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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-25: Household Items

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sɬagʷidali — Bedroom
sgʷigʷədilali — Bathroom
kʷukʷcutali — Kitchen
sʔəsq̓ʷuʔali — Livingroom
tibu — Table
dxʷšiʔšɬbəd — Window
haʔlid — To clean/ pick up
səxʷʔiq̓ʷšad — To vacuum
c̓agʷad — 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 _______.

Lesson-24: Family-2

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scapaʔ — Grandfather
kayə — Grandmother
ʔəpus — Aunt
qəsiʔ — Uncle

Sentences:


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.

Lesson-23: Family-1

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yəl̕yəlab — Parents
luƛ̕luƛ̕ — Elders
sk̓ʷuy — Mother
bad — Father
ti sqa — Older brother
ti suq̓ʷaʔ — Younger brother
tsi sqa — Older sister
tsi suq̓ʷaʔ — Younger sister
ti suq̓ʷaʔ/ tsi suq̓ʷaʔ — sibling/cousin

Sentences:


gʷat kʷi adyəl̕yəlab. — Who are your parents?
____ ʔi _____ ti dyəl̕yəlab. — _____ & _____ are my parents
gʷat 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.

Lesson-22: Clothes-2

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šiqʷ — Hat
kəpu — A light jacket
yəlabcəd — Pants
x̌əqidgʷas — Bra
ləšal — Shawl
sƛ̕alic̓aʔ — Clothes
sƛ̕əgʷadiʔ — Earrings
gəlgəlasəlus — Glasses
sǰac — Necklace

Sentences:


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 ______.

Lesson-21: Health and Sickness

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ʔəsx̌əɬqid — Headache
ʔəsx̌əɬadəč — Stomach ache
ʔəsx̌əɬyuq̓ʷ — Sore throat
ʔəstuq̓ʷub — Cough
ʔəsx̌əɬadiʔ — Earache
ʔəsx̌əɬdis — Toothache
spəc — Diarrhea
ʔəshədqʷəb — Fever

Sentences:


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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