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nxaʔmxcín 2 An Intermediate Course in
Wenatchee-Columbiam Salish
by Qʷ ʷ
(Pauline Covington Stensgar)
with James Parkin
and Christopher Parkin
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Authors' Notes
This book is the third book in the Nxaʔmxcin Curriculum Project being produced by Salish School of Spokane
for the Business Council of the Colville Confederated Tribes. This first edition of nxaʔmxcin 2 is meant to offer
additional words and phrases for beginning students, in combination with basic verbal paradigms, to assist in the
formation of sentences and communicative constructions. Before beginning to study this work, students are
expected to have mastered the materials in the first two books, nxaʔmxcin 1 and skʷlmayaʔtn 1, that precede this
work in the overall Nxaʔmxcin Curriculum Project series.
This book was created by Qʷiymatkʷ Covington Stensgar of the Colville Tribal Language Preservation Program
with James and Christopher Parkin of Salish School of Spokane from July through November of 2014. Spoken
translations of vocab words, phrases and verb conjugations were provided by Qʷiymatkʷ and recorded by
Christopher Parkin. Those recordings were used to produce transcriptions of the words and phrases in the
Americanist Phonetic Alphabet. James Parkin carried out the majority of the transcribing work. From the lesson
transcripts, conversational worksheets, dialogs, and grammar worksheets were produced by James Parkin and
Christopher Parkin.
All of the nxaʔmxcin terms listed in the vocab lists, phrase lists and conjugations of this book were provided by
Qʷiymatkʷ Covington Stensgar, a fluent speaker of nxaʔmxcin from the Moses-Columbia Band. Some additional
words used in the anciliary materials may have been found in the nxaʔmxcin dictionaries compiled by Dale
Kinkaid and Nancy Mattina. The overall organization of this work, its curricular compnents, themes, and lists
are the work of Christopher Parkin.
The authors express their heartfelt gratitude to the Colville Tribal Business Council for their support of this work.
lamlamt
Qʷiymatkʷ (Pauline Covington Stensgar)
Ncqəqulaʔxʷqn (James Parkin)
ʕAnn (Christopher Parkin)
November 2014
Wenatchee-Columbian content ©2014 Colville Confederated Tribes
Curriculum template ©2003-14 Christopher Parkin, used with permission
This is a copyrighted work. Interested persons may duplicate these materials for non-
commercial, educational purposes as long as credit is given to the authors.
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nxaʔmxcín 2
Table of Contents
Lessons page
Lesson 01: Greetings.................................................. 005
Lesson 02: Food......................................................... 014
Lesson 03: Personality................................................ 025
Lesson 04: Family & Friends...................................... 035
Lesson 05: States of Being.......................................... 042
Lesson 06: Places to Go.............................................. 050
Lesson 07: Descriptions 1............................................ 060
Lesson 08: Telling Time............................................... 064
Lesson 09: Actions 1.................................................... 073
Lesson 10: Descriptions 2............................................. 085
Lesson 11: Actions 2..................................................... 092
Lesson 12: Time and Months......................................... 103
Lesson 13: Animals 1..................................................... 109
Lesson 14: Descriptions 3.............................................. 117
Lesson 15: Kitchen and Cooking 1................................. 123
Lesson 16: Kitchen and Cooking 2.................................. 134
Lesson 17: Buy, Sell, Borrow.......................................... 146
Lesson 18: Insects........................................................... 157
Lesson 19: Birds.............................................................. 165
Lesson 20: Daily Routines 1……........................................ 175
Lesson 21: Daily Routines 2............................................. 184
Lesson 22: Childhood 1.................................................... 197
Lesson 23: Childhood 2.................................................... 211
Lesson 24: Ethnonyms…………………..................................... 222
Lesson 25: Horses............................................................ 227
Lesson 26: Bathing........................................................... 233
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Lesson 27: Diapering.......................................................... 238
Lesson 28: Go to Bed…………………........................................ 244
Lesson 29: Playing............................................................. 250
Lesson 30: Playground….................................................... 255
Lesson 31: Painting………….................................................. 260
Lesson 32: Reading Books.................................................. 266
Lesson 33: Riding in Car..................................................... 271
Lesson 34: Drumming & Music…........................................ 276
Lesson 35: Creator Names the Animal People 1.................. 282
Lesson 36: Creator Names the Animal People 2.................. 288
Lesson 37: Coyote and Badger 1………………………………............. 294
Lesson 38: Coyote and Badger 2………………………………............. 300
Lesson 39: Coyote, Fox and the Water Monster 1................ 306
Lesson 40: Coyote, Fox and the Water Monster 2................ 312
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Lesson 01: Greetings
vocab 1
kn lamt kʷ ckicx. I'm glad you have have arrived.
tiʔ kn lamt kʷp ckicx. I'm glad you all have arrived.
ʔackanm kʷp ? Are you all well ? / How are you all?
(tiʔ) kt... We are...
ksʔitx sleepy
kʷaxʷt awake
npilwas happy
nyxʷpilwas sad
puʔpuʔsank worried
vocab 2
haʔ scaʔkʷ nqʷnmintsn ? Can I help you?
ʔa, nqʷnmintsxʷ. Yes, help me.
łaqłx taʔ l xaʔał. You can sit here.
łaqłx taʔ kl łuwał. You can sit there.
kłʔaməs kl łuwał You can wait there.
swat skint iscqʷncut ? What is your Indian name?
iscqʷncut skint __________. My Indian name is __________.
l skint iscqʷncut __________. My Indian name is __________.
conjugations
scqʷncut name possessives
singular plural
1st person (I / we) iscqʷncut scqʷscqʷncutət
2nd person (you / you guys) iscqʷncut scqʷscqʷncutp
3rd person (s/he / it / they) ʷncuts scqʷscqʷncuts
notes: The word uses the possessive paradigm. The paradigm consists of prefixes in
the 1st and 2nd singular, and suffixes for all other persons. The 1st and 2nd singular prefixes
drop their n when attaching to a word that starts with the letters s and ł.
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possessives singular plural
1st person i(n)- -t
2nd person [ənwi] i(n)- -p
3rd person -s -s(xəlx)
examples:
swat iscqʷncut ? What is my name?
swat ənwi iscqʷncut ? What is your name?
swat ʔału ʷncuts ? What is her name?
swatxəlx yʕaʔtu ʷncuts ? What are their names?
kic / yʕap arrive past / present
singular plural
1st person (I / we) kn ckicx kt cyʕap
2nd person (you / you guys) kʷ ckicx kʷp cyʕap
3rd person (s/he / it / they) cnil ckicx yʕaʔtuxəlx cyʕap
notes: The words kic and yʕap use the intransitive person markers. The paradigm consists of
prefixes in the 1st and 2nd persons, a nil or blank in the 3rd person singular, and a suffix in
the 3rd person plural (often omitted). In the above forms, the c- prefix indicates motion
toward the speaker.
intransitive person markers singular plural
1st person kn kt
2nd person kʷ kʷp
3rd person - -(xəlx)
examples:
haʔ Ksaws ckicx ? Has Ksaws arrived?
ʔa Ksaws ckicx. Yes, Ksaws arrived.
haʔ Cubby ckicx ? Has Cubby arrived?
lut Cubby ckicx. Cubby has not arrived.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút _______________________
Vocab 1 sxlxalt _________________________
Instructions: ask your partner and her / his imaginary friend how they are doing with the question,
ackanm kʷp ? Respond according to the pictures for each partner.
Example: A: ackanm kʷp ?
C: kt npylwas.
or
lut, kt npylwas
A C
kʷaxʷt nyxʷpilwas ʔ ʔx
əslwas qə tə
npylwas puʔpuʔsank
lut kn xast ḥ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút _______________________
Vocab 2 sxlxalt _________________________
Instructions: ask your partner how they are doing with the questions, ʔackanm kʷ ənwí ? Respond according to
the pictures for each partner.
Example 1: A: ʔackanm kʷ ənwi ?
C: tiʔ kn xast.
A C
luʔpcin tiʔ kn xast qilt
ʔ małəm əslwas
təqnuxʷ ksʔitx qə
naxał puʔpuʔsank
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút _______________________
Conjugations 1 sxlxalt _________________________
Instructions: with your partner, re-enact the arrival of singers at the hand-drum contest as they
checked in at the registration table and were assigned to age categories for the contest. Take turns
playing the roles of singer and registrar.
Example 1:
Pilaʔsis- 20
A: kʷ ckicx.
C: ʔa, kn ckicx.
A: swat ənwi iscqʷncut ?
C: iscqʷncut Pilaʔsis.
A: ʔ ?
C: kn ə tʔ .
A: lamlamt. nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
C: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Kiʔlawna- 66 Kasnu- 48 Knicaʔ- 17 Sknxʷalqs- 72
5.
6.
7.
8.
Pacis- 25 Slxiʔalqs- 51 Sxmnatkʷ- 33 Sltis- 84
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút _______________________
Conjugations 2 sxlxalt _________________________
Instructions: Sykicaʔ had to run to the store right before his party started. With your partner, role play his
phone conversation with his mother about the guests arriving. Take turns playing the parts of Sykicaʔ and his
mom. Crossed out people have not yet arrived.
