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December 2, 2008
Click on words in RED to hear pronunciations. An underlined letter indicates the stress in the word. Initials following Coeur d'Alene terms [ ln ] refer to the person who pronounced it.
SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary' †
chu'lnpu'silgwes km (Holidays) "We remember something or someone again"
chu'lnpu'silgwes...(holidays...) aqhelsq'it (everyday)a t'eqwpenkhw (in January)e sk'wesus (in February)e syihih (in March)a setqaps(in April)a słoqwa'yalqw(in May)e sgwarpu'lmkhw(in June)a 'yalstq(in July)a sq'welpn (in August)e sch'lwis(in September) e sch'edp(in October) e sit.sitkw(in November)e smik'wn(in December)
qhest twe intk'u'l'ln km ~ "Happy Birthday (to you)" qhest twe hntk'u'l'ln jeh ~ "Happy Birthday (to me)"
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qha'yqhi'yt ha chsetq'it fa ~ "big day" Hear further discussion:
t'eqwpehkhw km 'Sap bursting weather'
snuk'wspintch rb ~"another year" •snuk'wspintch km
ches pu'smintmet khwa Martin Luther King Jr. rb "we will honor Martin Luther King, Jr." •ches pu'smintmet khwa Martin Luther King Jr. km
sk'wesus fa " weather is highly variable "
siws achsetq'it jeh
noqhnoqhnumt mil "wanting a sweetheart" •noqhnoqhnumt km •noqhnoqhnumt jm •noqhnoqhnumt jeh •noqhnoqhnumt fa
Happy Valentine's Day
guł amotqn fa "Those sitting at the head" •guł amotqn km
chełchtu's'ya'(pqi'n'm khwe e guł amotqn jeh
syihih jeh " early Spring "
qwe'lminn km "ashes" •qwe'lminn rb
mosa'lopansq'it km "forty days" •mosa'lopansq'it fa
sant patri khwe'pł achsetq'it km "a day just for Saint Patrick " san patri khwe'pł achsetq'it km
sk'wa'yshecht km Jesus walking slowly upon the palm fronds •sk'wayshecht fa
et.shar km "the crucifixion"
paq fa "white" (referring to white Easter Lilies) •paq ln
sch'edp dm " approaching darkness "
sqigwts achsetq'it km sqigwts ha 'chsetq'it km sqigwts ha 'chsetq'it rb
k'wne' chmiłntsut km ~ We will be closed ~ lit. 'We will take a break' Print an office closure sign
chełchtu's'ya'(pqi'n'm khwa a sqigwts ha'chsetq'it rb 'We will celebrate Water Potato Day'
•Water Potato Day RezKast Video with Felix Aripa; by Leslie Louie (2008) •Water Potato Day Radio Broadcast •Passing on Traditions Video Blog by Colin Mulvany (2005) •sqigwts ha 'chsetq'it Article by Raymond Brinkman
sts'e'lts''lt achsetq'it km 'Spooky Day'
"Halloween" ~ sts'e'lts''lt achsetq'it rb Spooky Day •KM •JEH
"Happy Halloween!" ~ qhest twe sts'e'lts''lt achsetq'it! rb Happy Spooky Day •RB2 •RB3
"We are wearing masks" ~ ch'eeluk'usm km
"Trick-or-Treat!" ~ hu ku nchiłus! km Give it to me!
Practice: guł - sk'u - k'ususche' ... guł sk'uk'ususche' km
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