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Teacher Natosha Gobin

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 __________.
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