Example 1: Sykicaʔ: ʔa, iskʷuy. haʔ ckicx isaʔstm Susap ?
skʷuys: til, ckicx Susap.
Example 2: Sykicaʔ: ʔa, iskʷuy. haʔ cyʕapxəlx Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ Prasuwa ?
skʷuys: lut, lalutay cyʕapxəlx Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ Prasuwa.
1.
2.
3.
4.
saʔstm Susap Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ
Prasuwa
lʔaw Kiʔlawna kəx Mali
5.
6.
7.
8.
Smlmalqs kʷaʔ
Sapat
ʕAtal kʷaʔ
Papilyaʔqn
slaxt Spaʔamix sinaʔ Piyaris
9.
10.
Sltis kʷaʔ Nkʷala mʔiłt Katalin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút ______________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog that took place at the clinic. Take turns playing
the role of the receptionist and the patient.
A: haʔ scaʔkʷ nqʷnmintsn ?
B: ʔa, kn qilt. haʔ l xaʔał ʔani
A: ʔa. swat skint iscqʷncut ?
B: l skint iscqʷncut __________.
A: til, łaqłx taʔ kl łuwał.
B: haʔ l xaʔał naʔ kn łaqłx ?
A: ʔa, łaqłx taʔ kl łuwał..
nʔawiyaʔ...
B: nakxnaʔ. kn kl ʔaʔucqaʔtn.
A: til, lciʔał ʔaʔucqaʔtn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 01 iscqʷncút _______________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________________
A. t
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of . Follow the prompt in
parentheses. Then translate the whole phrase to English.
1. Sltis kʷaʔ Prasuwa ______________________________. (their Indian names)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. swat ______________________________ ? (your name)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. swat ______________________________ ? (her name)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. ______________________________ Pʕałxʷ. (My Indian name)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. swat ______________________________ ? (you folks’ names)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. swat ______________________________ ? (my name)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. swat ______________________________ ? (your Indian name)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. swat ______________________________ ? (our names)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. swat ______________________________ ? (their Indian names)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. swat ______________________________ ? (their names)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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B. kic / yʕap
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form of kic or yʕap. Follow the prompt in
parentheses. Then translate the whole phrase to English.
1. yayawt sxlxalt ______________________________ ʔani kl stxʷu
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. pankaʔ ______________________________ ? pəlaql. (you arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. ______________________________ Tlakan pəlaql scuwy. (arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. pankaʔ ______________________________ ? pəlaql. (you folks arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. nkʷspəlaql ______________________________. (I arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. ______________________________ yayawt łəʔanxʷ (we arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. pankaʔ ______________________________ Kilaʔwna ? (arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. ______________________________ Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ Pʕałxʷ yayawt. (arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. pankaʔ ______________________________ nəmniməl ? (we arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. ______________________________ yayawt . (I arrived here)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 02: Food
Vocab
coyxaʔ crawdad
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ dried fish
yilawlxqin moose
txac elk
lmutu sheep (domestic)
ʔaclup sqə dried meat
pƛqin mushroom
ƛaqʷaʔ celery
s spring beauty / Indian potato
łałaʔ raspberry
plplqin thimbleberry
nqasaws sandwich
pankayk pancakes
snpqʷitkʷ məs oatmeal / porridge / mush
cis cheese
Phrases 1
haʔ ______ xsʔiłn ? Is ______ good to eat?
ʔa, _______ xsʔiłn. Yes, ______ is good to eat.
lut _______ xsʔiłn. _______ is not good to eat.
examples 1:
haʔ xast ʔani coyxaʔ sʔiłn ? Is crawdad good food?
ʔa, xast ʔani coyxaʔ sʔiłn. Yes, crawdad is good food.
lut coyxaʔ sʔiłn. No, crawdad is not [good] food.
haʔ ʔaciłstm ƛaqʷaʔ ? Is celery eaten?
ʔa, xast ƛaqʷaʔ. Yes, celery is good.
lut xast ƛaqʷaʔ. Celery is not good.
haʔ ʔaciłstm pƛqin ? Are mushrooms eaten?
ʔa, xast pƛqin. Yes, mushrooms are good.
lut xast pƛqin. Mushrooms are not good.
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Phrases 2
lut inxmank coyxaʔ. I don’t want crawdad.
lut xmankntxʷ yilawlxqin. You don’t want moose.
cnil lut xmanks lmutu. She doesn’t want mutton.
lut xmankt skʷnkʷinm. We don’t want spring beauty.
haʔ xmankp łałaʔ ? Do you guys want raspberries?
lut xmanks plplqin. She doesn’t want thimbleberries.
lut xəlx xmanks łałaʔ. They don’t want raspberries.
Phrases 3
haʔ ʔaciłstxʷ ƛaqʷaʔ ? Are you eating celery?
ʔa, ʔaciłstn ƛaqʷaʔ. Yes, I’m eating celery.
haʔ ʔaciłstxʷ plplqin ? Am I eating thimbleberries?
lut ʔaciłstn plplqin. I am not eating thimbleberries.
stam ʔaciłstxʷ ? What are you eating?
kn səciłnmx t ʔaclup sqəltk. I am eating dried meat.
stam cnil ʔaciłsts ? What is she eating?
cnil ʔaciłsts coyxaʔ. He is eating crawdad.
stam ʔacʔiłstp ? What are you guys eating?
səciłnmx nqasaws. She is eating a sandwich.
stam xəlx səciłnmx ? What are they eating?
skʷnkʷinm xəlx səciłnmx. They are eating spring beauty.
stam ʔaciłstm ? What are we eating?
lmutu kʷp səciłnmx. You guys are eating mutton.
Conjugation 1
nʔiłnank want to eat possessives
singular plural
1st person kn nʔiłnank kt nʔiłnank
2nd person kʷ nʔiłnank kʷp nʔiłnank
3rd person nʔiłnank nʔiłnank(xəlx)
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notes: The word xmank uses the possessive paradigm. To make negative expressions, the
word lut is used.
Conjugation 2
lut xmank not want / not like possessives
singular plural
1st person lut inxmink lut xmankt
2nd person lut inxmink lut xmankp
3rd person lut xmanks lut xmanks(xəlx)
examples 2:
stam kʷ nʔiłnank? What do you want to eat?
s inxmank sʔiłn. I wan't to eat spring beauty.
stamxəlx nʔiłnank ? What do they want to eat?
xəlx nqasaws nʔiłnank. They want to eat sandwiches.
stam kʷp nʔiłnank? What do you all want to eat?
txac kt nʔiłnank. We want to eat elk.
haʔ kʷ nʔiłnank t ʔaclup sqə Do you want to eat dried (meat) ?
ʔa kn nʔiłnank t ʔaclup sqə Yes, I want to eat dried meat.
haʔ xəlx nʔiłnank t pankayks. Do they want to eat pancakes?
lut xəlx nʔiłnank t pankayks. They don't want to eat pancakes.
Conjugation 3
ʔiłn eat transitive actual/customary
(transitive) singular plural
1st person ʔaciłstn ʔaciłstm
2nd person ʔaciłstxʷ ʔaciłstp
3rd person ʔaciłsts ʔaciłstsəlx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 02 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out about your partner’s food preferences by asking them about the foods
pictured below.
Example 1: A: haʔ xast ʔani coyxaʔ sʔiłn ?
C: ʔa, ʔ xast ʔani coyxaʔ sʔiłn. kn nʔiłnank t coyxaʔ.
Example 2: A: haʔ xast ʔani pƛqin sʔiłn ?
C: lut, lut pƛqin xsʔiłn. lut kn nʔiłnank t pƛqin. lut inxmank pƛqin.
A C
ntytyax yilawlxqin łałaʔ pankayks
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ pƛqin nqasaws snpqʷitkʷ məs
cis ƛaqʷa coyxaʔ ʔaclup sqə
lmutu s pəlplqin txac
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: for the year end dinner party, all of the guests have pre-ordered from the menu.
Ask and answer questions with your partner in order to fill out the missing information on the
menu cards.
Example 1: A: stam xmanks Susap ?
C: xmanks txac kʷaʔ pƛqin kʷaʔ łałaʔ
Student A
pə
pƛqin
łałaʔ
coyxaʔ
ƛaqʷa
pəlplqin
yilawlxqin
siyayaʔ
txac
skʷnkʷinm
ə ʔ
Susap √ √ √
Pacis √ √ √
Sltis
Kasnu √ √ √
Pʕałxʷ
Tlakan √ √ √
Knicaʔ
ʕAtal √ √ √
Pilaʔsis
Katalin √ √ √
Misal
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: for the year end dinner party, all of the guests have pre-ordered from the menu.
Ask and answer questions with your partner in order to fill out the missing information on the
menu cards.
Example 1: A: stam xmanks Susap ?
C: xmanks txac kʷaʔ pƛqin kʷaʔ łałaʔ
pə
pƛqin
łałaʔ
coyxaʔ
ƛaqʷa
pəlplqin
yilawlxqin
syayaʔ
txac
skʷnkʷinm
ə ʔ
Student C
Susap √ √ √
Pacis
Sltis √ √ √
Kasnu
Pʕałxʷ √ √ √
Tlakan
Knicaʔ √ √ √
ʕAtal
Pilaʔsis √ √ √
Katalin
Misal √ √ √
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 02 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Tlakan and her mom are in charge of the food for a giveaway and dinner. They are deciding what
foods to prepare and talking about who in their family likes what foods. With your partner, role play the
conversation between Tlakan and her mom.
