snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn
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PO Box 100
Wellpinit, WA 99040
509-258-4222
Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
VOCABULARY-
ʔa x̣est skʷekʷst
Hello, good morning
ʔa x̣est sx̣lx̣alt
Hello, good day
ʔa x̣est sč̓luxʷ
Hello, good evening
ʔa x̣est skʷkʷʔec
Hello, good night
i····
yes / likewise
n̓em heł wíčtmn
I will see you again.
kʷʔec̓ščén̓?
How are you?
hi čn x̣is
I'm fine.
čn ayx̣ʷt
I'm tired.
čn weyt
I'm sick.
stem̓ ha skʷest ?
What is your name?
hi skʷest ____.
My name is.....
____ łuʔ hi skʷest.
My name is.....
Dialogue 1-
A: ʔa x̣est sx̣lx̣alt
Hello, good day.
B: i···
Likewise.
A: stem̓ ha skʷest ?
What's your name?
B: hi skʷest ____. stem̓ ha skʷest ?
I'm ___. What's your name?
A: hi skʷest ____.
My name's ___.
B: n̓em heł wíčtmn.
See you later.
A: n̓em heł wíčtmn.
See you later.
Dialogue 2-
A: x̣est sč̓luxʷ.
Good evening.
B: i...
Likewise.
A: kʷʔec̓ščén̓ ?
How are you?
B: hi čn x̣is, kʷʔec̓ščén̓ ?
I'm well. How are you?
A: čn ayx̣ʷt.
I'm tired.
B: x̣est skʷkʷʔec.
Good night.
A: n̓em heł wíčtmn.
See you later.