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Lushootseed is taught at Heritage High School during the school year. Native American language qualifies as a core course requirement for high school as well as, admission into four-year universities and colleges. The class size at Heritage has grown every year. The students in the class are focusing on conversational language skills as well as storytelling.

Lesson-10: Weather

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Lesson-10: Weather

ʔəsšəxʷəb – It’s windy.
ʔəsgəqəb – It’s sunny.
ʔuqəlb – It’s raining.
ʔəsq̓aƛ̕əb – It’s cloudy.
ɬuhaʔɬ ti šəqulgʷədxʷ – It’s clear.
ʔəsqʷəšab – It’s foggy.
ʔubaqʷuʔb – It’s snowing.
x̌ʷiqʷədiʔb – It’s thundering.

Sentences:


ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – What is the weather today?
ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔəsgəqəb. – Today it is sunny.
ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat. – What was the weather like yesterday?
ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat ʔuqəlb. – Yesterday it was raining.
ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔal kʷi ɬudukʷəɬdat. – What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?
ʔal ti ɬudukʷəɬdat ʔəsgəqəb. – Tomorrow it’s going to be sunny.
ʔəsgəqəb ʔu ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – Is it sunny today?
xʷiʔ ləʔəsgəqəb ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – It’s not sunny today.

Lesson-9: Drinks

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Lesson-9: Drinks

kupi – coffee
sqəbuʔ – milk
qʷuʔ – water
qʷagʷəbalqʷuʔ – pop / soda / sweet-drink
dxʷshədalqʷuʔ – tea
sq̓axʷalqʷuʔ – smoothie

Sentences:


ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəxʷ ʔu ʔə kʷi sqʷuʔqʷaʔ. – Do you want something to drink?
ʔi – yes
xʷiʔ – no
stab kʷi adsqʷuʔqʷaʔdid – What are you drinking?
ʔuqʷuʔqʷaʔdid čəd ʔə kʷi qʷagʷəbalqʷuʔ. – I am drinking a soda.
ʔuqʷuʔqʷaʔdid čəxʷ ʔu ʔə kʷi qʷagʷəbalqʷuʔ. – Are you drinking a soda?
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔuqʷuʔqʷaʔdid ʔə kʷi qʷagʷəbalqʷuʔ. – No, I am not drinking a soda.

Lesson-8: Having a meal

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Lesson-8: Having a meal

ƛ̕aɬəb – salt
pəpə – pepper
bətə – butter
šukʷə – sugar
pədixʷalus šukʷə – brown sugar
cəq̓disbad – fork
spud – spoon
sduukʷ – knife
č̓awəyʔulč – bowl
ɬaʔx̌ – plate
səxʷqʷuʔqʷaʔ – glass
qʷuʔqʷaʔtəd – cup
ʔik̓ʷaʔdəl – napkin / paper towel

Sentences:


gʷəʔabyic ʔə kʷi ƛ̕aɬəb. – Pass me the salt.
čad kʷi ƛ̕aɬəb. – Where is the salt.
ʔah ti ƛ̕aɬəb. – Here is the salt.
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔəshaydxʷ. – I don’t know.

Lesson-7: sʔəɬəd-2 (Food-2)

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Lesson-7: Food-2

lipli – corn
spiqʷuc – potato
sʔuladxʷ – fish
sɬub – soup
čəlis – cherries
sčiʔyuʔ – strawberries
səpləl̕ – toast
šəgʷaq – carrots
sgʷəlub – chicken
apəl – apple

Sentences:

stab kʷ(i) asdsʔuʔəɬəd – What are you eating?
ʔuʔəɬəd čəd ʔə kʷi lipl̕i. – I am eating corn.
ʔuʔəɬəd čəxʷ ʔu ʔə ti lipli. – Are you eating corn?
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔuʔəɬəd ʔə kʷi lipli. – No, I am not eating corn.

Lesson-6: sʔəɬəd-1 (Food-1)

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Lesson-6: Food-1

sʔuladxʷ – salmon
ʔikʷ – egg(s)
spiqʷuc – potato
səpləl̕ – bread
kəšuʔaɬc̓iʔ – pork
bidᶻ – beans
čidᶻ – cheese
swədaʔx̌ – huckleberries
qʷagʷəbalqʷuʔ – soda
qʷistaɬc̓iʔ – beef

Sentences:

ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəxʷ ʔu kʷi sʔuladxʷ – Do you like salmon?
ʔi, ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi sʔuladxʷ – Yes, I like salmon.
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ kʷi sʔuladxʷ. – No, I don’t like salmon.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəxʷ ʔu kʷi sʔuladxʷ. – Do you want some salmon?
ʔi – yes
xʷiʔ, t̕ igʷicid – no, thanks
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