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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
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PO Box 100
Wellpinit, WA 99040
509-258-4222
Lesson 26: Animals 1
c̓ʔulixʷ - Deer
nłamqeʔ - Bear
skʷtismyew - Cougar
snineʔ - Owl
q̓ʷq̓ʷc̓w̓ey̓eʔ - Chipmunk
skʷruleʔxʷ - Grass
sp̓iʔqałq - Berry
k̓ʷek̓ʷt̓eneʔ - Mouse
q̓ep̓xʷeʔ - Nut (hazelnut)
Dialogue
stem̓ łuʔ hac iłisc łuʔ__________? - What does a __________ eat?
łuʔ __________ hac iłisc łuʔ __________ - A __________ eats __________.
hac iłisc łuʔ __________ łuʔ __________? - Does a __________ eat __________?
ta, tac iłisc łuʔ __________ łuʔ _______. - No, a __________does not eat _______.
hac iłistxʷ łuʔ __________? - Do you eat __________?
uneʔ hac iłistn luʔ __________. - Yes, I eat __________.
ta, tac iłistn łuʔ __________. - No, I do not eat __________.
stem̓ łuʔ hac iłntxʷ? - What did you eat?
čn iłnt __________. - I ate __________.