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2006 Words /Phrases of the Weeks

 
January 1-8     skwitstm km ~ 'morning' ~ KM2 LF LF2 LN
January 9-15   a'yqhwt km ~ 'tired' ~ KM2 JM RB RB2
January 16-22 iłn km ~ 'to eat' ~ KM2 KM3 JEH ~ lit. 'He/She/It ate.'
January 23-31 skweskws fa ~ 'pheasant or prairie chicken' ~ KM LN MIL  
 
February 1-5     qheminch jeh ~ 'love' ~ JEH2 JM JM2 JM3 
February 6-12   smi'yem jm ~ 'wife or girlfriend' ~ RB JEH 
February 13-19 sqi'ltmkhw fa ~ 'husband or boyfriend' ~ JEH RB JM  
February 20-28 hnnoqhoqhi'wes mil ~ 'They got married.' ~ JM JEH 
 
March 1-5     qhest twe skwitstm km or qhest he skwitstm lf ~ 'Good Morning.' ~ LF2
March 6-12   ah mil ~ 'Hello.' ~ KM LF KM2 LF2 KM3 LF3
March 13-19 qhest u'ltsgwichstmn km  'Good to see you' ~JEH
  or lim lemt.sh u'ltsgwichstin fa 1~ 'Thank you for letting me see you again.'
March 20-31 lim lemt.sh fa ~ 'Thank you.' ~ KM RB JEH
 
April 1-9     ku'ts'chinm? km ~ 'How are you?' ~ RB JEH KM2 JM JEH2
April 10-16 chi'sanp rb ~ 'I'm drowsy.' ~ RB2 JEH
April 17-23 chi'ynqhił rb ~ 'I'm afraid.'
April 24-30 chi'chsq'emiln km ~ 'I'm hungry.' ~ RB
 
May 1-7     eeshet' ln ~ 'tree' ~ LN2 
May 8-14   nune'  rb ~ 'mother' ~ KM LN
May 15-21 tmtmni'net achsetq'it  km ~ 'Memorial Day' ~ JEH ~ Lit. "Day of our buried, our dead".
May 22-31 steemilgwes km ~ 'family' ~ RB JEH LS
 
June 1-11    pipe' rb ~ 'father' ~ KM
June 12-18 st'ikhwlms km ~ 'its opposite' ~ JEH 
June 19-25 qha'yqhi'yt ln ~ 'big' ~ KM 
June 26-30 ch'ch'e'ne' km ~ 'little' ~ JEH 
 
July 1-9     'yalstq km ~ 'Summer'~ JEH DM SLC JM JS ~ Also 'July'.
July 10-16 kwe'lt ln ~ 'hot'
July 17-23 q'aq'a'mi'ye rb ~ 'to fish' ~ lit. "She/It/He fished."
July 24-31 chatq'ele' ln ~ 'lake' RB
 
Aug 1-6    st'shastq ln ~ 'huckleberries' ~ LN2 ~ or st'sha jeh
Aug 7-13  sqigwts rb ~ 'water potato' ~ •LN
Aug 14-20 chsq'emiln ln ~ 'to get hungry' ~ •LN2 ~ lit. "It/He/She got hungry." LN3 ~ Also 'to fast' ~LN4 ~ lit. "He/She/It fasted."
Aug 21-27 iłn ln ~ 'to eat' ~ •LN2 ~ lit. "He/She/It ate."KMKM2KM3JEH
 
Aug 28- Sept 3 tselwish jeh ~ 'red salmon'
Sept 4-10 chatqaltcha'lqs km ~ 'coat' •LNMIL
Sept 11-17 snqwqw'lups ln ~ 'blue jeans' ~ •RB "blue clothing for the buttocks"
Sept 18-24 snaq'naq'shn rb ~ 'tennis shoes'
Sept 25-Oct 1 łłekhwe' km ~ 'shirt' •RBLN MIL
 
Oct 2-8 chatq'ele' rb ~ 'lake' •LN
Oct 9-15 sqigwts achsetq'it km ~ 'Water Potato Day'
Oct 16-22 sts'e'lts''lt achsetq'it rb ~ 'Spooky Day' •KMJEH
Oct 23-31 hu ku nchiłus km ~ 'Trick-Or-Treat' •SLOW kmGROUP rb km jm jeh
 
Nov 1-5 k'wne' chmiłntsut rb ~ 'We will take a break'  •JEHKM ~ (no work, office closed)
Nov 6-12 syet'apnt'wesh jeh ~ 'Veteran'  •RB
Nov 13-19 qhest e slimt achsetq'it rb ~ 'Happy Thanksgiving'
Nov 20-27 ni'sharmi'qs fa ~ 'Turkey' •RB
Nov 28- Dec 3 maqhuqhw rb ~ 'Snow' •JEH
 

HOLIDAYS

National American Indian Day

National American Indian Day ~ schint khwe'epł achsetq'it km  ~ 'a day just for Indian People'

Water Potato Day

Read an article by Raymond Brinkman about the meaning of Water Potato Day: sqigwts ha'chsetq'it
Water potato ~ sqigwts ln RB
sqigwts ha'chsetq'it
rb KM ~ 'Water Potato Day'
      sqigwts achsetq'it km
chełchtu's'ya'(pqi'n'm khwa a sqigwts ha'chsetq'it
rb ~ 'We will celebrate Water Potato 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

"Trick-or-Treat!" ~ hu ku nchiłus! km
Give it to me!


