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•Click on words in RED or on to hear Coeur d'Alene pronunciations. •An underlined letter in a word indicates where the stress should be •Initials following a Coeur d'Alene word (km) refer to the person who pronounced it.

ne'u'lts gwichstulmit khwe e chdi'k'w jeh

Today & This Week:

ułtselchsq'it ln, 16 ha słoq'wa'yalqw jeh

2008 km


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Coeur d'Alene Word/Phrase of the Week:

pipe' rb

'father'

		Use it in a sentence:

			segwet khwe inpipe' ? km
			'Who is your father?'

Related Links:

segwet?
Lesson 7 from snchitsu'umshtsn, by Lawrence Nicodemus, 1975

kinship terms
Vocabulary list

who is it?
Making introductions


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Holidays in May ~ chu'lnpu'silgwes a słoq'wa'yalqw

Sunday, May 11: Mother's Day
nune' khwe'pł achsetq'it km ~ 'A day just for mother

Sunday, May 18 : Mt. St. Helens Anniversary
st'e'lt'e'li'wes khwe sant elen rb ~ 'Mt. St. Helens has erupted'

Monday, May 26: Memorial Day
tmtmni'net achsetq'it km ~ 'Day of our buried, our dead'
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See all Holidays & Observances

(Holiday(s) ~ chu'lnpu'silgwes km 'We remember something/someone again' )


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English

The emphasis in a Coeur d'Alene word is indicated by an underlined letter.
Initials after a word indicate the person pronouncing it; Credits are at bottom of page.
Listen to a pronunciation by clicking on the word itself if it is in red and on the icons that follow.


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• See you Monday

ne'u'lts gwichstulmit khwe e chdi'k'w jeh ~ 'We will see you all on Monday'

back

• Today

aaqhi' fa

aaqhi'wł ln

aaqhi' ha'tchsetq'it ln

• Friday

ułtselchsq'it jeh ~ '5th Day'

tselchsq'it jm

• May 16

16 ha słoq'wa'yalqw jeh

• 16

upen'ułtewshecht lcs ~ "Ten & Six "

• Tomorrow

ala'qhw jeh

la'qhw jm

chłi'i'

st(etsi'wes

st'e'lt'e'li'wes khwe sant elen rb

(?)

• Saturday

chłi'i' ln ~ ' next to [Sunday]'

• May 17

17 ha słoq'wa'yalqw jeh

• 17

upen'ułtsunchtm ln ~ "Ten & Seven"

• Sunday

st(etsi'wes ln~ Flag [raised on Sundays for Mass]'

• May 18

18 ha słoq'wa'yalqw jeh

• 18

upen'ułhe'i'nm ls ~ "Ten & Eight"

• Mt. St. Helens (Anniversary of 1980 eruption)

st'e'lt'e'li'wes khwe sant elen rb ~ 'It has erupted, that which is Mt. St. Helens'

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• May

słoq'wa'yalqw mlc ~ 'tree bark is loose'

•2008

esel ha'ya'opa'nchqt'n ułhe'i'nm ln ~ '2 thousands & 8'

• Holiday(s)

chu'lnpu'silgwes km ~ 'We remember something [or someone] again'

• Coeur d'Alene Language

snchitsu'umshtsn ln

• Language Center

hnqwa'qwe'eln km ~ 'Place for language'

• Thank you

lim lemt.sh km ~ 'Thanks'

word/phrase of the week • father

pipe' ln

as in: • "Who is your father?"

segwet khwe inpipe' ? km ~ 'Who is it, that which is your father?'

Leanne Campbell , for volunteering her pronunciations of this weeks' dates in snchitsu'umshtsn.


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Audio Pronunciations :

jeh: Jennifer E. Hale

Elder Consultants:
•LA: Lovinia Alexander •FA: Felix Aripa •LF: Lavinia Felsman
•MIL: Irene Lowley •LN: Lawrence Nicodemus

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

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


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