Lesson 31: Pow Wow

Vocabulary

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.

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 ______________.

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

snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn