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ʔuʔəɬədiluɬ čəɬ čəɬa dᶻubalikʷiluɬ.
We went out to dinner and then we went out dancing!
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ʔuʔəɬəd čəd ʔə kʷi xʷiʔ ləhaʔɬ.
I ate some bad food.
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ʔuƛ̕a čəɬ ti sʔəɬədalʔtxʷ.
We went to the restaurant.
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ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb ti dbad ʔə ti ƛ̕xʷayʔ.
My father is fishing for chum (dog salmon).
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ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ
They would collect clams.
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ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti c̓ubc̓ub
They would collect barnacles.
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ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti bəsqʷ
They would collect crab.
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ʔulək̓ʷəd čəxʷ ʔu ti sqʷagʷqʷagʷəb.
Did you eat candy?
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ʔulək̓ʷəd čəd kʷi qa sqʷagʷqʷagʷəb.
I ate a lot of candy.
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ʔukʷukʷcutyid čəd ti dʔiišəd.
I am cooking for my family.
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ʔukʷukʷcut ti spiqʷuc.
The potatoes are cooking.
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ʔukʷədub ti saliʔ sʔuladxʷ ʔə ti dbad.
My dad caught two salmon.
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ʔuhuyudəxʷ čəd kʷi ʔəsq̓ʷuʔtxʷ səpləl.
I have made a sandwich.
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ʔi, huy ʔubək̓ʷildub ʔə ti dbədbədaʔ.
Yes, but my kids ate it all up.
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ʔi, kʷədad. haʔɬ ʔu ti adsʔəɬəd.
Yes Grab it. Is your food good?
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ʔi, day̓ haʔɬ ti čaydi sʔəɬəd.
Yes.  Chinese food is very good.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəɬ ti sʔuladxʷ.
We like salmon.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd ti ʔəʔus
I like eggs.
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ʔəsxaƛ̕txʷ čəd ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ.
I like clams.
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ʔəsxaƛ̕txʷ čəd ti sqigʷəcaɬc̓iʔ ʔi ti sc̓ədᶻx̌ sɬub.
I like deer meat and nettle soup.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd ti kəšuaɬc̓iʔ
I like pork.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd ti bəsqʷ.
I like crab.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi tulqʷ.
I like mussels.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi sʔax̌ʷuʔ.
I like clams.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi gʷədsʔəɬəd ʔal ti ləliʔ ʔaʔal.
I want to eat at a different house.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi č̓awəyʔaɬəd ʔi ti bətə.
I like prawns and butter.
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔu kʷi bəsqʷ ʔə tsi adsk̓ʷuy.
Does your mother like crab?
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ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub kʷi bəsqʷ ʔə tsi dsk̓ʷuy.
My mother likes crab.
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ʔəsšudxʷ čəxʷ ʔu ti stəgʷad.   
Have you seen the salmon berries?
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ʔəsƛ̕ax̌ʷ ti šəgʷaʔac.
The salmonberry sprouts are growing.
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ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl tiʔəʔ.
This is a slice of bread.
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ʔah ti sqʷagʷəbaɬəd ʔə ti qah ti dbədbədaʔ.
My kids have a lot of candy.
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yaƛ̕alikʷ čəd ʔal ti ʔəsbiƛ̕txʷ sq̓ʷəlaɬəd.
I dip it into the berry jelly.
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yaƛ̕alikʷ čəd ʔal ti sx̌ʷəs ʔə ti q̓ap̓ux̌ʷ.
I dip it into the peanut butter.
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x̌ʷul̕ čəɬ tuʔah ʔal ʔalʔal čəɬa tuʔukʷukʷ.
We just stayed home and played.
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xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəsʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔə ti dsqa kʷi sgʷəlub.
My older brother doesn’t like turkey.
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stab kʷi ɬusʔəɬədčəɬ dxʷʔal sɬax̌sʔəɬəd
What is for dinner?
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stab kʷi adx̌aƛ̕ dxʷʔal sʔəɬəd
What do you want to eat?
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stab kʷi adsʔuʔəɬəd.
What are you eating.
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səpləl tiʔəʔ.
This is bread.
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paq̓ad čəd ʔal ti ləliʔ ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl.
I spread it onto the other slice of bread.
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paq̓ad čəd ʔal ti č̓uʔ ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl.
I spread it onto one slice of bread.
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ƛ̕uʔəɬəd ʔə kʷi sʔiʔɬəd.
Usually, they eat some snacks.
