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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-5: ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid (What time is it)

David Main, mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-5: What time is it?

ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid – What time is it?
čəx̌gʷas sɬax̌ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 12:30am
č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 1:30am
saliʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 2:30am
ɬixʷ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 3:30am
buus ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 4:30am
cəlac ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 5:30am
yəlaʔc ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 6:30am
c̓uʔkʷs ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 7:30am
təqačiʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 8:30am
x̌ʷəl ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 9:30am
ʔulub ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 10:30am
ʔulub ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 11:30am
t̕agʷt – noon
t̕agʷt ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 12:30pm
č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 1:30pm
saliʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 2:30pm
ɬixʷ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 3:30pm
buus ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 4:30pm
cəlac ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 5:30pm
yəlaʔc ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 6:30pm
c̓uʔkʷs ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 7:30pm
təqačiʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 8:30pm
x̌ʷəl ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 9:30pm
ʔulub ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 10:30pm
ʔulub ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ ʔal kʷi laq – 11:30pm
čəx̌gʷas sɬax̌ – midnight
č̓uʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 1:00am
saliʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 2:00am
ɬixʷ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 3:00am
buus ʔal kʷi ɬup – 4:00am
cəlac ʔal kʷi ɬup – 5:00am
yəlaʔc ʔal kʷi ɬup – 6:00am
c̓uʔkʷs ʔal kʷi ɬup – 7:00am
təqačiʔ ʔal kʷi ɬup – 8:00am
x̌ʷəl ʔal kʷi ɬup – 9:00am

Lesson-4: sx̌əčtəd (Numbers)

David Main, mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson 4: sx̌əčtəd (Numbers)

č̓uʔ – one
saliʔ – two
ɬixʷ – three
buus – four
cəlac – five
yəlaʔc – six
c̓uʔkʷs – seven
təqačiʔ – eight
x̌ʷəl – nine
ʔulub – ten
saliʔačiʔ – twenty
lixʷačiʔ – thirty
buusačiʔ – forty
cəlacačiʔ – fifty
yəlaʔcačiʔ – sixty
c̓uʔkʷsačiʔ – seventy
təqačiʔačiʔ – eighty
x̌ʷəlačiʔ – ninety
sbək̓ʷačiʔ – one-hundred

Sentences:

k̓ʷidəladxʷ – How old are you?
buusačiʔəladxʷ čəd ʔi kʷi ɬixʷ – I am 43 years old.
k̓ʷidəladxʷ tsiʔiɬ / tiʔiɬ – How old is she / he?
yəlaʔcačiʔəladxʷ tiʔiɬ ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ – He is 61 years old.
ʔah ʔu kʷi adsx̌əčtəd ʔə ti adsəxʷqʷiʔaac – What is your phone number?

Lesson-3: Action Verbs

David Main, mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson 3: Action Verbs

ʔibəš – walk
təlawil – run
gʷədil – sit
kiis – stand
ʔitut – sleep
ʔəɬəd – eat
qʷuʔqʷaʔdid – drink
kʷukʷcut – cook

Question Words:

lədxʷčadəxʷ čəxʷ – Where are you going?
stab kʷi adsʔuhuy – What are you doing?

Sentences:

ʔuʔibəš čəd dxʷʔal ti store – I am walking to the store.
ʔutəlawil čəd dxʷʔal ti store – I am running to the store
ʔəsgʷədil čəd ʔal ti tibu – I am sitting on the table
ʔəsʔitut čəd – I am sleeping
ʔuʔəɬəd čəd – I am eating
ʔuqʷuʔqʷaʔdid čəd ʔə ti soda – I am drinking a soda
ʔukʷukʷcut čəd ʔə ti sgʷəlub – I am cooking chicken

You may have noticed that there are prefixes added when constructing a sentence. The ʔu- in the front adds –ing to the verb. The ʔəs- prefix is known as a state of being, which also adds an –ing to the verb.

Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles

David mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles

ti syaʔyaʔ – male friend
tsi syaʔyaʔ – female friend
tsi sɬadəyʔ – woman
ti stubš – man
ti stutubš – boy
tsi sɬaɬədəyʔ – girl
ti John – John
tsi Jane – Jane

Questions:

ʔəsčal čəxʷ – How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ – And how are you?
ʔəsčal ti adsyaʔyaʔ – How is your (male) friend?
ʔəsčal tsi adsyaʔyaʔ – How is your (female) friend?
ʔəsčal ti stubš – How is the man?
ʔəsčal tsi sɬadəyʔ – How is the woman?
ʔəsčal ti adstutubš – How is your boy?
ʔəsčal tsi adsɬaɬədəyʔ- How is your girl?
ʔəsčal ti ǰun – How is John?
ʔəsčal tsi ǰin – How is Jane?

Replies:

ʔu… sʔušəbabdxʷ – Oh you poor thing
ʔu.. day̓ haʔɬ – Oh That’s good.
ʔačəda! – Oh my Goodness

Cultural component: ʔi – hello (as in many Native American languages, can also mean “yes”)

Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ / Hello

Michelle Myles mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ / Hello

ʔi čəxʷ – Hello
huyʔ – Goodbye
haʔɬ dadatu – Good morning
haʔɬ sləxil – Good day
haʔɬ sɬaxil – Good afternoon
haʔɬ sɬax̌il – Good night
ɬušudubicid čəd ʔal kʷi ƛ̕əllaʔ – See you later

Questions:

ʔəsčal čəxʷ – How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ – And how are you?
ʔəsƛ̕ubil čəd – I am fine
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil čəd – I am tired
ʔəsx̌əɬ čəd – I am sick
ʔəstagʷəxʷ čəd – I am hungry
ʔəsbap čəd – I am busy
ʔəshiiɬ čəd – I am happy
ʔəstaqʷuʔ čəd – I am thirsty
ʔəsbiɬaʔəb čəd – I am annoyed

Replies:

gʷat kʷi adsdaʔ – What is your name?
Sam ti dsdaʔ – My name is Sam

Cultural component: ʔi – hello (as in many Native American languages, can also mean “yes”)

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