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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
Lesson 14:
Physical Descriptions 2
Vocabulary
čpmpums
brown eyes
čqʷnqʷins
green eyes
čqʷiqʷays
blue eyes
čq̓ʷayqn
black hair
čp̓omqn
brown hair
čp̓ax̣ʷqn
blond hair
čxʷxʷixʷectqn
short hair
čwisšnqn
long hair
q̓ʷuł
dark (skinned)
x̣al
fair (skinned)
Dialogue 1
ha hi kʷ ________?
Do you have __________? (eyes)
ha kʷ ________?
Do you have __________? (hair/skin)
Dialogue 2
ʔune, čn __________?
Yes, I have ___________.
ta, tam čn __________?
No, I don’t have ___________.
Dialogue 3
ha hi ________?
Does s/he have __________?
ʔune, hi ________?
Yes, s/he has _________.
ta, tam (hi) _________.
No, s/he doesn’t have __________.