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Word /Phrase of the Week

 
January 1-7:
sti'm khukhwi'? jeh ~ 'What is this?' •ln
January 8-14  hnch'emench rb 'wall'  •ln •ex:hnch'emench khukhwi' jeh 'This is a wall.'
January 15-21  tsi'yentsi' rb 'over there, near you'  •ln
•ex:tsi' khwe hnch'emench tsi'yentsi' jeh 'That is the wall, over there, near you.'
January 22-28  łłekhwe' ln 'shirt'  •rb
•ex:ni tsi' khwe łłekhwe' tsi'yentsi'? jeh 'Is that the shirt, over there, near you?'
•mil •km
January 29- February 4:
  eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs? ln 'What color is it?'  •ln2 •jeh
•ex:eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs khwe łłekhwe'? ln 'What color is the shirt?'
•eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs łłekhwe'? ln
February 5-11 qwn jeh 'blue' •ln •rb •ln2
• ex: utqwnsq'it ln 'The sky is blue.' •jeh
February 12-18 schte'mp ln 'cloud' •rb •ln2
• ex:uupeq khwe schte'mp ln 'the cloud is white.' •ln2
February 19-25
hnsech'ntis ln 'river' hnsench'ntis rb
hnsech'ntis ln
ex: łu'khwe'nsech'ntis łu'wenłu' jeh 'There is the river, (over there, yonder).'

 
February 26 - March 4 eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs? jeh 'What color is it?'
  eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs? ln eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs? ln
Sample Sentence
 eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs khwa chatqaltcha'lqs? ln
eets'eche'n khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs chatqaltcha'lqs? jeh
 
' What color is the coat?'
   
March 5 - 11 tseqw ln 'Bright Red'
  tseqw jeh tseqw rb tseqw ln2
Sample Sentence
 uutseqw khwa chatqaltcha'lqs. ln
uutseqw khwa chatqaltcha'lqs. jeh
 
' The coat is bright red.'
   
March 12 - 18 qwatsqn ln 'Hat'
  qwatsqn rb qwatsqn km
Sample Sentence
 ni uuqwn khwa qwatsqn? ln
ni uuqwn khwa qwatsqn? jeh
 
' Is the hat green [or blue] ?'
   
March 19 - 26 qha'yqhi't ln 'Big'
  qha'yqhi't km
Sample Sentence
 QHA'YQHI'T khwe st'ikhwlms khwe CH'CH'E'NE' ln
 
' BIG is the opposite of LITTLE.'
   
March 27 - April 1 stts'eqhwntsut ln 'Star'
  stts'eqhwntsut rb stts'eqhwntsut ln2
Sample Sentence
 ni qha'yqhi't khwe stts'eqhwntsut? ln
 
' Is the star is big ?'
April 2 - 8 q'omqn ln 'Head'
  q'omqn mil q'omqn ln2
Sample Sentence
 hnq'omqn khukhwi'. jeh
 
' This is my head .'
April 9 - 15 schłusmn ln 'Eye'
  schłusmn mil schłusmn ln2
Sample Sentence
 hischłusmn khwe hntgwichn. ln
 
' I see with my eye .'
April 16- 22 sts'u'shn ln 'Foot'
  sts'u'shn ln2 sts'u'shn ln3
Sample Sentence
 hists'u'shn khukhwi' km ~ khwi' khwe hists'u'shn km
 
'This is my foot.'
April 23- 29 schłułusmn ln 'Eyes'
Sample Sentence
 eets'eche'en khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs khwe schłułusmns? jeh ~
eets'eche'en khwa 'yats'ts'a'qhs schłułusmns? jeh
 
'What color are his/her eyes?'
April 30- May 6 stsu'tsu'shn ln 'Feet'
Sample Sentence
 khwi'khwe histsu'tsu'shn jeh ~ histsu'tsu'shn khukhwi' jeh
 
'Here are my feet.'
May 7- 13 nune' km 'Mother'
  nune' rb nune' ln
Sample Sentence
 segwet khwe iinune'? km ~
 
'Who is your mother?'
May 14- 20 segwet? km 'Who is it?'
  segwet? ln segwet? ln2
Sample Sentence
 segwet khwe inpipe'? km ~
 
'Who is your father?'
May 21- 27 pipe' rb ' Father'
  pipe' ln pipe' km
Sample Sentence
 chn pipe' ln ~
 
'I am the father.'
May 28- June 3 eeti'te'ł ln 'Airplane'
  eeti'te'ł jm
Sample Sentence
 emee'liche' khwe eeti'te'ł? jm ~ mee'liche' khwe eeti'te'ł? jm
 
'Where is the airplane?
   

