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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-20: Days of the Week

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x̌aʔx̌aʔəɬdat — Sunday
p̓əɬqʷabac — Monday
scəbdatil — Tuesday
sɬixʷəɬdatil — Wednesday
sbuusəɬdatil — Thursday
scəlacəɬdatil — Friday
č̓itabac — Saturday
ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat — Yesterday
ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il — Today
ʔal kʷi ɬudukʷəɬdat — Tomorrow
stabqsəɬdat — Weekend

Sentences:


_____ ti sləx̌il. — Today is_____.
ʔal kʷi ɬudukʷəɬdat. — Tomorrow is_____.
ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat. — Yesterday was _.
stab kʷ(i) adsʔhuy ʔal tiʔəʔ stabqsəɬdat. — What are you doing this weekend?

Lesson-19: Place in the City

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sʔəɬədalʔtxʷ — Restaurant or Café
qiq̓alikʷalʔtxʷ — Jail
dəxʷɬič̓idalʔtxʷ — Barber Shop
x̌alali — Post office
kupihalʔtxʷ — Coffee stand
sləhalalʔtxʷ — Casino
sč̓əɬabalʔtxʷ — Movie Theatre

Sentences:


čad kʷi adsƛ̕a. — Where did you go?
ƛ̕a čəd _____ . — I went to the ______.
ƛ̕a čəxʷ ʔu _______ . — Did you go to______.
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsƛ̕a _____. — I didn’t go to the _____.
čad kʷi sƛ̕as. — Where did they go?
ƛ̕a ______ . — They went to the ______.

Lesson-18: Body Parts -1

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sx̌əy̓us — Head
ƛ̕ač — Stomach/ Belly
sqʷəlič — Back
ʔupəč — Butt
bəqsəd — Nose
čaləs/ čal̕čaləs — Arm/ Arms
čaləs/ čal̕čaləs — Hand/ Hands
qədxʷ — Mouth
ǰəsəd/ǰəsǰəsəd — Leg/ Legs
ǰəsəd/ǰəsǰəsəd — Leg/ Legs

Sentences:


tč̓usəd ti ad_______. — Point to your______.
čad ti ad______. — Where is your _______.
ʔah ti d______. — Here is my ______.

Lesson-17: sƛ̕alalic̓aʔ-1 (Clothes-1)

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puʔtəd — Shirt
yəlabcəd — Pants
st̕ək̓ʷabšəd/ st̕ək̓ʷt̕ək̓ʷabšəd — Shoe or Pair of shoes
stakəd/ staktakəd — Sock or Pair socks
sgʷədic̓aʔ — Underwear
ƛ̕ac̓apəd — Belt
kəpu — Coat
šiqʷ — Hat

Sentences:


ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd t(i) adpuʔtəd! — I like your shirt!
ʔut̕igʷicid! — Thank you!
tul̕čad kʷ(i) adstagʷš ti haʔɬ puʔtəd. — Where did you buy the nice shirt?
ʔutagʷš čəd ti dpuʔtəd tul̕ʔal ti ______. — I bought my shirt from ______.
ɬutagʷšiluɬ čəɬ! — Let’s go shopping!

Lesson-16: Classroom Objects

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x̌altəd — Pencil/Pen/Marker
pipə — Paper
ləsisu — Scissor
tibu — Desk/Table
səxʷgʷədil — Chair
sx̌alacut — Whiteboard

Sentences:


kʷədad t(i)adx̌altəd. — Pick up your pencil.
bəčad t(i)adx̌altəd. — Put down your pencil.
čadəw̓ə t(i)dx̌altəd. — Where’s my pencil?
ʔah t(i)adx̌altəd. — Here’s your pencil.
ʔah ʔu kʷ(i)adx̌altəd. — Do you have a pencil?
ʔi. ʔah t(i)dx̌altəd. — Yes. I have a pencil.
xʷiʔ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədx̌altəd. — No. I don’t have a pencil.