Example 1: Tlakan: stam nʔiłnank ʔ Spʕamix ?
tums: nʔiłnank t ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ.
Tlakan: haʔ nʔiłnank t pƛqin ?
tums: lut xmanks t pƛqin.
coyxaʔ
ʔaclup sqə
pəlplqin
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ
pƛqin
nqasaws
yilawlxqin
ƛaqʷa
pankayks
txac
skʷnkʷinm
snpqʷitkʷ məs
lmutu
łałaʔ
cis
1.
5.
ʔ Spʕamix ənwi
2.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ maʔastəm ʔ kʷaʔ stə ʔ
3.
7.
inca s Susap
4.
8.
smʔał Sltis ənwi kʷaʔ inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 02 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: with your partner, role play the conversations between Kiʔlawna and his friends who have just
returned from the food booths at the pow wow.
Example 1: A: inca, stam ʔaci ʔaciłstn ?
C: ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ ʔaciłstxʷ.
Example 2: A: stam ʔaciłstp ənwi kʷaʔ Sapat ?
C: pƛqin ʔaciłstm inca kʷaʔ Sapat.
coyxaʔ
ʔaclup sqə
pəlplqin
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ
pƛqin
nqasaws
yilawlxqin
ƛaqʷa
pankayks
txac
skʷnkʷinm
snpqʷitkʷ məs
lmutu
łałaʔ
cis
1.
5.
inca ənwi
2.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ Sapat inca kʷaʔ Kasnu
3.
7.
Smlmalqs Pilaʔsis
4.
8.
Sltis kʷaʔ Pʕałxʷ ənwi kʷaʔ Tlakan
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 02 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Piyaris (P) and Spʕamix (S)
about what people were eating at the picnic.
P: xast ʔikʷkʷast, Spʕamix.
S: xast ʔikʷkʷast, Piyaris. ʔaciłstxʷ ?
P: łałaʔ ʔaciłstn. haʔ inxmank t łałaʔ ?
S: lut, lut kn nʔiłnank t łałaʔ.
stamxəlx ʔaciłsts Mali kʷaʔ Nkʷala ?
P: pəlplqinxəlx ʔaciłsts.
haʔ pəlplqin ?
S: lut, lut kn nʔiłnank t pəlplqin. lut inxmank pəlplqin.
ʔaciłsts Sxmnatkʷ ?
P: ʔaclup sqə ʔaciłsts.
haʔ inxmank t ʔaclup sqə haʔ kʷ nʔiłnank ʔaclup sqə
S: ʔa, inxmank.
P: kʷant taʔ aciʔ
S: lamlamt
P: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 02 iscqʷncút ____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. ʔiłn
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. stam _________________________ ? yilawlxqin. (you are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam _________________________ ? pƛqin. (I am eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. stam _________________________ ? cis. (she is eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam _________________________ ? ƛaqʷa. (they are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam _________________________ ? txac. (you folks are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. stam _________________________ ? coyxaʔ. (we are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. pƛqin _________________________ . (you are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ pankayks _________________________ ? aʔ. (they are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ʔaclup sqə ___________________ ? lut. ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ ʔaciłstp. (we are eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. nqasaws _________________________ . (she is eating)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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B. nʔiłnank
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. stam anxmank ? _________________________ t scwin. (I want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam xmanks ? _________________________ t pƛqin. (she wants)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. stam _________________________ ? inxmink tə‿məs. (you want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam _________________________ ? xmanktət tə‿ncaxʷulaʔxʷ. (you folks want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam _________________________ ? xmanksəlx t łalaʔ. (they want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________________ t nqasaws ? aʔ. (she wants)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ __________________ t sxwiłcaʔ ? lut, lut xmankt t ʔaclup sqəltk. (you folks want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ _________________________ t‿skʷnkʷinm ? lut, lut xmanks t skʷnkʷinm. (they
want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ _________________________ t cis ? lut, lut inxmank t cis. (you want)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 03: Personality 1
Vocab
singular plural English
ʔacxmcutmx ʔacʔacxmcut show off / proud
kłƛʔamx kłƛaʔƛaʔmul jealous
ntytyanaʔ *** stubborn
sisyus *** capable/brave
ʔayʔayʔac *** crazy
(s)naxał *** cowardly
ḥ ḥ t *** bothersome
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ *** honest
mlxaʔncut *** dishonest
qmalaʔ *** greedy
nmlxaʔcin *** joker
pəxpxt *** good at doing things
ʔacḥa wiystus *** handy / crafty
syʕamscut *** reluctant / hesitant
nƛxcin *** noisy
Phrases
ʔackanm kn inca ? What am I like?
kʷ________. You are ________.
ʔackanm kʷ ənwi ? What are you like?
kn ________. I am ________.
lut kn ________. I am not ________.
ʔackanm cnil ? What is s/he like?
_______ cnil. S/he is ________.
ʔackanm kʷp plplapst ? What are you folks like?
________. We are ________.
ʔackanm kt lmliml ? What are we like?
________ kʷp. You folks are ________.
ʔackanm cncnilxəlx ? What are they like?
________xəlx. They are ________.
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Conjugations
___ to be
singular plural
1st person kn kt
2nd person kʷ kʷp
3rd person - ___(xəlx)
lut to not be
singular plural
1st person lut kn lut kt
2nd person lut kʷ lut kʷp
3rd person lut lut ___(xəlx)
ha? ___ forming questions
singular plural
1st person haʔ kn haʔ kt
2nd person haʔ kʷ haʔs kʷp
3rd person haʔ haʔ ___(xəlx)
examples:
haʔ kʷ snaxał ? Are you cowardly ?
lut kn snaxał. I am not cowardly.
haʔ Ksaws mlxaʔcin ? Is Ksaws a joker?
lut mlxaʔcin. He is not a joker.
haʔ kʷp ʔayʔayʔac ? Are you folks crazy?
lut kt ʔayʔayʔac. We are not crazy.
ʔa, kt ʔayʔayʔac. Yes, we are crazy.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút ___________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _____________________
Instructions: ask your partner about their family. Answer with personality words from the box.
Example 1: A: ʔackanm intum t smʔam ?
C: nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ intum.
Example 2: A: ʔackanm inlʔaw t sqltmixʷ ?
C: nmlxaʔcin inlʔaw.
ʔacxnt taʔ: lut kn taʔ ___ . (I don’t have ___.)
ttwit (boy)
kiʔanaʔ (girl)
ʔacxmcutmx
sisyus
pəxpxt
kłƛʔamx
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ
ʔacḥa wiystus
ntytyanaʔ
mlxaʔncut
syʕamscutkʷ
ʔayʔayʔac
qmalaʔ
ḥ ḥ
snaxał
nmlxaʔcin
nƛxcin
1. tum / skʷuy 6. qanaʔ / kiyaʔ
2. maʔastəm / lʔaw 7. tikʷaʔ / qaxaʔ
3. qack / sincaʔ 8. smʔal / qasaʔ
4. cakaʔ / cayaʔ 9. sntxʷus
5. sxxapaʔ / stətilaʔ 10. łəwalt
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: ask your partner questions about their personality. Answer with personality words from the box
and then other words that you know.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷ ʔacxmcutmx ?
C: ʔa, kn ʔacxmcutmx.
kʷaʔ
lut, lut kn ʔacxmcutmx.
ʔacxmcutmx
sisyus
pəxpxt
kłƛʔamx
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ
ʔacḥa wiystus
ntytyanaʔ
mlxaʔncut
syʕamscutkʷ
ʔayʔayʔac
qmalaʔ
ḥ ḥ
snaxał
nmlxaʔcin
nƛxcin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: you and your partner are feeling contradictory. When you are asked about a personality trait, you
will say no, and then offer a different trait. Use the pictures as a guide. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷ ʔayʔayʔac ?
C: lut. lut kn ʔayʔayʔac. kn sisyus. haʔ kʷ sisyus ?
A: lut. lut kn sisyus. kn ntytyanaʔ.
Example 2: A: haʔ kʷ ntytyanaʔ ?
C: lut. lut kn ntytyanaʔ. kn qmalaʔ. haʔ kʷ qmalaʔ ?
A: lut. lut kn tə qmalaʔ kn .....
A C
ʔacxmcutmx
pəxpxt
kłƛʔamx
ʔacḥa wiystus
ntytyanaʔ
syʕamscut
snaxał
nmlxaʔcin
ḥ ḥ
qmalaʔ
nƛxcin
mlxaʔncut
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ
sisiyus
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: with your partner, role play the conversations between Pʕałxʷ and Pilaʔsis who are discussing the
personalities of their families.
Example 1: A: ʔackanm kn inca ?
C: kʷ syʕamscut.
Example 2: A: ʔackanm Sapat t kiʔanaʔ ?
C: ntytyanaʔ.
ʔacxmcutmx
sisyus
pəxpxt
kłƛʔamx
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ
ʔacḥa wiystus
ntytyanaʔ
mlxaʔncut
syʕamscutkʷ
ʔayʔayʔac
qmalaʔ
ḥ ḥ
snaxał
nmlxaʔcin
nƛxcin
1.
5.
inca Pʕałxʷ (ttwit)
2.
