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Computer Alerts

Click on words in RED to hear them pronounced

An underlined letter in a word indicates where the stress should be

Initials following a Coeur d'Alene word (-km-) refer to the person who pronounced it.


Audio Alerts in snchitsu'umshtsn for Computers

	Want your computer to talk back to you in Coeur d'Alene? The following sound bites are available as audio clips that you can install on your hard drive; the instructions are below. You can use them to replace the default sounds on your computer that announce alerts, for example (including all of the Windows sounds*). Print these instructions

	The Coeur d'Alene terms in the left-hand column are what the audio clips are titled. Work backwards from the English translation to grab the audio clip you want.

To save to your computer: right-click on the .wav button, select 'Save Target As...', find the folder you've created on your hard drive, then click 'Save'. A window will appear that says, 'Download Complete'

Coeur d'Alene		.wav files	Translation:	Suggested Sound:

	e tech sti'm rb		'what's the task, my job?'	Exclamation

	chinmsh ? rb		'what's the matter?'	Default Beep; Critical Stop

	huy t'uk'wipmsh rb		'get started!'	Default Beep
	gwnikhw rb		'that's right, Right On!'	Default Beep

	khwis chii rb		'what the heck?!'	Program error
	lut he'ytsmeysn rb		'I don't know'
	sti'm khwe 'i'ytspu'sminm rb		'what are you thinking?'
	ne' ku shelchmntsut'u'u'ut rb		'You can really go around in circles'

	hoy sits rb		'look out, what's this?'	Question
	ni ku sell? rb		'are you confused?'	Question

	qhest twe skwitstm km		'good morning'	Start Windows
	qhest he skwitstm lf		'good morning'
	ku 'ułchitspentkhwi' rb		'you're back !'
	ku 'ułchitspentkhwi' rb		'good, you made it'
	ku 'ułchitspentkhwi' rb		'oh, you're back !'

	ah, qhest km		'greetings; ok, good!'	Start Windows; Maximize

	ni gwnikhw rb		'is that right?; is that so?'	Restore Up

	t'i' hnma'lp rb		'coffee's ready' ('Break time')	Restore Down
	t'i' hnmayayqn rb		'time for lunch'	Restore Down

	ne' u'ltsgwichstmin rb		'I'll see you later'	Exit Windows; Close program
	chn shipep rb		'I'm finished'	Exit Windows; Close program

	k'wa'y lut che'm khukhwa' rb		'It's not ready yet'	any project; 'to do' list; program stop
	k'wa'y lut che'm khukhwa' rb		'It's not ready yet'	any project; 'to do' list; program stop

	qhest q'we'np' lf		'the work day's over'	Exit Windows
	qhest sq'we'np' km		'the work day's over'
	hoy nk'włu khwa q'wenp' rb		'quit time'
	hoysn rb		'I quit for today'
	t'i' cheł chkhuy enis rb		'it's time for us to go home'
	hoy ch'uł'enis rb		'let's go home'
	hoy ch'uł'enis rb		'that's it, let's go'

	shet'iple'nt rb		'you take care of it'	Empty Recycle Bin

	twi chn sell rb		'I'm confused'	Blocked Pop-Up Window; Menu popup

	ni shił q'we'np'? rb		'is it quitting time (yet)?'	Blocked Pop-up Window

	ku'pł sq'e'yshit'wes km		'you've got mail'	Windows Messenger; New Mail notification

"Suggested Sound(s)” are just that. Feel free to assign the Coeur d'Alene expressions to your own needs and liking.

Installation Instructions

*Copy the Coeur d'Alene audio clips into a new folder you've set up on your computer.

Go to Start ==> Settings ==> Control Panel ==> "Sounds and Multimedia"
(Note: in Vista, "Sounds" folder; then select the "Sounds" tab from among "Playback/Recording/Sounds")

Click on any of the Windows' functions (like, "Close program"). In the box below where it asks you to Name (the sound), choose "Browse" and select the audio clip you want from your new folder. You'll be assigning a Coeur d'Alene sound to that function, and hear the alert every time your computer performs it.

A few extra steps for enabling the mail notification sound:
In order to enable a sound to play as notification of when you receive a new email, you have to activate that option in Microsoft Outlook. First, open Microsoft Outlook. Pictures of the steps are pasted below.
Go to Tools ==> Options ==> Preferences (tab) ==> E-mail Options… button (towards top of dialog box) ==> Advanced E-mail Options…button (towards middle of dialog box) ==> check the box that says “play a sound” ==> press “OK” 3 times to exit and save new settings. Note: Vista may be a little different.

Tools ==> Options

A few more extra steps to enable a “Reminder” audio to play for calendar reminders (if you use the calendar and alarms within Outlook):

Go to Tools ==> Options ==> Other (tab) ==> Advanced Options… button (towards top of dialog box) ==> Reminder Options…button (towards bottom of dialog box) ==> this will bring you to the Reminder Options dialog box in which you’ll check both boxes (regarding playing sound and displaying the reminder). Next, you’ll need to assign a sound you want to play when a task or meeting is coming up, from that same dialog box, click browse…, locate and select the audio clip you want from the new folder you created with the Cd’A audio files. Once you’ve located it press the “OK” button three times to exit and save new settings.

Print these instructions

Audio Pronunciations :

•LF: Lavinia Felsman •FA: Felix Aripa
•RB: Raymond Brinkman •KM: Kim Matheson


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