Outdoor Phrases
ʔuq̓əlbiluɬ čəɬ č̓it ʔal ti ʔəcəladiʔ.
We were going camping near Ustalaty.
ʔuƛ̕ax̌ʷ ti c̓qc̓qaysəb ʔal ti dʔalʔal.
Flowers are growing at my house.
ʔuƛ̕a čəxʷ ʔu sbiʔbədaʔ.
Have you gone to Spee-bi-dah?
ʔuƛ̕a čəɬ ʔi ti dʔiišəd ti ləliʔ ʔilgʷiɬ ʔal ti ʔuləgəd.
My family and I went to the Oregon Coast.
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb ti dsqa ʔə ti t̕aɬigʷs.
My older brother is fishing for rock cod.
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb ti dbad ʔə ti ƛ̕xʷayʔ.
My father is fishing for chum (dog salmon).
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb čəxʷ ʔə ti skʷəxʷic.
You are fishing for silver salmon.
ʔuɬiʔɬdahəb čəd ʔə ti sʔuladxʷ.
I am fishing for salmon.
ʔuɬiʔdahəb čəɬ.
We went trolling for fish.
ʔulub ʔi ti təqačiʔ kəškəšu.
Eighteen pigs.
ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ.
They would collect clams.
ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti c̓ubc̓ub.
They would collect barnacles.
ʔuləx̌ ʔə ti bəsqʷ.
They would collect crab.
ʔukʷədxʷ čəd ti sʔuladxʷ.
I caught a salmon.
ʔiɬlaq sqʷuɬalšikʷ tiʔiɬ.
It is the last daylight tide.
ʔi. ʔəsšudxʷ čəd ti k̓ʷəčəldiʔ.
Yes. I saw a rabbit.
ʔi, ʔəshiiɬbid čəd ti ɬudsʔux̌ʷ.
Yes, I am happy I get to go.
ʔi, tutəlawiltxʷ čəɬ ʔi ti dʔiišəd liɬʔal ti ʔilgʷiɬ.
Yes, my family and I drove down the coast.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi gʷədsʔuləx̌əd.
I need to rake them up.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi dsʔišɬ.
I like to paddle.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub kʷi stəgʷad ʔə ti kay̓kay̓.
Blue jays like salmonberries.
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub kʷi č̓uʔk̓ʷ ʔə ti sčətxʷəd.
Black bears like skunk cabbage.
ʔəswəliʔil ti k̓ʷəčəldiʔ ʔal ti sqʷaliʔ.
The rabbits are appearing in the grass.
ʔəswəliʔil ti c̓qaysəb ʔal ti sʔuhihədəb.
The flowers are appearing in the spring.
ʔəsšuƛ̕əxʷ.
The tides are low now.
ʔəsšudxʷ čəxʷ ʔu ti k̓ʷəčəldiʔ.
Did you see a rabbit?
ʔəsšudxʷ čəd ti yuʔyuʔbəč.
I saw a butterfly.
ʔəsƛ̕ax̌ʷ ti šəgʷaʔac.
The salmonberry sprouts are growing.
ʔəshaʔləb. ɬušədᶻal čəɬ.
It is good. Let’s go outside.
ʔal ti st̕ilib ʔə ti waq̓waq̓waq̓̓.
When the frogs sing.
ʔadᶻalus tiʔiɬ c̓qaysəb.
That flower is beautiful.
ʔadᶻalus ti sč̓uɬəyʔ čəgʷalatxʷ.
The leaf colors outside are beautiful.
x̌ʷul̕ čəɬ ʔəsʔah ʔal ti ʔalʔalčəɬ. ʔuyayus čəɬ ʔal ti sqʷaliʔčəɬ.
We have been home, working on the yard.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ ti dsqa ʔə ti sčətxʷəd.
My older brother hunts for black bear.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ ti dbədaʔ ʔə ti k̓ʷəčəldiʔ.
My son hunts for rabbit.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ čəxʷ ʔə ti kʷagʷičəd.
You hunt for elk.
xʷiʔxʷiʔ čəd ʔə ti sqigʷəc.
I hunt for deer.
xʷiʔ, ʔəskiis ʔal ti č̓ƛ̕aʔ č̓it ʔal ti ʔalʔal ʔə ti pitə.
No, it’s standing on the rock near Peter’s house.
xʷiʔ ləhaʔkʷ gʷəl ʔiləxʷ ti ʔuhihədəb.
Spring is soon.
x̌ičəc ti c̓qaysəb ʔə ti stəgʷad.
The salmonberry flowers are red.
tux̌ʷ čəd ɬugʷaxʷ.
I'm just going for a walk.
tuč̓aʔəb ti yəl̕yəlabčəɬ.
Our ancestors used to dig for roots(at this time).
šuuc ti hikʷ gʷadaʔkʷ ʔal tiʔiɬ kʷagʷičəd.
Look at that big antler on that elk.
suuc ti haac x̌ʷiƛ̕əyʔalqid ʔal tiʔiɬ labatuʔ.
Look at the long wool on that sheep.
suuc hikʷ gʷadaʔkʷ ʔal tiʔiɬ sx̌ʷiƛ̕əyʔ.
Look at the big horn on that goat.
sk̓ʷətɬ tiʔiɬ.
That is a chipmunk.
qʷibid čəd ti x̌payʔ.
I am preparing cedar.
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.