6.
Sapat (kiʔanaʔ) ənwi
3.
7.
ənwi Pilaʔsis (kiʔanaʔ)
4.
8.
Sltis (ttwit) inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: with your partner, role play the conversations between ʕAtal and Susap who are discussing the
personalities of their families.
Example 1: A: ʔackanm kʷp ənwi kʷaʔ Knicaʔ?
C: kt ʔayʔayʔac.
Example 2: A: ʔackanm xəlx Misal kʷaʔ Sapat ?
C: sisiyus xəlx.
ʔacxmcutmx
sisyus
pəxpxt
kłƛʔamx
nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ
ʔacḥa wiystus
ntytyanaʔ
mlxaʔncut
syʕamscutkʷ
ʔayʔayʔac
qmalaʔ
ḥ ḥ
snaxał
nmlxaʔcin
nƛxcin
1.
5.
ənwi kʷaʔ Knicaʔ ənwi kʷaʔ Katalin
2.
6.
Misal kʷaʔ Sapat inca kʷaʔ Kasnu
3.
7.
Katalin kʷaʔ inca Pʕałxʷ kʷaʔ Sltis
4.
8.
Kasnu kʷaʔ Pacis Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ Tlakan
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, complete and then practice this dialog about your families.
A: xast ʔikʷkʷast, _____.
B: xast ʔikʷkʷast _____ . swat axaʔ l skłqymintn ?
A: axaʔ intum / iskʷuy.
B: ʔa. ʔackanm antum/iskʷuy ?
A: _____ intum/iskʷuy.
kʷaʔ ənwi , ʔackanm intum/iskʷuy ?
B: _____ intum/iskʷuy.
haʔ _____ antum/iskʷuy ?
A: ʔa, _____ intum/iskʷuy kʷaʔ lut _____ intum/iskʷuy.
B: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
A: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 03 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, t ranslate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. inca ______________________________ ? kʷ ḥ ḥ . (what am I like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. ənwi ______________________________ ? kn qmalaʔ. (what are you like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. cnil ______________________________ ? lut kłƛʔamx. (what is she like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. ______________________________ ? kʷp mlxaʔncut. (what are we like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. ____________________ ? kt ʔayʔayʔac. (what are you folks like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. ______________________________ ? pəxpxtxəlx. (what are they like)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. ʔackanm kʷ ənwi ? ______________________________. (I am stubborn)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. ʔackanm kn inca ? ______________________________. (you are overly proud)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. ʔackanm Susan tə‿smʔam ? _______________________. (she is good at doing things)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. ʔackanmxəlx Pʕałxʷ kʷaʔ Yutlx ? _______________________. (they are jealous)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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B. Intransitive Negative Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence, making it NEGATIVE. Then, translate the negative
phrase to English.
1. kn ʔacxmcutmx. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. kʷ kłƛʔamx. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. ntytyanaʔ Sapat. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. kt ʔayʔayʔac. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. kʷp snaxał ənwi kʷaʔ islaxt. __________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6 ḥ ḥ əlx Pacis kʷaʔ Kasnu. __________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. kn sisiyus. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. kʷ nwnxʷnxʷanaʔ. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. kt mlxaʔncut. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. islxlaxt qmalaʔxəlx. ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 04: Family & Friends 1
Vocab
singlular English
sktamqn relatives
ƛxƛəxpm parent(s)
(s)ntxʷus cousin
sxʔitmxəlt oldest child
(s)qaʔaws middle child
stətʔawt youngest child
sincaʔ ʔ little brother (male/female)
tatupaʔ grea-grandparent(s) / great grandchild(ren)
qʷupsaʔ great-great grandparent(s)
nsəsal twins
ktltaplaʔ orphan
phrases
laʔkáʔ inƛxƛəxpm ʔacwax ? Where do your parents live?
inƛxƛəxpm ʔacwax nl _________. My parents live in ________.
isktamqn yʕaʔtu laʔkáʔ ʔacwax. My relatives live everywhere.
isktamqn lkʷut ʔacwax. My relatives live far away.
swat ʔani sxʔitmx ? Who is the oldest ?
inqəx sxʔitmx. My sister is the oldest.
inca kn sxʔitmx. I am the oldest.
swat intatupaʔ l scqʷncuts ? What are your great-grandparents names?
tatupaʔ l scqʷncuts ______. My great-grandparents are named ______.
ʔackanm ʔani stətʔawt ? What is the youngest like?
ʔani stətʔawt xʷupt. The youngest is very lazy.
ʔani stətʔawt pəxpxt. The youngest is good at doing things.
ʔackanm i(n) ________. What is your ________ like?
i(n) ________ ________. My ________ is ________.
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Conjugation 1
ʔacwax to live past/present
singular plural
1st person kn ʔacwax kt ʔacwax
2nd person kʷ ʔacwax kʷp ʔacwax
3rd person ʔacwax ʔacwax
examples:
haʔ kʷ ʔacwax nl pʕʷilx ? Do you live at Keller?
inca kn ʔacwax nl pʕʷilx. I live at Keller.
lmliml kt ʔacwax nl pʕʷilx. We live at Keller.
haʔ kʷp ʔacwax l ncliʔm. Do you folks live in Inchelium?
cncnil ʔacwax l nspilm. They live in Nespelem.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 04 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
A. Instructions: ask your partner about their family, and respond to their questions in turn. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: swat l scqʷncuts isktamqn tl ncliʔm ?
C: Barr l scqʷncuts isktamqn tl ncliʔm.
kʷaʔ
lut kn taʔ isktamqn tl ncliʔm.
kʷaʔ
lut cmistun swat l scqʷncuts isktamqn tl ncliʔm.
1. stətmaliʔs tl ncliʔm. 7. snqsilxʷ tl ncliʔm
2. ƛxƛəxpm 8. sktamqn
3. tatupaʔ 9. qʷupsaʔ
4. tunx 10. tikʷaʔ
5. sqaʔaws 11. smʔal
6. ʔ 12. łə
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 04 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt ______________________
A. Instructions: ask your partner about their family, and respond to their questions in turn. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: swat ʔani sxʔitmxəlt ?
C: inkə ʔ Ann ʔani sxʔitmxəlt.
kʷaʔ
inca kn sxʔitmxəlt.
Example 2: A: swat ʔani miʔas ntytyanaʔ l isktamqn ?
C: i ʔ / isincaʔ Tim ʔani miʔas wsncut l isktamqn.
kʷaʔ
inca kn miʔas ntytyanaʔ l isktamqn.
1. miʔas ʔacxmcutmx 6. miʔas ntytyanaʔ
2. miʔas sisiyus 7. stətʔawt
3. sxʔitmxəlt 8. miʔas qmalaʔ
4. miʔas ḥ ḥ 9. ʔ
5. sqaʔaws 10. miʔas ʔacḥa wiystus
B. Instructions: ask your partner about their family, and respond to their questions in turn. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: ha kʷ ktltaplaʔ l isktamqn ?
C: aʔ, kn ktltaplaʔ l isktamqn. kʷaʔ lut, lut kn ktltaplaʔ l isktamqn.
1. ktltaplaʔ
2. nsəsal
3. ʔ
4. sincaʔ
5. ʔík
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 04 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _____________________
A. Instructions: Pʕałxʷ and Yutlx were discussing where all of their classmates live. Role play their
conversation, taking turns asking and answering. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: laʔkáʔ ʔacwax Kasnu kʷaʔ Susap ?
C: kkitaʔ l skʷuysxəlx ʔacwax.
Example 2: A: laʔkáʔ ʔacwax Katalin ?
C: lkʷut tl sntwmistn ʔacwax Katalin.
1.
5.
Kasnu kʷaʔ Susap Pacis
kkitaʔ l skʷuysəlx kl skaʔwilaʔ
2
6.
Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ Sltis
lkʷut tl lkʷut tl Cikako
3.
7.
inca ənwi
nl ncliʔm kkitaʔ l Atwan
4.
8.
Pʕałxʷ kʷaʔ Swʕatqn ʕAtal
nl Nkmip lkʷut tl tums
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 04 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, complete and then practice this dialog about your families.
A: xast ʔikʷkʷast, _________.
B: way _________ . ʔ
A: kn kas no ʷt x istxʷul.
B: haʔ wnaxʷ ? laʔka kʷ ʔacwax ?
A: l _______ kn ʔacwax.
kʷaʔ ənwi , laʔka kʷ ʔacwax ?
B: l _______ kn ʔacwax.
A: haʔ kʷ ʔacwax k ʔ l intum / iskʷuy ?
B: ʔ ʔ l intum/iskʷuy kn ʔacwáx. km
lut, lkʷut tl intum/iskʷuy kn ʔacwax.
kʷaʔ ənwi ?
A: ʔ l intum / iskʷuy kn ʔacwax. km
lkʷut l intum/iskʷuy kn ʔacwax.
B: ʔ
A: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
B: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 04 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then, TRANSLATE EACH SENTENCE TO ENGLISH.