"Little Ghosts" ~ guł sk'uk'ususche' km

Practice:
guł - sk'u - k'ususche'
... guł sk'uk'ususche'
km


Halloween Show
Halloween Power Point Show
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happy halloween
rb


 Veterans Day

'We will honor our Veterans

chespute'met khwe guł syet'apnt'weshet rb ~ 'We will honor our Veterans'



 Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

qhest he slimt achsetq'it rb ~ 'Happy Thanksgiving'

Turkey

ni'sharmi'qs fa ~ 'turkey' •RB



 

Christmas

Hear the Coeur d'Alene Version of "Jingle Bells"! and read/sing along!
Read an article about Christmas in DeSmet, by Raymond Brinkman: tech hngwist hnp'khwminn

Christmas-time words and phrases in snchitsu'umshtsn km:


Valentine's Day

noqhnoqhnumt  jm ~Valentine's Day ~ FA KM ~ 'wanting a sweetheart'
Valentine's Day Story and Game 
(you must have PowerPoint on your computer to view story and play game)


Mother's Day

Mother's Day ~ nune' khwe'epł achsetq'it km  ~ 'a day just for mother'


Memorial Day

Memorial Day (km) km

Memorial Day ~ tmtmni'net achsetq'it km ~ 'day of our buried, our dead'
Have a good Memorial Day Weekend~ hu kupł qhessłchłi'i' he tmtmni'net achsetq'it jeh


Father's Day

Father's Day ~ pipe' khwe'epł achsetq'it fa ~ 'a day just for father' KM


Independence Day

Independence Day - 'come together as one' km

Independence Day ~ sk'u'l'l uchnek'we' km ~ 'come together as one'

MONTHS

January ~ t'eqwpenkhw km ~ 'sap bursting weather' JEH
February ~ sk'wesus km ~ 'weather is highly variable' FA JEH
March ~ syihih rb~ 'early spring' KM JEH
April ~ setqaps ln ~ 'mid-spring' RB JEH KM
May ~ słoq'wa'yalqw jm ~ 'tree bark is loose' KM JEH
June ~ sgwarpu'lmkhw km ~ 'land is flowering' JEH
July ~ 'yalstq km ~ 'summer' DM JEH SLC
August ~ sq'welpn km ~ 'berries are ripe' JEH LS
September ~ sch'lwis km ~ 'dried salmon'
October (also Fall/Autumn) ~ sch'edp km ~ 'approaching darkness'
November ~ sit.sitkw km ~ 'winter'
December ~ smik'wn km ~ 'snow month'

 

Days

Monday ~ chdi'k'w km ~ 'Cross over [from Sunday]' JMDMSCFA JS RB MIL
|Tuesday ~ uł'asasq'it js ~ 'Second day' JM RB LN
      u'l sasq'it ln
      asalsq'it fa
          
asasq'it rb  JM DM SC KM LNSCJS
Wednesday ~ ułcha'łasq'it js ~ 'Third day'RBLNJM
      cha'łasq'it rbDMLNJMJS KM SC
Thursday ~ ułmosq'it rb ~ 'Third day' LN FAJMJS
      mosq'it rb DM JMJS KMLNSC
Friday ~ tselchsq'it sc ~ 'Fifth day'DMKM RBJMJS
      ułtselchsq'it ln
Saturday (or 'Weekend') ~ chłi'i' dm ~ 'next to [Sunday]' LN RBJM JS KMSC
Sunday ~ st(etsi'wes rb ~ 'flag' (flag raised to signal time for Mass on Sundays)JM JS KM SCFALN DM

Numbers

1 ~ nek'we' lnKM JEH JM SC ~ one
2 ~ esel lnJEHKMSCLS RB ~ two
3 ~ chi'łes lnCCCJEHJSKMRB SC ~ three
4 ~ mus lnJEHJSKMLSRBSC ~ four
5 ~ tsil lnLSRBSCJEHJSKM ~ five
6 ~ tewshecht dmJEHJSKMLNLSRBSC ~ six
7 ~ tsunchtm jehJSKM LCSLNRBSCDM ~ seven
8 ~ he'i'nm kmLNLSRBSCDMJEH ~ eight
9 ~ qhaqh'nut lnSCDMJEHKM ~ nine
10 ~ upen kmLNDMJEHJMJS ~ ten
11 ~ upen'ułnek'we' ~ eleven
12 ~ upen'uł'esel ~ twelve
13 ~ upen'ułchi'łes ~ thirteen
14 ~ upen'ułmus ~ fourteen
15 ~ upen'ułtsil ~ fifteen
16 ~ upen'ułtewshecht ~ sixteen
 

A u d i o   P r o n u n c i at i o n s :



LA: Lovinia Alexander FA: Felix AripaLF: Lavinia Felsman MIL: Irene Lowley
LN: Lawrence Nicodemus

RB: Raymond BrinkmanSC: Sarah CarilloRC: Roseanna ChoisserJEH: Jennifer Hale
DM: Donna Matheson JM: Jessica MathesonKM: Kim MathesonJS: Jeanine SeylerLS: Laura Stensgar



January 17, 2007

1.The latter term (Felix Aripa's pronunciation) is most accurate and more likely to be used by a Native Speaker of Coeur d'Alene; both terms have a similar connotation, which is, 'I'm happy to be seeing you'. (back)

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