ƛ̕ub čəxʷ ɬuɬiʔɬdahəb.
You had better go fishing.
ƛ̕ub čəɬ ɬuhudčup ʔal ti dəxʷq̓əlbčəɬ.
We better build a fire at our campsite.
ƛ̕al̕ al̕ ti sƛ̕ax̌ʷdup.
The plants are early.
ɬuʔux̌ʷ čəɬ dxʷʔal ti sč̓ətxʷaləp.
Let’s go out into the woods.
ɬuʔuləx̌iluɬ čəɬ ʔə ti bəsqʷ.
Let’s go out and collect crab.
ɬuʔuləx̌ čəd ʔə ti sɬuayʔ.
I will gather cedar bark.
ɬuʔibəš čəɬ.
Let's walk.
ɬuʔibəš čəɬ dxʷʔal ti taw̓d čəɬa ɬuʔux̌ʷc kʷi sx̌ʷasəb.
Let’s walk to town and get some ice cream.
ɬuʔax̌ʷuʔ čəd.
I’m going to go clam digging.
ɬut̕ilib ti waq̓waq̓waq̓.
The frogs will sing.
ɬutəlawil čəɬ.
Let's run.
ɬušədᶻal čəɬ.
Let's go outside.
ɬupusil čəɬ ʔə kʷi baqʷuʔbulux̌ʷ.
We will throw snowballs.
ɬupədalikʷ čəd ʔə kʷi c̓qaysəb.
I am going to plant flowers.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ sbadil ti dʔiišəd.
My family is going to the mountain.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ čəɬ stuləkʷ ʔal ti ɬux̌aʔx̌aʔ.
We will go to the river this weekend.
ɬuƛ̕aʔ čəɬ sbadil ʔal ti ɬux̌aʔx̌aʔ.
We will go to the mountain this weekend.
ɬuɬč̓id ti sqʷaliʔ.
Mow the grass.
ɬuk̓ʷit̕ čəɬ ʔal ti x̌ačuʔ Goodwin.
Let's go to Lake Goodwin.
ɬugʷəč̓əd čəɬ kʷi bəsqʷ.
Let's look for crab.
ɬugʷabid čəxʷ ʔu dxʷʔal ti sʔululuɬ ʔə ti q̓il̕q̓il̕bid.
Are you going on Canoe Journey?
ɬuc̓ədəb čəd ʔə kʷi stəgʷad.
I will pick salmonberries.
ləʔuləx̌ ti dscapaʔ ʔə ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ.
My grandfather is collecting clams.
ləʔuləx̌ čəxʷ ʔə ti sɬuayʔ.
You are collecting inner cedar bark.
ləʔuləx̌ čəd ʔə ti ƛ̕ux̌ʷƛ̕ux̌ʷ.
I am collecting oysters.
lətəyis ti skʷəxʷic.
They are going upstream after the silver salmon.
lətəyil ti wiw̓su ʔal ti x̌ilix̌ stuʔtələkʷ.
The children are walking upstream along Battle Creek.
lətəyil ti sʔuladxʷ ʔal ti stuləkʷ.
The salmon is swimming upriver.
lətəyil ti skʷəxʷic.
The silver salmon are going upriver.
lətəyil ti skʷəxʷic ʔal ti stuləkʷ.
The silver salmon is swimming upriver.
ləsaxʷəb gʷəl ʔuʔəɬəd ʔə ti sqʷaliʔ.
It was jumping along and eating grass.
huy, qah ti sʔax̌ʷuʔs.
Then she got lots of clams.
huy, ɬutəyil ti ƛ̕xʷayʔ.
Then, the dog salmon will go upriver.
hikʷ xʷiqʷəq̓ʷ buʔq. ɬčil ti slihib ʔal ti swatixʷtədčəɬ ʔal ti slihibus.
They are large white birds, swans. The swans arrive on our land during April.
haʔɬəxʷ kʷi sʔuləx̌iluɬ ʔə kʷi č̓awəyʔaɬəd.
It is a good time to go shrimping.
haʔɬəxʷ kʷi sʔuləx̌ ʔə kʷi sc̓ədᶻx̌.
It is a good time to collect stinging nettles.
haʔɬəxʷ kʷi sʔax̌ʷuʔiluɬ.
It is a good time to go clamming.
haʔɬəxʷ kʷi səʔulx̌əd ti bəsqʷ.
Now is a good time to collect crab.
haʔɬ ti šəgʷaʔac.
The salmonberry sprouts are good.
haʔɬ ti c̓əc̓aʔus.
The thimbleberry sprouts are good.
haʔɬ sʔəɬəd ti bubx̌əd.
Horsetails are good food.
haʔɬ šuƛ̕əxʷ.
The tides are good now.
gʷəʔəy̓dxʷ čəɬ kʷi q̓ʷəlaciʔ.
We might find some starfish.
gʷəlapu ʔi ti ʔiišədləp gʷəl ləƛ̕aʔ x̌ačuʔ .
You and your family are going to Lake Goodwin.
gʷəč̓əd čəd kʷi sdaʔ ʔə kʷi sbadbadil.
I am searching for mountain place names.
dxʷsʔuləx̌ ti sduhubš.
The Snohomish were collectors.
day̓ hikʷ ti stəgʷad.
The salmonberries are very big.
cəlac sqʷəbqʷəbayʔ.
Five dogs.