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Nicodemus, Lesson 1

Click on words in RED to hear them pronounced

NUK'W STSUNME' LESSON 1

mimsh box

shet'ut stone

syolalqw log

eeshet' tree

sgwarpm flower

mimsh khukhwi'. This is a box.	sgwarpm khukhwi'. This is a flower.

ni shet'ut khukhwi'? Is this a stone?	hey, khwi' shet'ut. Yes, this is a stone.

ni eeshet' khukhwi'? Is this a tree?	hey, khwi' eeshet'. Yes, this is a tree.
ni sgwarpm khukhwi'? Is this a flower?	lut, lut sgwarpm khukhwi'. No, this is not a flower.

ni syolalqw khukhwi'? Is this a log?	lut, lut syolalqw khukhwi'. No, this is not a log.

ni sgwarpm khukhwi'? Is this a flower?	lut, lut sgwarpm khukhwi', eeshet'. No, this is not a flower, it is a tree.

ni mimsh khukhwi'? Is this a box?	lut, lut mimsh khukhwi', syolalqw. No, this is not a box, it is a log.

Sounds of Coeur d'Alene
Pronunciation Drill

ka	kha
ke	khe
ki	khi	kuskust horse kuskust
ko	kho	khuskhust wide awake khuskhust
ku	khu

kha	qha
khe	qhe	khus awake khus
khi	qhi	qhus foam qhus
kho	qho
khu	qhu

ka	qa
ke	qe	ku'm and ku'm
ki	qi	qu'm grey qu'm
ko	qo
ku	qu

la	ła
le	łe	lem rejoice lem
li	łi	łem dew łem
lo	ło
lu	łu

a	(a
e	(e	em feed em
i	(i	(em melt (em
o	(o
u	(u

cha	ch'a
che	ch'e	chep soft chep
chi	ch'i	ch'ep pinch ch'ep
cho	ch'o
chu	ch'u

ya	'ya
ye	'ye	yem keep quiet yem
yi	'yi	'yem feed 'yem
yu	'yu

am	amm
em	emm	em feed em
im	imm	emm a bird alighting emm
om	omm
um	umm

MODERN WORDS IN COEUR D'ALENE

	accordion	sut'eesut'e
		(that which is stretchable)

	acrobat	syanq'eleeyuye'
		(he who swings on a trapeze)

	actor	syee'elmntsut
		(one whose business is to move himself)

	administrator	syeetelmshesh
		(one who settles an estate)

	Afro (hairdo)	atch'a'nqn
		(his hair is puffed out)

	agenda	cheytsk'u'l
		(that which is to be done)

	agent	syanq'e'e'ilgwes
		(one whose business it is to occupy his heart for another)

	agriculture	sk'o'lstq
		(crop making)

	airplane	eeti'te'ł
		(flying machine)

	alien	t'ikhwlm
		(a person of a different family)

Credits

Audio pronunciations: Lawrence Nicodemus
Illustrations: Gary LaSarte, and Lawrence Aripa.



The Coeur d'Alene Tribe Language Department