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  SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary' 1

 


sts'chasq'it (calendar)


Days of the WeekMonths of the Year

 

Days of the Week

   Monday

chdi'k'w ln
  '
to Cross Over [from Sunday]'
  chdi'k'w  -mil  chdi'k'w  -rb  chdi'k'w  -km  

   Tuesday
uł'asasq'it rb
  '2nd Day'   uł'asasq'it  -js  uł'asasq'it  -jm
u'l asasq'it ln
  u'l asasq'it  -jeh
asasq'it fa 
asasq'it  -dm  asasq'it  -jm
asalsq'it fa
  
asalsq'it  -jeh
   Wednesday

ułcha'łasq'it jm
'  3rd Day'
    ln  rb

cha'łasq'it rb
  
 js  km  ln

   Thursday

ułmosq'it rb
  
'4th Day'
   ułmosq'it  -jm  ułmosq'it  -js  ułmosq'it  -ln

mosq'it rb
  mosq'it  -jm  mosq'it  -  mosq'it  -ln

   Friday

ułtselchsq'it jeh
  '5th Day'
   ułtselchsq'it  -ln

tselchsq'it jm
  tselchsq'it  -js  tselchsq'it  -ln  tselchsq'it  -rb

   Saturday    Sunday

chłi'i' ln
   '
next to [Sunday]'
  chłi'i'  -rb  chłi'i'  -jm  

st(etsi'wes ln
  'Flag [raised on Sundays for Mass]'  st(etsi'wes  -rb   st(etsi'wes  -dm

 


Months of the Year

   January

t'eqwpehkhw km
   '
Sap bursting weather'   
 t'eqwpenkhw  -ccc  t'eqwpenkhw  -mlc  t'eqwpenkhw  -jeh  t'eqwpenkhw  -ls    

 

   February

sk'wesus fa
  " weather is highly variable "
  sk'wesus  -km  sk'wesus  -ccc  sk'wesus  -jeh  sk'wesus  -mlc

 

   March

syihih jeh
  " early Spring "
  syihih  -jm  syihih  -km  syihih  -ls  syihih  -mlc  syihih  -rb

 

 

   July

'yalstq jeh
   '
Summer'   
 'yalstq  -jm  'yalstq  -js  -yalstq  -km   

 

 

 

 

 


schmiyiple'en km and stmiyiple'en km are both accurate variations of the word meaning 'description or translation'. Felix Aripa would use the former and Lawrence Nicodemus, the latter. They can be thought of as differences in dialect. (back)

Credits :

A u d i o P r o n u n c i a t i o n s:

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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