəd čəd - I am eating
ʔuqʷuʔqʷaʔdid čəd ʔə ti soda - I am drinking a soda
ʔukʷukʷcut čəd ʔə ti sgʷəlub - I am cooking chicken
You may have noticed that there are prefixes added when constructing a sentence. The ʔu- in the front adds –ing to the verb. The ʔəs- prefix is known as a state of being, which also adds an –ing to the verb.
Drills: Lesson-3: Action Verbs
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Drills: Lesson-3B: Action Verbs
Lesson 4: sx̌əčtəd (Numbers)
p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ - zero
č̓uʔ - one
saliʔ - two
ɬixʷ - three
buus - four
cəlac - five
yəlaʔc - six
c̓uʔkʷs - seven
təqačiʔ - eight
x̌ʷəl - nine
ʔulub - ten
saliʔačiʔ - twenty
ɬixʷačiʔ - thirty
buusačiʔ - forty
cəlacačiʔ - fifty
yəlaʔcačiʔ - sixty
c̓uʔkʷsačiʔ - seventy
təqačiʔačiʔ - eighty
x̌ʷəlačiʔ - ninety
sbək̓ʷačiʔ - one-hundred
Sentences:
k̓ʷidəladxʷ čəxʷ - How old are you?
buusačiʔəladxʷ čəd ʔi kʷi ɬixʷ - I am 43 years old.
k̓ʷidəladxʷ tsiʔiɬ / tiʔiɬ - How old is she / he?
yəlaʔcačiʔəladxʷ tiʔiɬ ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ - He is 61 years old.
ʔah ʔu kʷi adsx̌əčtəd ʔə ti adsəxʷqʷiʔaac - What is your phone number?
Drills: Lesson-4: sx̌əčtəd - Numbers
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Lesson-5: What time is it?
ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid - What time is it?
čəx̌gʷas sɬax̌ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 12:30am
č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 1:30am
saliʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 2:30am
ɬixʷ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 3:30am
buus ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 4:30am
cəlac ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 5:30am
yəlaʔc ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 6:30am
c̓uʔkʷs ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 7:30am
təqačiʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 8:30am
x̌ʷəl ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 9:30am
ʔulub ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 10:30am
ʔulub ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 11:30am
t̕agʷt - noon
t̕agʷt ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 12:30pm
č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 1:30pm
saliʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 2:30pm
ɬixʷ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 3:30pm
buus ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 4:30pm
cəlac ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 5:30pm
yəlaʔc ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 6:30pm
c̓uʔkʷs ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 7:30pm
təqačiʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 8:30pm
x̌ʷəl ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 9:30pm
ʔulub ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 10:30pm
ʔulub ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq - 11:30pm
čəx̌gʷas sɬax̌ - midnight
č̓uʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup - 1:00am
saliʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 2:00am
ɬixʷ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 3:00am
buus ʔal kʷi ɬup – 4:00am
cəlac ʔal kʷi ɬup – 5:00am
yəlaʔc ʔal kʷi ɬup – 6:00am
c̓uʔkʷs ʔal kʷi ɬup – 7:00am
təqačiʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 8:00am
x̌ʷəl ʔal kʷi ɬup – 9:00am
Drills: Lesson-5: ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid -What time is it?
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