Lushootseed is taught at Marysville Pilchuck High School during the school year. It qualifies as a foreign language in college applications and high school requirements. This is the first year Lushootseed has been taught at MP in over 18 years and has two full classes. The students in the class are focusing on conversational language skills as well as storytelling.
ʔah ʔu kʷi ad______. — Do you have a _____?ʔi. ʔah ti d______. — Yes, I have _____.xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəd_____. — No. I don’t have _____.saliʔ ti d_____. — I have two _____.
stab kʷi adsʔuhuy ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat. — What did you do yesterday?_____ čəd ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat. — Yesterday I ______.stab kʷi adsʔuhuy ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. — What did you do today?_____ čəd ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. — Today I ______.
gʷat kʷi sdaʔ ʔə ti/tsi ad ____. — What is your _____’s name?____ ti/tsi sdaʔ ʔə ti d_____. — ____ is my _____’s name.k̓ʷidəladxʷ ti/tsi ad_____. — How old is your _____?____əladxʷ ti d_____. — My ____ is______ years old.
stab kʷi sʔəɬəd ʔə kʷi _____. — What does a ______ eat?ʔuʔəɬəd ti ______ ʔə ti _______. — A _______ eats _______.stab kʷi adsʔəɬəd. — Do you eat _______?ʔi. ʔuʔəɬəd čəd ʔə ti ________. — Yes, I eat ______ .xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔəɬəd ʔə ti ________. — No. I don’t eat __________.
stab kʷi sʔəɬəd ʔə kʷi _____. — What does a ______ eat?ʔuʔəɬəd ti ______ ʔə ti _______. — A _______ eats _______.stab kʷi adsʔəɬəd. — Do you eat _______?ʔi. ʔuʔəɬəd čəd ʔə ti ________. — Yes, I eat ______ .xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔəɬəd ʔə ti ________. — No. I don’t eat __________.
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