2008

week of July 21st:

'There'
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  łu' khwa hnqhipe' km  
 
'There is my grandfather'
  
     

week of July 28th:

future indicator
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  chełchs'ya'(pqi'nm km  
 
'We are going to go to a powwow.'
  
     
   
 
   

week of August 4th:

future indicator

 

   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  k'wne'u'ltsgwichstmin rb  
 
'I will see you later'
  
     
 
     


week of August 11th:

'huckleberries'
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  ne' pentsi' q'welt ha st'shastq, ne' chn mall. rb  
 
'When the huckleberries are ripe, I will stuff myself.'
  
     
   
 
   

august 18-31st:

 

If or When
 

Use it in a sentence:

  
  ne' pentsi' chn mall twa st'shastq ne' chnts'a'ar. jeh  
 
'If I pig out on huckleberries, I will be sick'
Sept 1-7
'Why?'
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  tgwe'l sti'm ł naq'włtsekhw khwe hist'maltmsh kwe twe hnsip? ln
 
'Why did you steal my cows and sheep?'
  
     

Sept 8-14

'Because..'
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  k'wne' chn ch'u'w tgwe'l ch epł hnya(a(n fa
 
'I will be gone because we have a meeting.'
  
     


Sept 15-21

'yet/still'
   

Use it in a sentence:

 

  
     
  k'wa'y lut che'm khukhwa' rb
 
'It's not ready yet'
  
     

sept 22

'Indian' /'Human Being'
   

Sample Sentences using schint :

 

  
     
  huy, na'anqwi'tmistkhw ła qwa'yqwi't he schint ln
 
'Please, be generous toward the poor people'
  
  snukwschint jeh
 
'fellow-tribesman,-Indian, or -human being'
  
  schint khwe epł atsetq'it km
 
'National Indian Day '
  

sept 29

Autumn / October
lit. 'darkness approaching'
   

Sample Sentences using sch'edp :

 

  
     
  'aqhel sch'edp 'eechłip khwe hnpipe' jeh
 
'Every Autumn my dad goes hunting'
  

october 6

Water Potato
   

Sample Sentences using sqigwts :

 

  
     
  ch'achastq khwa sqigwts khwe sch'edp. jm
 
'We dig water potatoes in October'
  

October 13th

'to cook'
   

Sample Sentences using k'u'ltsntsut :

 

  
     
  ...ku'm 'etsk'u'ltsntsut khwa sqigwts, khwe hiinune', guł hne'iqhwe', hntikwe'. ccc
 
"...and then my mother and my aunties cook the water potatoes."
 
     

October 20th

Celebrate
   

Sample Sentence using s'ya'(pqi'n'm :

  
     
  ku'm ch'ets'iłn, ch'ats'oqws, hił ch'ats'ya'(pqi'n'm khwa sqigwts achsetq'it km
 
'then we eat, drink and celebrate Water Potato Day.
 


October 27th
pluralizes noun that follows
   

Sample using guł :

 

  
     
  guł sk'uk'ususche' km
 
'little ghosts'
  

 

November 3rd

'Veteran'
   

Sample using syechdelm :

 

  
     
  chesput'met khwe guł syechdelmet rb
 
'We will honor our Veterans '
  

 

Audio Pronunciations:

ln: Lawrence Nicodemus [1909 ~ 2004]

 

Elder Consultants:
•LA: Lovinia Alexander [1918-2008] •FA: Felix Aripa •LF: Lavinia Felsman
•MIL: Irene Lowley •LN: Lawrence Nicodemus [1909-2004]

hnqwa'qwe'eln Staff:
•RB: Raymond Brinkman •JEH: Jennifer Hale
•JM: Jessica Matheson •KM: Kim Matheson

Other Tribal Members and Learners of The Language:
•RC: Roseanna Choisser •MLC Michelle Clark •CCC: Cecilia Cook
•SCF: Sarah Carrillo Freeburg •SLC: Shelley Little Crow •DM: Donna Matheson
•JS: Jeanine Seyler •LCS: Leanne SiJohn •LS: Laura Stensgar

 

'Thank you!'

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