top of page

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 ______________.

bottom of page