1. laʔka kʷ ʔacwax? l sƛxatkʷ ______________________________. (I live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. laʔká ______________________________ ? l Sƛxatkʷ kʷ ʔacwax ? (you live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. laʔká ______________________________ inlʔaw ? l . (he lives)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. ʔ l tawn ______________________________. (we live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. laʔká _____________________________ ? l kt ʔacwax. (you folks live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. l sƛxatkʷ ______________________________. (they live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. laʔká isktamqn ______________________________ ? (live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. lkʷut ______________________________ islaxt. (s/he lives)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. lkʷut ______________________________ islxlaxt. (they live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. l Skawilaʔ ______________________________. (we live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 05: States of Being 1
Vocab
singular English
qʷənqʷənt pitiful
ktmalxʷ naked
dressed
təłtəłt dirty
xʷukʷxʷukʷt clean
łət wet
lʔup dry
picxʷt disgusted/ disenheartened
xast spʔus happy / at peace
npylwas satisfied
nanacutmn suspicious
puʔpuʔsank anxious
qəxʷqʷəxʷt smug / overly proud
naxał frightened
kʷəłxʷ startled
xəst lost
nslslpus dizzy (spinning eyes)
Phrases
ʔackanm kʷ ? How are you doing?
kn nslslpus. I am dizzy.
kn təłtəłt. I am dirty.
xast ispʔus. I am happy/at peace.
ʔackanm cnil ? How is she?
cnił qʷənqʷənt. She is pitiful.
cnił ktmalxʷ. She is naked.
ʔackanm kʷp ? How are you folks doing?
iʔ kt picxʷt We are anxious.
ʔackanm xəlx ? How are they?
xəlx təłtəłt. They are dirty.
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xʷukʷxʷukʷt xəlx. They are clean.
kʷłəxəlx. They are suprised.
til kʷəłxʷ. They are surprised.
examples:
haʔ ktmalxʷ. Is she naked?
til taʔ . Yes, she is dressed.
lakaʔ kʷp ? Where are you guys?
lut cmistun. kt xəsxəst. I don't know. We are lost.
haʔ kʷp nslslpus ? Are you guys dizzy?
ʔa, kt nslslpus. Yes, we are dizzy.
haʔ kʷp łet ? Are you guys wet?
ʔa, kt łet. Yes, we are wet.
til kt lʔup. No, we are dry.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 05 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: ask your partner how they are doing with the question, ʔackanm kʷ ? Take turns
responding according to the pictures for each partner.
Example 1: A: ʔackanm kʷ ?
C: kn npylwas.
A C
qʷənqʷənt npylwas
picxʷt nslslpus kʷłəx
xast spʔus naxał
qəxʷqʷəxt puʔpuʔsank
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 05 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: with your partner, take turns asking about each other’s state of being. Ask and answer using the
words shown for each partner.
Example 1: haʔ kʷ ?
ʔa, kn .
kʷaʔ
lut, lut kn
A C
ktmalxʷ
picxʷt xəst kʷłəx
təłtəłt xʷukʷxʷukʷt naxał
łət lʔup
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 05 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Sxmnatkʷ and her mom are talking about how everyone is feeling on the third day of the family
camp out. With your partner, role play the conversation between Sxmnatkʷ and her mom.
Example 1: Tlakan: haʔ npylwas xəlx ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ?
tums: lut, lut npylwas xəlx. puʔpuʔsank xəlx.
Example 2: Tlakan: haʔ kʷp nslslpus ənwi kʷaʔ intum ?
tums: lut, lut kt nslslpus. kt xast spʔus.
qʷənqʷənt
picxʷt
xasʔt spʔus
npylwas
nanacutmn
puʔpuʔsank
qəxʷqʷəxt
naxał
nslslpus
kʷłəx
1.
5.
ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ənwi
2.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ intum ʔ kʷaʔ ʔ
3.
7.
inca sntxʷus Slxiʔalqs
4.
8.
qasaʔ Kasnu ənwi kʷaʔ inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 05 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact Pacis and Katalin talking about getting the children ready to
go to a party.
P: xast sxlxalt, Katalin.
K: xast sxlxalt, Pacis. haʔ xʷyxʷuyy ʔani scmalt ?
P: iʔ luti. qʷənqʷənt xəlx Tlakan kʷaʔ Sapat, naxmł lut
iʔ kʷiƛt.
K: ʔacxnt taʔ ! ktmalxʷ kʷaʔ təłtəłt Smlmalqs kʷaʔ Piyaris
P: kn picxʷt. lut xəlx xmanks kas xʷuyymx.
K: lut akspuʔpuʔsank. lut aksxʷusəskaʔm.
P: haʔ kas txʷuxtsxʷ ?
K: ʔa. kas txʷuxtsn.
P: lamlamt.
K: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 05 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then, translate the entire line to English.
1. inca lut ____________________________. (I am not surprised)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. ənwi , haʔ ____________________________ ? (you are smug)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. cnil ____________________________. (he is pitiful)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. lmliml ____________________________. (we are naked)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. plplapst ____________________________. (you folks are dirty)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. cncnil ____________________________. (they are lost)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ kʷ əslwas ? lut, ____________________________. (I am at peace)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. inca lut ____________________________. (I am not disgusted)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. ʔackanm Katalin ? ____________________________ Katalin. (satisfied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. ʔackanmxəlx ? cncnil ____________________________. (they are dizzy)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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B. Descriptions- Singular / Plural
Instructions: rewrite each sentence, changing it from SINGULAR to PLURAL or
vice-versa (kn --- kt; kʷ --- kʷp; etc.). Then, translate the new phrase to English.
1. kn qʷənqʷənt. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. kʷ ktmalxʷ. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. qʷənqʷənt Piyaris. (Piyaris kʷaʔ Mali) ____________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. kt təłtəłt. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. kʷp xʷukʷxʷukʷt. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. łətxəlx Kasnu kʷaʔ Spʕamix. (Kasnu) ________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. kn nslslpus. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. kʷ łət. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. kt nslslpus. __________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. təłtəłt Sapat. (Sapat kʷaʔ Pacis) ________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 06: Places to Go 1
Vocab
sntwmistn clothing store
snwalwlxtn court house / conference center
snƛnƛənmtn court house
snqʷaymncutn dance hall / dance club
tərqmintn winter dance lodge
snkiʕʷmtn church
sntmtmnayʔtn cemetery
snḥuyaymntn ranch
sntluləxtn field
staypl barn
sna tn smokeshop
snamoʔtmtn smokehouse
snqamintn storage shed
sntmmintn saw mill
snsaplíltn flour mill
snaʔistuxʷtn winter camp
spanʔistkʷtn winter camp
(s)naqʷaʔctn summer camp
shəmpntnetkʷ water fall
ckʷcin beach
ʔacʔqaʔatkʷ spring
cqis bushes
Phrases
nkaʔánm kʷ kas Where are you going?
kn kas niʕʷuləxmx ? I am going to pray.
kn kas noxʷtmx kl sntmtmnayʔtn I am going to the cemetery.
kn kʷas qʷaymncutmx. I am going dancing.
kn kʷas tərqmix. I am going to jump dance.
nkaʔánm kn kas Where am I going?
kʷ kas kl staypl. You are going to the barn.
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kʷas kl sna tn. You are going to the smokeshop.
kʷas no ʷt x kl snptəmintn. You are going to the sawmill.
klaʔkaʔ Ksaws kas no Where is Ksaws going?
kas kl sntluləxtn. He is going to the field.
kas kl namoʔtmtn. He is going to the smokehouse.
kas kl snsaplíltn. He is going to the flour mill.
nkaʔánm kt kas łəwamx ? Where are we going?
kt kas łəwamx ʔani kl snaʔistuxʷtn. We are going to the winter camp.
kt kas łəwamx ʔani kl snaqʷaʔctn. We are going to the summer camp.
kt kas łəwamx ʔani kl shəmpntnetkʷtn. We are going to the water fall.
nkaʔánm kʷp kas łəwamx ? Where are you guys going?
kt kas łəwamx ʔani kl snƛnƛənmtn. We are going to the courthouse.
nkaʔánm xəlx kas łəwamx ? Where are they going?
xəlx kas łəwamx kl ckʷcin. They are going to the beach.
kas łəwamx xəlx kl ʔacqaʔatkʷ. They are going to the spring.
kas łəwamx ʔani kl wupulxʷ. They are going to the bushes.
lut kn kas noxʷtmx kl ispanʔistkʷtn. I am not going to my winter camp.
Ksaws lut kas noxʷtmx ʔani kl sntmmintn. Ksaws is not going to the sawmill.
Cubby lut naʔ no ʷt kl sntmtmnayʔtn. Cubby is not going to the cemetery.
lut kʷas noxʷtmx ʔani kl isnqamintn. You are not going to your storage shed.
Conjugation 1
noxʷt / łwam to go future / inceptive
singular plural
1st person kn kas noxʷtmx kt kas łəwamx
2nd person kʷas noxʷtmx kʷp kas łəwamx
3rd person kas noxʷtmx xəlx kas łəwamx
notes: The inceptive tense uses the intransitive person markers with a kas prefix and an –mx
suffix To make negative expressions, the word lut is used.
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Conjugation 2
lut xʷuy / łwam to not go future / inceptive
singular plural
1st person lut kn kas noxʷtmx lut kt kas łəwamx
2nd person lut kʷ kas noxʷtmx lut kʷp kas łəwamx
3rd person lut kas noxʷtmx lut kas łəwamxəlx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: find out about the places where your partner has gone in the last year.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷ no ʷt kl snƛnƛənmtn.
