Lushootseed money terms and phrases
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k̓ʷidilc tiʔəʔ — How much is this?
day̓ q̓ič — It is too expensive.
haʔɬ ti x̌čalc — It is a good price.
ʔiɬčəptxʷ čəxʷ — Give me a discount (make it cheaper).
xʷuʔələʔ ʔu buusilc — What about $4 (maybe four dollars?)
ƛ̕ub — Okay
č̓uʔilc ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ kʷata — $1.25
saliʔilc ʔi kʷi ʔiɬčəx̌ — $2.50
ɬixʷilc ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ spikyud – $3.05
ʔah ʔu kʷi adtalə — Do you have any money?
ʔah ti dtalə — I have some money.
k̓ʷidilc kʷi adtalə — How much money do you have?
ʔulubilc ti dtalə — I have ten dollars.
ʔəsxʷəɬtalə čəd — I am broke.
t̕asac — Pay me.
ʔabyicid čəd ʔə kʷi talə — Here’s some money.

-ilc — suffix meaning money.


taləhalʔtxʷ — Bank
x̌ičičəc — Penny
spikyud — Nickel
bit — Ten cents (Dime)
kʷata — Quarter
č̓uʔilc — One Dollar
cəlacilc  — Five Dollars
ʔulubilc — Ten Dollars
saliʔačiʔilc — Twenty Dollars
cəlacačiʔilc — Fifty Dollars
sbək̓ʷačiʔilc — 100 Dollars
sx̌iʔx̌čalc — Tax
spuxʷudilc — Tip (add a little more)
sbəlkʷilc — Change (return money)
dxʷsxʷuyub — Seller
dxʷstagʷš — Buyer
t̕asilc pipə — Check (pay money paper)
səxʷt̕asilc — Credit/Debit Card (device to pay money)
səxʷtalə — ATM
talə — Money