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snxʷmeneʔ nqʷlqʷeltn
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Spokane Tribe Language and Culture
ƛ̓uxʷ šey̓ lʔe n šiyulexʷ We have always walked this land
Albert Sam
Lesson 40:
Bodily Fuctions
Vocabulary
Basic form
t̓soʔ
nc̓ípsn
snʔoccqeʔcín
w̓eʔm
hewhéwnt
nt̓q̓ʷt̓qʷčn̓ečst
p̓ʔum
tčéy̓n
mneč
Present/future tense
t̓sóʔi
nc̓ípsiš
snʔoccqeʔcíni
w̓eʔis / w̓éʔi
hewhéwlši
nt̓q̓ʷt̓qʷčn̓ečsti
p̓ʔumi
tčéyi
mneči
English
sneeze
blink
vomit
yell / shout
yawn
clap
fart
urinate
defecate / poop
(with basic form)
ha kʷ ______________?
Did you _________________?
uneʔ, cň ______________.
Yes, I ________________.
ta, tam čn _______________.
No, I did not _____________.
(with present/future)
ha kʷ qs ______________?
Are you going to _______________?
uneʔ či qs ______________.
Yes, I am going to ______________.
ta, tam či qs _______________.
No, I am not going to ___________.
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