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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
Lesson 12: Telling Time
ƛ̓e nk̓ʷinš
What time is it?
ƛ̓e heł__________
It is __________ o’clock
ƛ̓e heł nk̓ʷuʔ
It is one o’clock
ƛ̓e heł ʔesel
It is two o’clock
ƛ̓e heł čeʔłes
It is three o’clock
ƛ̓e heł mus
It is four o’clock
ƛ̓e heł cil
It is five o’clock
ƛ̓e heł t̓aq̓n
It is six o’clock
ƛ̓e heł sisp̓l̓
It is seven o’clock
ƛ̓e heł hʔen̓m
It is eight o’clock
ƛ̓e heł x̣x̣n̓ut
It is nine o’clock
ƛ̓e heł ʔupn
It is ten o’clock
ƛ̓e heł ʔupn heł nk̓ʷuʔ
It is eleven o’clock
ƛ̓e ntx̣ʷx̣ʷqin
It is noon
ƛ̓e tx̣ʷew̓s skʷkʷʔec
It is midnight
čxʷect __________
It is after ________ o’clock.
č̓ʔit __________
It is almost __________ o’clock.
ƛ̓e kʷekʷst
It is morning
ƛ̓e ntx̣ʷx̣ʷqin
It is noon
ƛ̓e čx̣ʷect ntx̣ʷx̣ʷqin
It is afternoon
ƛ̓e nsč̓luxʷ
It is evening
tx̣ʷew̓s skʷkʷʔec
It is midnight
čx̣ʷect tx̣ʷew̓s skʷkʷʔec
It is after midnight