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Lesson-5: ʔaləxʷ k̓ʷid (What time is it)

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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)

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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

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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

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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!