C: ʔa, kn no ʷt kl snƛnƛənmtn.
kʷaʔ
lut, lut kn no ʷt kl snƛnƛənmtn.
A C
snƛnƛənmtn sntmmintn tərqmintn
snaqʷaʔctn snsapliltn sntmtmnayʔtn spanʔistkʷtn
sntwmistn snḥuyaymntn snqamintn snkiʕʷmtn
ckʷcin staypl snqʷaymncutn ʔacqaʔatkʷ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: take turns with your partner telling places you are going to go. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: nkaʔánm kʷas no
C: kn kas no kl snḥuyaymntn.
kʷaʔ
kn kas no ʷt x kl sntwmistn.
A C
shəmpntnetkʷ snqʷaymncutn cqis ckʷcin
ʔacqaʔatkʷ sntmtmnayʔtn snsapliltn sntwmistn
snaʔistuxʷtn snamoʔtmtn snqamintn snḥuyaymntn
tərqmintn staypl sntmmintn snaqʷaʔctn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: everyone is leaving. Re-enact the conversation between Katalin kʷaʔ Sapat as they talk about
where people are going.
Example 1: Katalin: klaʔkaʔ Ksaws kas no .
Sapat: kas no kl snaʔistuxʷtn.
sntwmistn
staypl
snaqʷaʔctn
snƛnƛənmtn
snamoʔtmtn
snḥuyaymntn
snqʷaymncutn
snqamintn
shəmpntnetkʷ
tərqmintn
sntmmintn
ckʷcin
snkiʕʷmtn
snsapliltn
ʔacqaʔatkʷ
sntmtmnayʔtn
snaʔistuxʷtn
cqis
1.
5.
Prasuwa ənwi kʷaʔ aslaxt
2.
6.
ənwi qanaʔ kʷaʔ kikwaʔ
3.
7.
ənwi kʷaʔ inca sntxʷus Susap
4.
8.
Spʕamix kʷaʔ Mali inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: you and your partner each have an imaginary friend. Ask each other about places you are going to
go. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷp kas no ʷt x kl nsapliltn ?
C: lut kt kas kl kl nsapliltn. kt kas no kl sntmmintn.
sntwmistn
staypl
snaqʷaʔctn
snƛnƛənmtn
snamoʔtmtn
snḥuyaymntn
snqʷaymncutn
snqamintn
shəmpntnetkʷ
tərqmintn
sntmmintn
ckʷcin
snkiʕʷmtn
snʔistktn
ʔacqaʔatkʷ
sntmtmnayʔtn
nsapliltn
cqis
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact Kiʔlawnaʔ and Sltis talking about where everyone is going
after they get off of work.
K: ʔa, Sltis.
S: ʔa, Stmtaml. nkaʔánm kʷas no
K: kn kas no ʷt x kl sntmtmnayʔtn.
kʷaʔ ənwi , klaʔkaʔ kʷas ?
S: kn kas no ʷt x kl sntmmintn.
haʔ cmistuxʷ klaʔkaʔxəlx kas łəwamx ʔani smamʔam ?
K: kn nacut kas łəwamxəlx kl ckʷcin kas ciʕʷə əlx.
S: haʔ wnaxʷ ? naʔ maxʷ inca kn kas no ʷt x kl ckʷcin.
K: ʔa, til nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
S: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 06 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. xʷuy / łwam
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. nkaʔanm kʷp kas łəwamx ? __________________________ kl snkiʕʷmtn. (we are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ __________________________ snsapliltn ? (they are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. nkaʔánm __________________________ Nkʷala ? kl snqʷaymncutn. (she is going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. nkaʔanm kʷ kas no __________________________ kl sntmtmnayʔtn. (I am going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. klaʔkaʔ _____________________ ? kt kas łəwamx kl staypl. (you folks are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. klaʔkaʔ __________________________ ? kl snamoʔtmtn. (they are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. inca __________________________ k tərqmintn. (I am going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ __________________________ kl iskʷuy l citxʷs ? (you are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ __________________________ kl sntmmintn ? (you folks are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
10. nkaʔánm _______________________ ? kn kas no ʷt x kl shəmpntnetkʷ. (you are going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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B. lut kas
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. lut __________________________ kl ʔacqaʔatkʷ ʔani Mali. (she is not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ kn kl snḥuyaymntn ? lut, lut __________________________. (you are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. lut __________________ ________ kl snaqʷaʔctn. (I am not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. lut __________________________ kl snqamintn. (we are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut __________________________ kl spanʔistkʷtn. (you folks are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ kt kas łəwamx kl sntluləxtn ? lut, lut _______________________. (you folks are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ kʷas kl snaqʷaʔctn? lut, lut _________________ kl snaqʷaʔctn. (I am not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. lut __________________________ kl snwalwlxtn . (you are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
9. lut __________________________ kl snaʔistuxʷtn. (they are not going)
10. haʔ xəlx kas łəwamx kl cqis ? lut, lut _________________________. (they are not going)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 07: Description 1
Vocab
łix slick / smooth / slippery
tətuʔqʷ soft
təs hard
pəslxʷ flat land
səl round / spherical
kstwilx spoiled
nʔaq rotten
qyalxʷ spotted
xərxrʔulxʷ steep land
yər twisted
yərkʷ crooked
təł straight
ḥalxʷ numb / frozen
Phrases
łix ʔani ʔacwiyulxʷ. The grass is slick.
tətuʔqʷ iʔ in My sweater is soft.
inkłaqlx təs. My chair is hard.
xəxast ʔałuʔ xƛut səl. The rock is nice and round.
lut kʷas ʔiłntxʷ ʔaci sqəltk. kstwilx. Don't eat that meat. It's gone bad.
ʔcinm nʔaq kʷaʔ qəyxʷ. The deer is rotten.
inxmank ʔani inqyalxʷ. I like your spotted horse.
xərʔulxʷ xwał. The road is steep.
yər ʔani inhacmin. Your rope is twisted.
təl ʔani xwał. The road is straight.
acyərkʷ ʔani xwał. The road is crooked.
kəkíwaʔ ḥalxʷ. The fish is frozen.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 07 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: you and your partner are good friends and always answer each other affirmatively. Follow the
model.
Example 1: A: haʔ łix ʔani pus l spumts ?
C: ʔa, łix ʔani pus l spumts.
łix
pəslxʷ
yər
tətuʔqʷ
nʔaq
yərkʷ
səl
qyalxʷ
təł
təs
xərxrʔulxʷ
ḥalxʷ
1.
5.
9.
ʔani pus l spukʷt ʔani ntytyax iskiyawqn
2.
6.
10.
ʔani sʔiłn ʔani pumin ʔani ʔəmʔumt
3.
7.
11.
i ʔani slap isqaxn ʔani sipiʔ
4.
8.
12.
inxƛcin ʔani sqəltk ʔani xwał
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 07 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact Knicaʔ and Smlmalqs talking over breakfast at the language
camp.
K: ʔa, xast ʔikʷkʷast.
S: ʔa, xast ʔikʷkʷast.
K: haʔ xast isʔitx ?
S: ʔa, xast isʔitx.
kʷaʔ ənwi, haʔ xast isʔitx ?
K: lut. miyał tətuʔqʷ i ə .
inxmank təs ʔani i ə .
S: naxʷ inca inxmank təs ʔani i ə .
K: haʔ tə ə
S: ʔa, til put.
K: ʔa, xast.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 07 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence as a negative. Then, translate the negative phrase to English.
1. łix ʔani pus l spumts. ____________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. tətuʔqʷ ʔani ə . _______________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. təs ʔani xƛut. _______________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. pəs ʔani ʔəmʔumt. _______________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. səl ʔani pukʷlaʔ. ________________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. nʔaq ʔani sqə . ________________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. qyalxʷ inxƛcin. _______________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
8. xərxrʔulxʷ ʔani xwał. _______________________________________________________
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 8: Telling Time
Vocab 1
l kʷinx til ? What time is it?
til t xʷaʔ l naqs. It is one o'clock.
til t xʷaʔ l It is two o'clock.
til t xʷaʔ l kaʔłas. It is three o'clock.
til t xʷaʔ l x ə t. It is ten o'clock.
til t xʷaʔ l ə xə It is twelve o'clock.
til kəkləmt tl naqs. It is after one.
til kəkləmt tl musəs. It is after four.
til kəkləmt tl cilkst. It is after five.
til kəkləmt tl əcmakst. It is after six.
til kəkləmt tl It is after seven.
til kəkləmt tl twin. It is after eight.
til kəkləmt tl x ə t. It is after ten.
til cilkst tl naqs. It is five after one.
til ə t tl . It is ten after two.
til ə t tl sisplk. It is twenty after seven.
nʔawiyaʔ nasuʔ kʷaʔ tiʔ kʷaʔ l naqs. It is a bit before one.
nʔawiyaʔ nasuʔ twin. It is before eight.
nʔawiyaʔ nasuʔ . It is before nine.
nʔawiyaʔ nasuʔ ə t. It is before ten.
nʔawiyaʔ nasuʔ xə xə tʔ . It is before eleven.
til cilkst kl twin. It is five to eight.
til xə xə tʔ kl . It is fifteen to nine.
til k ə t kl musəs. It is ten to four.
til sa ə t kl xə xə tʔ . It is twenty to eleven.
tiʔ nmiyqin. It is noon.
tiʔ mymiyaws scuwy. It is midnight.
