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 ______________.