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Mark Your Calendars!

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12th Annual Lushootseed Language Conference (2022): Cultural Vitality in the Time of COVID

When: April 23, 2022
Where:  On Zoom! and in person! at: UPDATED 4/6/2022
Seattle University, Fr. LeRoux Conference Room, Student Center 160
901 12th Avenue #222000
Seattle, WA 98122

Lushootseed Research is excited to announce we will be hosting the 12th Annual Lushootseed Language Conference on Saturday, April 23rd. The theme for this year’s conference is, Cultural Vitality in the time of COVID. We are inviting people to submit proposals for presentations that would be 15-30 minutes in length highlighting successes you’ve had with engaging community and students in Lushootseed language learning and activities during the pandemic. Please submit your proposal by Friday, February 18th @ 5:00 p.m. in order to be considered. Thank you.

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Lesson-14: (Personality Traits-1)

David Main, mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-14: (Personality Traits-1)

dxʷsʔəshigʷəd – One who is respectful
dxʷssaʔ – Impatient
dxʷsdᶻəw̓il – One who has dignity and graciousness
x̌ʷiqʷux̌ʷ – Smart
ʔəsqʷic – Lazy
dᶻəgʷa dxʷʔulus – Hard working
x̌ik̓ʷ – Mean
dxʷsǰuʔil – Nice
higʷaligʷas – Serious / Brave
ʔayəyaš – Funny
dxʷsx̌ayəb – A great one for laughing
statabəb – Talkative

Sentences:


statabəb ʔu tsi Susan. – Is Susan talkative.
ʔi, statabəb tsi Susan. – Yes, Susan is talkative.
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ ləstatabəb tsi Susan. – No, Susan is not talkative.
ʔəsqʷic čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you lazy?
ʔi, ʔəsqʷic čəd. – Yes, I’m lazy.
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ lədʔəsqʷic. – No, I’m not lazy.
dxʷsǰuiʔil ʔu. – Is she / he nice?
ʔi, dxʷsǰuʔil. – Yes, she/he is nice.
xʷiʔ, xʷiʔ lədxʷsǰuʔil. – No she / he is not nice.

Lesson-13: (Physical descriptions-1)

David Main, mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-13: (Physical descriptions-1)

č̓ač̓as – Young / Child
luƛ̕ – Old
ʔəsbəqʷ – Fat
ƛ̕uil – Skinny
haac – Tall
q̓iq̓x̌ʷuʔ – Short
x̌ik̓ʷ – Ugly
ʔadᶻalus – Pretty
haʔɬ šuɬ – Handsome
qʷiq̓ʷ – Strong
c̓ud – Weak

Sentences:


qʷiq̓ʷ čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you strong?
ʔi, qʷiq̓ʷ čəd. – Yes, I’m strong.
xʷi, xʷiʔ čəd ləqʷiq̓ʷ. – No, I’m not strong.

Lesson-12: (States of Being)

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Lesson-12: (States of Being)

ʔəstagʷəxʷ – Hungry
ʔəsx̌əɬəɬx̌əč – Sad
ʔəxʷʔitutəb – Sleepy
ʔəsqəɬ – Awake
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷtxʷ – Bored
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil – Tired
ʔəshədqʷəb – Hot
ʔəsƛ̕ax̌ – Cold

Sentences:


ʔəstagʷəxʷ ʔu. – Is she/he hungry?
ʔi, ʔəstagʷəxʷ – Yes, She/He is hungry.
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəsʔəstagʷəxʷs. – No she/he is not hungry.
ʔəshədqʷəb čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you hot?
ʔi, ʔəshədqʷəb čəd. – Yes, I’m hot.
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsʔəshədqʷəb. – No, I’m not hot.
ʔəstagʷəxʷ čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you hungry?
ʔəstaqʷuʔ čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you thirsty?
ʔəshiiɬ čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you happy?
ʔəsx̌əɬəɬx̌əč čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you sad?
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you tired?
ʔəsƛ̕ax̌ čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you cold?
ʔəshədqʷəb čəxʷ ʔu. – Are you hot?
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