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.
sɬagʷidali — Bedroomsgʷigʷədilali — Bathroomkʷukʷcutali — Kitchensʔəsq̓ʷuʔali — Livingroomtibu — Tabledxʷšiʔšɬbəd — Windowhaʔlid — To clean/ pick upsəxʷʔiq̓ʷšad — To vacuumc̓agʷad — To wash
Sentences:
ʔuhaʔlid čəxʷ ʔu ti ad_______. — Did you clean your ________?ʔuhaʔlid čəd ti ________. — Yes, I cleaned the ___________ .xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədshaʔlid ti ______. — No, I did not clean the _________.ɬusəxʷʔiq̓ʷšad čəxʷ ʔu ti _______. — Will you vacuum the _______.ʔi. ɬusəxʷʔiq̓ʷšad čəd ti _____. — Yes, I will vacuum the _______.xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəɬudsəxʷʔiq̓ʷšad ti ______. — No, I will not vacuum the ______.ʔuʔiq̓ʷid čəxʷ ʔu ti ______. — Did you sweep the _______?ʔi. ʔuʔiq̓ʷid čəd ti _______. — Yes, I swept the ________.xʷiʔ. xʷi ʔkʷi gʷədʔiq̓ʷšad ti ________. — No, I did not sweep the ________.ɬuc̓agʷad čəxʷ ʔu ti _______. — Will you wash the ______?ʔi. ɬuc̓agʷad čəd ti ______. — Yes, I will wash the _____.xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəɬudc̓agʷad ti ________. — No, I will not wash the _______.
gʷat kʷi sdaʔ ʔə ti/tsi ad ______. — What is your relation name?______ ti/tsi sdaʔ ʔə ti/tsi d_______. — My _________’s name is _________.k̓ʷidəladxʷ ti adʔiišəd. — How old is your relation?_______əladxʷ ti dʔiišəd. — My relation is ______ years old.
gʷat kʷi adyəl̕yəlab. — Who are your parents?____ ʔi _____ ti dyəl̕yəlab. — _____ & _____ are my parentsgʷat ti adʔiišəd. — Who is your relation?______ ti dʔiišəd. — _______ is my relation?______ ʔu ti adʔiišəd. — Is _______ your relation?ʔi. ______ ti sdaʔ ʔə ti dʔiišəd. — Yes, _______ is my relation.xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ čəd ləʔiišəd — No, he/she is not my relation.
ʔah ʔu kʷi ad________. — Do you have _______?ʔi. ʔah ti d________. — Yes, I have ________.xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəd_____. — No. I don’t have _______.saliʔ ti d_______. — I have two ______.
ʔəsx̌əɬ čəxʷ ʔu — Are you sick/ill?ʔi. ʔəsx̌əɬ čəd. — Yes, I am sick.xʷiʔ. ʔəsƛ̕ubil čəd. — No, I’m fine.ʔəsčal čəxʷ. — How are you? What’s wrong?_______ čəd. — I have a _______.
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