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Salmon and Huckleberry Dip

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ʔal ti pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ, ɬubasq̓ʷuʔ ti ʔiišədčəɬ ʔi ti syəyaʔyaʔčəɬ.

Christmas is near and family and friends are beginning to gather again.

ʔal ti ptídgʷasəb ʔə ti qa ʔaciɬtalbixʷ kʷi sʔəɬəd gʷəɬ ʔaciɬtalbixʷ.  

Some traditional foods are on many people’s minds.

ɬuč̓əɬab čəɬ ʔə ti səxʷč̓əɬab ʔə kʷi  sʔuladxʷ gʷəl swədaʔx̌ sus.

Let’s watch salmon and huckleberry dip video.

2022 Lushootseed Calendar

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This year’s calendar is available to download and is available at dxʷdigʷitəgʷəlalʔtxʷ (Tribal administration building), the dəxʷhəliʔil (Health Clinic), Betty J Taylor Early Learning Academy and the Lushootseed Office.

The Calendar this year focuses on clothing and regalia.


Download 2022 dxʷləšucidəladxʷ here

Lesson-11: Places to go

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Lesson-11: Places to go

x̌ačuʔ – Lake
stuləkʷ – River
ʔalʔal – House
sbadil – Mountain
sbadbadil – Mountains
x̌ʷəlč – Saltwater / Ocean
ʔilgʷiɬ – Beach / Shoreline
sʔəɬədalʔtxʷ – Store / Restaurant
č̓əɬabalʔtxʷ – Movie Theatre
taw̓d – Town
dəxʷt̕ilib gʷəɬ ʔaciɬtalbixʷ – Coastal Jam
sʔukʷukʷ – Game
x̌alalʔtxʷ- School
tagʷsic̓aʔalʔtxʷ – Outlet Mall

Sentences:


lədxʷčadəxʷ čəxʷ.- Where are you going?
ƛ̕a čəd taw̓d.- I’m going to town.
ʔuʔux̌ʷ čəd dxʷʔal ti taw̓d.- I’m going to town.
ƛ̕a čəxʷ ʔu taw̓d. – Are you going to town?
ʔuʔux̌ʷ čəxʷ ʔu dxʷʔal ti taw̓d. – Are you going to town?
xʷiʔ kʷi gʷədsƛ̕a taw̓d. – I’m not going to town?

Lesson-10: Weather

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Lesson-10: Weather

ʔəsšəxʷəb – It’s windy.
ʔəsgəqəb – It’s sunny.
ʔuqəlb – It’s raining.
ʔəsq̓aƛ̕əb – It’s cloudy.
ɬuhaʔɬ ti šəqulgʷədxʷ – It’s clear.
ʔəsqʷəšab – It’s foggy.
ʔubaqʷuʔb – It’s snowing.
x̌ʷiqʷədiʔb – It’s thundering.

Sentences:


ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – What is the weather today?
ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔəsgəqəb. – Today it is sunny.
ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat. – What was the weather like yesterday?
ʔal ti tudukʷəɬdat ʔuqəlb. – Yesterday it was raining.
ʔəsčal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il ʔal kʷi ɬudukʷəɬdat. – What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?
ʔal ti ɬudukʷəɬdat ʔəsgəqəb. – Tomorrow it’s going to be sunny.
ʔəsgəqəb ʔu ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – Is it sunny today?
xʷiʔ ləʔəsgəqəb ʔal tiʔəʔ sləx̌il. – It’s not sunny today.