Heritage

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-5: ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid (What time is it)

David October 13, 2021 11:09 am Main, mmyles, ngobin

L esson-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

Lesson-4: sx̌əčtəd (Numbers)

David September 23, 2021 11:26 am Main, mmyles, ngobin

Lesson 4: sx̌əčtəd (Numbers)

č̓uʔ – one

saliʔ – two

ɬixʷ – three

buus – four

cəlac – five

yəlaʔc – six

c̓uʔkʷs – seven

təqačiʔ – eight

x̌ʷəl – nine

ʔulub – ten

saliʔačiʔ – twenty

lixʷačiʔ – thirty

buusačiʔ – forty

cəlacačiʔ – fifty

yəlaʔcačiʔ – sixty

c̓uʔkʷsačiʔ – seventy

təqačiʔačiʔ – eighty

x̌ʷəlačiʔ – ninety

sbək̓ʷačiʔ – one-hundred

Sentences:

k̓ʷidəladxʷ – 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?

Lesson-3: Action Verbs

David September 22, 2021 3:44 pm Main, mmyles, ngobin

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?

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.