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ƛ̕uq̓ʷəld čəɬ ti tul̕ č̓aʔkʷ sʔəɬəd čəɬa ƛ̕uhudud ti shudalusalikʷ.
We BBQ seafood and then we light fireworks.
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ƛ̕uɬiltəb ʔə kʷi qah tul̕ čaʔkʷ sʔəɬəd. ƛ̕uʔukʷukʷ ti wiw̓suʔ gʷəl ƛ̕uǰiq̓aladᶻəd ti ʔaciɬtalbixʷ.
There is lots of food for everyone. The kids play games and there is beach seining.
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ƛ̕uhaʔɬ ti sʔəɬəd.
The food is always good.
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ɬuʔəɬəd čəd.
I am going to eat.
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ɬuʔəɬəd čəd ʔal ti č̓ƛ̕aʔqs xʷuyubalʔtxʷ.
I will eat at the Priest Point Store.
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ɬux̌alalikʷ čəɬ ʔə kʷi ʔəʔus.
Let’s color eggs.
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ɬuƛ̕a čəd ʔalʔal ʔə ti dbad ʔi tsi dsk̓ʷuy dxʷʔal kʷi gʷədsʔəɬəd, dxʷʔal kʷi gʷədsčəɬab ʔə ti hudalusalikʷ.
I'm going to my parent's house to eat and watch fireworks.
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ɬukʷukʷcut čəd dxʷʔal ti dbad
I am going to cook for my dad.
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ləʔuləx̌ tsi dkayəʔ ʔə ti stəgʷad
My grandmother is collecting salmonberry.
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ləʔuləx̌ čəd ʔə ti ƛ̕ux̌ʷƛ̕ux̌ʷ
I am collecting oysters.
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k̓ʷəɬəd čəd ti sx̌ʷəs.
I pour the oil.
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k̓ʷəɬad. k̓ʷəɬad.
Pour something. Pour something.
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k̓ʷəɬad čəd ti kupi.
I pour the coffee.
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kʷədad čəd ti saliʔ ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl.
I take two slices of bread.
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kʷədad čəd ti ɬaʔx̌ ʔi ti ɬapqs čəda cilid ti čaydi sʔəɬəd.
I pick up the plate and the spoon and I dish up the Chinese food.
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kʷədad čəd ti ləliʔ ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl.
I pick up the other slice of bread.
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kʷədad čəd ti č̓uʔ ʔəsɬič̓txʷ səpləl.
I pick up one slice of bread.
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kupi tiʔəʔ. kupi
This is coffee.
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huy, ɬuʔəɬəd čəxʷ
Then you need to eat.
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haʔɬəxʷ kʷi sʔuləx̌ ʔə kʷi sc̓ədᶻx̌.
It is a good time to collect stinging nettles.
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haʔɬəxʷ kʷi sʔax̌ʷuʔiluɬ.
It is a good time to go clamming.
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haʔɬəxʷ kʷi səʔulx̌əd ti bəsqʷ.
Now is a good time to collect crab.
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haʔɬ ti šəgʷaʔac.
The salmonberry sprouts are good.
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haʔɬ ti c̓ək̓apaʔqʷuʔ.
Rose hip tea is good.
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haʔɬ ti c̓əc̓aʔus.
The thimbleberry sprouts are good.
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haʔɬ ti bəsqʷ sɬub.
The crab soup is good.
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haʔɬ sʔəɬəd ti bubx̌əd.
Horsetails are good food.
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dᶻixʷ ɬčil ti stəgʷad.
Salmonberries arrive first.
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day̓ ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub kʷi sʔax̌ʷuʔ ʔə tsi dsk̓ʷuyʔ.
My mother really likes clams.
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day̓ haʔɬ. ɬucilid čəd ʔu.
Very good. Can I dish up?
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day̓ haʔɬ ti čaydi sʔəɬəd ʔi ti kupi.
Chinese food and coffee are very good.
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č̓italus tsi tusk̓ʷuys dxʷʔal ti qah sʔax̌ʷuʔs.
Her mother was surprised by the large number of clams she had gathered.
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cilid čəd ti ʔəsc̓ix̌ spiqʷuc.
I dish up the fried potatoes.
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čaydi sʔəɬəd.
Chinese food.
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čaydi sʔəɬəd tiʔəʔ.  čaydi sʔəɬəd.
This is Chinese food.
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bəčad čəd ti spiqʷuc dxʷʔal ti səxʷc̓ix̌alikʷ.
I put the potatoes in the frying pan.

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