Lesson 31: Pow Wow

Vocabulary

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snyaʕpqintn - Powwow (grounds)

swénš - war dance

sč̓ewíl̓eʔ  swénš - snake dance

sxʷlmncút  swénš - chicken dance

hec n̓ín̓ʔey swénš - owl dance

šlšlčm̓n̓cút - round (circle) dance

pumíntn - drum

sp̓mintn - drum stick

c̓lqíntn - headdress (war bonnet)

snc̓láw̓sqn - roach

ha  nem  kʷ  xʷuy  č̓  snyaʕpqintn ? - Will you be going to the powwow?

ʔune,  nem  čn  xʷuy  č̓  snyaʕpqintn. - Yes, I will be going to the powwow.

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ta,  tam  čn  xʷuy  č̓  snyaʕpqintn. - No, I didn’t go to the pow wow.

ha  nem  kʷ  wenš? - Will you be dancing?

ʔune,  nem  čn  wenš. - Yes, I will be dancing.

ta, tam  čyec wenši. - I am not going to dance.

ci  sq̓ʷimncut  hapł  sʔaw? - What kind of dance is this?

ec  awstm ____________ łiʔe  swenš. - This dance is a ____________.

ha  kʷepł  ___________________ ? - Do you have a ______________.

ʔune,  čn  epł ______________. - Yes, I have a ______________.

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ta,  tam  čn  epł ______________. - I don’t have a ______________.