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Lesson-3: Action Verbs

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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.

Lushootseed Community Lesson 7-12-2021

David Main
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The Tulalip Lushootseed Department is hosting weekly Lushootseed Language and Culture lessons beginning this week through September.

This week Natosha Gobin will be hosting the lessons! She’ll be sharing how to pronounce local tribe names and how they were documented at the time of the sound change.

I will also be teaching how to say “Tulalip”, tell a traditional story and more!

Live Lushootseed Language and Culture lessons

David Main
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REMINDER FOR TODAYS SHORT LESSON DURING THE LUNCH HOUR AT 12:10!

USE THE SAME WEBINAR ID & PASSWORD OR WATCH VIA FACEBOOK LIVE!

LINK TO DAILY LESSONS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.TULALIPLUSHOOTSEED.COM

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The Tulalip Lushootseed Department will be hosting weekly Lushootseed Language and Culture lessons beginning this week through September.

This week I will be hosting the lessons! I will be sharing how to pronounce local tribe names and how they were documented at the time of the sound change.

I will also be teaching how to say “Tulalip”, tell a traditional story and more!

I hope you can join me during the lunch hour for a short lesson, Monday – Thursday this week.

The webinar will be on Zoom and it will live stream on my personal Facebook page as well.

Zoom Webinar ID: 860 7375 7578
Passcode: Tulalip

For more information on the Weekly Lushootseed Lessons, please contact our Manager, Michele Balagot: mbalagot@ tulaliptribes-nsn.gov / 360-716-4495

Live Lushootseed Language and Culture lessons

David Main
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Natosha Gobin
Natosha Gobin

Natosha Gobin TODAY at 12:10 on either Zoom or watching on Facebook Live.
The Lushootseed Department will be hosting weekly Lushootseed Language and Culture lessons beginning this week through September.
This week Natosha is hosting, and sharing short lessons on how to pronounce local tribe names and how they were documented at the time of the sound change.
She will also be teaching how to say Tulalip, share a traditional story and more!
You can join her during the lunch hour for a short lesson, Monday – Thursday this week!

Zoom Webinar ID: 860 7375 7578
Passcode: Tulalip

or her Facebook page