Phrases 1
nasuʔ kn noxʷt tiʔ xʷaʔ l naqs. I am going at one.
nasuʔ kt yʕap l musəs. We are going to arrive at four.
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kn ʔalnoxʷt til kaʔłas. I went back at three.
tiʔ xəlx cyʕap til xə xə tʔ . They arrived at eleven.
laʔkáʔ ʔani kʷkʷusm ? Where is the clock?
ha wikntxʷ ʔani kʷkʷusm ? Do you see the clock?
ʕacxnt taʔ ʔaci kʷkʷusm. Look at the clock.
Vocab 2
cnpaʔqcin daybreak / dawn
tiʔ xalp It is morning.
tiʔ sxlxalt It is daytime.
tiʔ nmiyaqin. It is noon.
tiʔ kəkləmt snmiyaqin. It is afternoon.
tiʔ ḥ ə It is sun set.
tiʔ cuwy It is night time/dark.
tiʔ mymiyaws scuwy. It is midnight.
Phrases 2
kn łaqlx paʔqcin I got up at daybreak / dawn.
haʔ til xlap ? Is it morning yet?
cyʕapxəlx nmiyaqin. They arrived at noon.
kn małəm kəkləmt snmiyaqin. I took a nap in the afternoon.
kt łəwam kəkləmt snmiyaqin. We left in the afternoon.
cuwy kʷʔica ʔ xəlx xʷuwiʔalwis. The bats start to fly around at dusk.
lut kn acʔucʔqaʔ lkəm I dont go outside at night time.
kn snaxał l scuwy. I am afraid of the dark.
iʔ t kʷaʔ ʔitx mymiyaws scuwy. Well, she fell asleep at midnight.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Sxmnatkʷ was the only one wearing a watch when everyone went digging. With your partner, re-
enact how people asked her what time it was throughout the day.
Example 1: Sknxʷalqs: l kʷinx til ?
Sxmnatkʷ: til t xʷaʔ l twin.
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Pacis was asking Mali when people arrived at the hunting camp. Mali was not wearing a watch so
she is estimating about when they arrived. With your partner, re-enact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Pacis: l kʷinx til ckicx Pilaʔsis ?
Mali: ckicx kəkləmts tl əcmakst.
1.
5.
Pilaʔsis
ənwi kʷaʔ Pʕałxʷ
2.
6.
Sknxʷalqs kʷaʔ Piyaris
Katalin
3.
7.
ənwi
ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kasnu
4.
8.
intum Papilyaʔqn kʷaʔ ʔani sqʷsiʔs
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút __________________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice telling the exact time. Follow the model.
Example 1:
A: l kʷinx til ?
C: til sa ə t kl
Example 2:
A: l kʷinx til ?
C: til cilkst tl kaʔłas..
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 4 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice telling when people fell asleep. Follow the model.
Example 1: ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kasnu
A: pankaʔ kʷaʔ ʔitxəlx ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kasnu ?
B: ʔitxəlx mymiyaws scuwi
nłəwkʷəkʷmínt taʔ: kn ʔitx, kʷ ʔitx, ʔitx, kt ʔitx, kʷp ʔitx, ʔitxəlx
1.
ʕAtal kʷaʔ Kasnu
5.
inca kʷaʔ Katalin
mymiyaws scuwi
kəkləmts nmiyaqin
2.
inca
6.
ənwi
nmiyqin
lkəm
3.
ənwi kʷaʔ Pilaʔsis
7.
Sxmnatkʷ
nmiyaqin
cuwy
4.
Sltis
8.
Sapat kʷaʔ Prasuwa
cnpaʔqcin ḥ ə
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Papilyaʔqn and Sapat.
P: aʔ, xast ʔikʷkʷast. haʔ kʷ kʷaxʷt ?
S: nnnnnnnnnn. l kʷinx til ?
P: tiʔ xalp. til sa ə t kl .
S: haʔ kʷaxʷt Pacis ?
P: ʔa, yʕaʔtuʔxəlx kʷaxʷt.
S: pankaʔ kʷaʔ kʷ kʷaxʷt ?
P: cnpaʔqcin kʷaʔ kn kʷaxʷt.
S: kʷaʔ lut kʷ ʔ ?
P: lut. kn małəm.
S: kʷaʔ putay kn nʔitxnank.
P: xast, icaʔ nasuʔ nʔawiyaʔ kn ʔalkic.
S: nnnnnnnnnn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 8 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. Telling Time
Instructions: rewrite each time, changing it from minutes after the hour to minutes before the hour.
Then translate the whole new phrase to English.
Example: til x ə t tl t til kəkləmt ə t kl t
1. cilkst kəkləmt tl naqs. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ə t kəkləmt tl . ______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ə t kəkləmt tl . ___________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ə ta cilkst kəkləmt tl ə t. __________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. xə xə tʔa cilkst kəkləmt tl musəs. ________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. Telling Time
Instructions: rewrite each time, changing it from minutes before the hour to minutes after the hour.
Example: til ə t kl twin. til ə t kəkləmt tl twin
6. til x ə t kl kaʔłas. ______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. til xə xə tʔ kl twin. _________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. til cilkst kl musəs __________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. til sa ə t kl xə xə tʔ . _____________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. til salx ə kl naqs. ______________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 9: Actions 1
Vocab
kʷalmayaʔm tell stories
tiʔkʷlamt act silly
kʷiym hunt
qʷlam pit bake
qʷilm cheat
xactm dig roots
ʔus xalwis dive into water
yʕamstunt ʔani slap xʷl sciyatkʷp gather fire wood
xəcm gamble
nmlxaʔcin gossip / tell lies
ləʔkstunt stiyaʔ cut hay
yʕamstunt stiyaʔ bale / gather hay
muxʷt laugh
Phrases
stam inca ka ʔackastn ? What am I doing?
ənwi kʷ əcnmlxaʔcinm. You are gossiping.
stam ʔackastxʷ ənwi ? What are you doing?
kn səcyʕamstunn ʔani slap xʷl sciyatkʷp. I am gathering fire wood.
stam cnil ʔackasts ? What is she doing?
cnil ləʔkstus stiyaʔ She is haying. [she hayed]
stam lmliml ka ʔackastm ? What are we doing?
kt yʕaʔtu kt əcxcmix. We are gambling.
plplapst kʷp səcxcmix. You guys are gambling.
stam ʔackastp ? What are you guys doing?
yʕaʔtu səcmuxʷtalwismx. We are laughing.
stamxəlx ʔackasts ? What are they doing?
səcləkmixəlx stiyaʔ. They are haying.
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Conjugation 1
kʷiym hunt (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn səckʷiymix lmliml kt yʕaʔtu səckʷiymix
2nd person ənwi kʷ skʷiymix plplapst səckʷiymix
3rd person cnil əckʷiymix cncnilxəlx səckʷiymix
Conjugation 2
xactm dig roots (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn səcxactmx yʕayʕaʔtu kt əcxactmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ səcxactmx plplapst kʷp əcxactmx
3rd person cnil əcxactmx cncnil səcxactmx
Conjugation 3
xcəm gamble (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn səcxcmix lmliml kt əcxcmix
2nd person ənwi kʷ əcxcmix plplapst kʷp acxcmix
3rd person cnil əcxcmix cncnil səxcmix
Conjugation 4
kʷalmayaʔm tell stories (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn əckʷalmayaʔmx lmliml kt əckʷalmayaʔmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ əckʷalmayaʔmx plplapst kʷp əckʷalmayaʔmx
3rd person cnil sckʷalmayaʔmx cncnil səckʷalmayaʔmx
Conjugation 5
qʷilm cheat (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn əcqʷilmx lmliml kt əcqʷilmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ əcqʷilmx plplapst kʷp əcqʷilmx
3rd person əcqʷilmx cncnilxəlx əcqʷilmx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: with your partner, take turns asking each other if you like to do certain things. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ inxmank ʔani skʷalmayaʔm ?
C: aʔ, inxmank ʔani skʷalmayaʔm.
kʷaʔ
lut, lut inxmank ʔani skʷalmayaʔm.
kʷalmayaʔm
muxʷt
xəcm
tiʔkʷlamt
qʷilm
nmlxaʔcin
kʷiym
xactm
yʕamstunt stiyaʔ
qʷlam
ʔ
ləʔkstunt stiyaʔ
yʕamstunt ʔani
slap
1.
5.
9.
2.
6.
10.
3.
7.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Susap walked around near his home, asking people what they were doing. Re-enact his
conversations. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔackastxʷ ?
C: kn sckʷalmayaʔmx.
kʷalmayaʔm
muxʷt
xəcm
tiʔkʷlamt
qʷilm
nmlxaʔcin
kʷiym
xactm
yʕamstunt stiyaʔ
qʷlam
ʔ
ləʔkstunt stiyaʔ
yʕamstunt ʔani
slap
1.
5.
9.
2.
6.
10.
2.
3.
7.
11.
4.
8.
12.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Papilyaʔqn and Mali are doing surveilance on someone. With your partner, re-enact their
conversations as they checked in on each other by phone over the course of the weekend. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔackastp ?
