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Marysville-Pilchuck

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.

Lesson-30: Traditional Items

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tsulč — Drum
sč̓adᶻuʔ — Rattle
č̓axʷadiʔ — Clappers
ck̓ʷusəd — Walking stick
x̌ʷubt — Paddle
sq̓aʔšəd/ sq̓aʔq̓aʔšəd — Moccasin/ moccasins

Sentences:


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 _____.

Lesson-29: Past Actions

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gʷədil — ʔugʷədil — sit/ sat/ sitting
č̓əɬab — ʔuč̓əɬab — watch/ watched/ watching
təlawiltxʷ — ʔutəlawiltxʷ — drive/ drove/ driving
xʷiʔxʷiʔ — ʔuxʷiʔxʷiʔ — to hunt/ hunted/ hunting
t̕it̕əb — ʔut̕it̕əb — bathe/ bathed/ bathing
ɬiʔɬdahəb — ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb — fish/ fished/ fishing
ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat — Yesterday
ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il — Today

Sentences:


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 ______.

Lesson-28: Family-3

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ti bedaʔ — Son
tsi bədaʔ — Daughter
ti staləɬ/ tsi staləɬ — Nephew/ niece
čəgʷas — Wife
sčistxʷ — Husband

ti ʔibac — Grandchild (male)
tsi ʔibac — Grandchild (female)
sč̓abiqʷ — Great grandchild
ʔəkʷyiqʷ — Great-great grandparent

Sentences:


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.

Lesson-27: Animals-2

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qəbqəbayus — Bat
k̓ʷəčəldiʔ — Rabbit
sbiaw — Coyote
yəx̌ʷəlaʔ — Eagle
sqədᶻuʔ — Squirrel
č̓ic̓qs — Mosquito
sbəq̓ʷaʔ — Crane/ Heron
tətiʔəd — Hummingbird
t̕it̕x̌əlaʔ — Grasshopper
qal̕qaləx̌ič — Orca whale

Sentences:


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 __________.

Lesson-26: Animals-1

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sqigʷəc — Deer
sčətxʷəd — Black bear
stəbtabəl̕ — Grizzly bear/ Brown bear
swəw̓aʔ — Cougar
təkʷtəkʷəlus — Owl
sk̓ʷətɬ — Chipmunk
k̓ʷat̕ad — Mouse
q̓ap̓ux̌ʷ — Nuts
sqʷaliʔ — Grass
gʷədbixʷ — Berries

Sentences:


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 __________.