C: kt səcmuxʷtalwismx.
A C
muxʷt ləʔkstunt
stiyaʔ
yʕamstunt stiyaʔ nmlxaʔcin
xəcm yʕamstunt
ʔani slap
ʔ xactm
qʷilm tiʔkʷlamt kʷalmayaʔm qʷlam
kʷiym yʕamstunt
ʔani slap
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Kiʔlawnaʔ and Sapat are talking about what everyone is doing today. Re-enact their conversation
with your partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔackasts Pʕałxʷ ?
C: ʔacxactmx Pʕałxʷ.
kʷalmayaʔm
yʕamstunt ʔani slap
xəcm
tiʔkʷlamt
qʷilm
nmlxaʔcin
kʷiym
xactm
yʕamstunt stiyaʔ
qʷlam
ʔ
ləʔkstunt stiyaʔ
muxʷt
1.
5.
9.
Pʕałxʷ Sltis kʷaʔ Slxiʔalqs ənwi kʷaʔ Katalin
2.
6.
10.
inca kʷaʔ Kasnu ənwi Knicaʔ
3.
7.
Swʕatqn kʷaʔ Susap Papilyaʔqn
4.
8.
Sxmnatkʷ inca kʷaʔ Nkʷala
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Sxmnatkʷ and Pʕałxʷ.
P: xast ʔikʷkʷast
S: ʔa. xast ʔikʷkʷast
P: stam ʔackastxʷ yayawt ?
S: kn səcyʕamstunn ʔani slap xʷl sciyatkʷp.
P: kʷaʔ ənwi ? stam ʔackastxʷ ?
S: səcləkmixəlx stiyaʔ yayawt.
P: haʔ Prasat ʔactxʷuxtstms ?
S: lut. lut ʔactxʷuxtstms.
P: stam ʔackasts Prasat ?
S: ʔacxactmx Prasat.
P: ʔa. nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
S: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 9 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. kʷiym - imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses. Then,
translate each line to English.
1. ___________________________ . haʔ xmankp t sqəltk ? (you folks are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam inca ʔackastn ? _________________________________. (you are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. stam cnil ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (she is hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ________________________________. haʔ xmanksxəlx t hananik ? ʔa. (they are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________________ ? haʔ anxmank t stmtiml ? (you are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (they are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _________________________________. inxmank t sƛaʔcinm. (I am hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. stam lmliml kt ʔackastm ? _________________________________. (you folks are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _________________________________. (I am hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam ʔackastp ? _________________________________. (we are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. xactm - imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. stam lmliml kt ʔackastm ? ___________________________. (you folks are digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam inca ʔackastn ? _________________________________. (you are digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ______________________________ ? haʔ xmanksxəlx t ? (they are digging)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _________________________________. (we are digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________________ ? ha inxmank t ʔitxʷaʔ ? (you are digging)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (they are digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _________________________________. inxmank t . (I am digging)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _________________________________. (I am digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ _____________________________ ? haʔ xmankp t ə ʷlusa ? (you folks are digging)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam cnil ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (she is digging roots)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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C. xəcm - imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. haʔ _____________________________ kl spuqimx l əcmi tns ? (you are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _________________________________. (I am gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ _________________________________ kl qlispalexʷ ? (they are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _________________________________. (we are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam lmliml kt ʔackastm ? _________________________________. (you folks are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (they are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _________________________________ kl qlispalxʷ l ə s. (I am gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. stam inca ʔackastn ? _________________________________. (you are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ _________________________________ kl Skawilaʔ ? (you folks are gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam cnil ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (she is gambling)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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D. nmlxaʔcín - imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. ____________________________ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu xəlx səcmuxʷtmx. (you folks are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam inca ʔackastn ? _________________________________. (you are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. _________________________________ kʷaʔ lut swat səcmuxʷtmx. (I am telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _________________________________. (we are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam lmliml kt ʔackastm ? ______________________________. (you folks are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. stam cnil ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (she is telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (they are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. _______________________________ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtuxəlx səcmuxʷtmx. (you are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _________________________________. (I am telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. _________________________________ kʷaʔ lut swat səcmuxʷtmx. (they are telling jokes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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E. qʷilm - imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
1. stam lmliml kt ʔackastm ? _________________________________. (you folks are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam inca ʔackastn ? _________________________________. (you are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. _________________________________ kʷaʔ kn nacut kas ƛxʷupmxəlx. (they are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _________________________________. (we are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. ______________________________ kʷaʔ ʔałi lut inxmank kʷ kas ḥəlpmix. (you are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (they are cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _________________________________ kʷaʔ ʔałi inxmank kn kas ƛxʷupm. (I am cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. stam cnil ʔackasts ? _________________________________. (she is cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. _________________________________ kʷaʔ kn nacut kʷp kas ḥəlpmix. (you folks cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _________________________________. (I am cheating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 10: Description 2
Vocab
xast good
kast bad
wisxn long
əxn short
łəqt wide
qəqaʔt narrow
płəłt thick
llak thin
ʔacxatm high
wənt low
cən tight
llʕiy loose
Phrases
xast ʔani ʔam. The woman is good.
kast ʔaci pus. The cat is bad.
wisxn nikmns. His knife is long.
wisxn ʔani katiłntn The table is long
əxn ʔani łumn. The spoon is short.
əxn ʔani katiłntn The table is short.
xwal ʔani łəqt. The road is a wide one.
icaʔ axaʔ xwal qəqaʔt. This road is narrow.
isicm płəłt. My blanket is thick.
isicm llak. My blanket is thin.
in ʔacxatm. My chair is high.
in ənt. My chair is low.
sxa xns ʔani cən. His pants are tight ones.
cnil sxa xns ʔani llʕiy. Her pants are loose ones.
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Examples:
swʕáʔwʕaʔ tkiwlx kl ʔacxatm. The cougar climbed up high.
isipiʔ płəłt. My hide is thick.
ʔani stiyaʔ əxn. The hay is short.
ʔani slap wisxn. The stick is long.
ʔani ʔixʷl kʷaʔ kast. Those others are bad.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 10 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Nkʷala was talking to Prasuwa, who is always very critical. Re-enact their conversation with your
partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: haʔ xast ʔani sʔiłns ?
Prasuwa: miyał xast ʔani sʔiłns.
xast
łəqt
ʔacxatm
kast
qəqaʔt
wənt
wisxn
płəłt
cən
əxn
llak
llʕiy
1.
5.
9.
ʔani sʔiłns ʔani ʔani xwał
2.
6.
10.
ʔani sipiʔ ʔani sicm ʔani spiʔqałqʷ
3.
7.
11.
ʔani sicm ʔani pypuyxnxn ʔani łə
4.
8.
12.
ʔani nikmn ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 10 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Nkʷala was talking to Prasuwa, who is always very contradictory. Re-enact their conversation with
your partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: xast ʔani sc ḥ ?
Prasuwa: lut xast ʔani scḥ .
xast
łəqt
ʔacxatm
kast
qəqaʔt
wənt
wisxn
płəłt
cən
əxn
llak
llʕiy
1.
5.
9.
ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ ʔ
2.
6.
10.
xwal ʔani ʔani lkapúʔ
3.
7.
11.
ʔani sipiʔ ʔani ḥacmin ʔani xəxƛcin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 10 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Mali and Katalin.
M: xast sxlxalt, Katalin.
K: xast sxlxalt, Mali.
M: stam ʔackastxʷ ?
K: kn səcxʷikʷmx.
M: swat ʔani kałxtms ʔaci sipiʔ ?
K: Pit kałxtms.
M: haʔ wnaxʷ ? haʔ xast ʔani sipiʔ ?
K: lut miʔas. qəqaʔt kʷaʔ llak.
M: haʔ saʔkʷ txʷuxtntsn ?
K: ʔa, lamlmt.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 10 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence as a negative. Translate the negative phrase to English.
1. xast ʔani naḥ ḥ . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ʔacxatm ʔani ə . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. wisxn ʔani ḥacmin. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. əxn ʔani wupulaʔxʷ. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. qəqaʔt ʔani xwał. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. kast ʔani kanti. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. płəłt ʔani . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. wənt ʔani ntkiwlxtn. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. cən i . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. llʕiy inłəxʷpayaʔ. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. Intransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence as a negative.
1. xast ʔani kiʔánaʔ. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. łəqt ʔani katiłntn. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. wisxn ʔani lisal. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. qəqaʔt ʔani . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. llʕiy ʔani sə ʔxn. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. llik isicm. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ʔacxatm ʔani kłaqlx . _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. əxn ʔani łumn. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. wənt ʔani spiʔqałqʷ. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. cən ʔani s. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 11: Actions 2
Vocab
singular English
kəłaq x l stəłm ride in a boat
kʷulłqʷm to garden / to plant
yupaʔalwis to play
małem to rest
cʔiqm to scrape / tan a hide
ʔaqʷm to shave
łixalwis to slide
manxʷm to smoke cigarettes
mʔutncut to smudge
ʔacwawlx skint to speak [be speaking] indigenous language
ʔacwawlx to talk [be talking]
ʔacsiqm sləp to split [be splitting] wood
txʷulcaʔm to do a sweat
Phrases
stam ʔackastn. What am I doing?
kʷ ʔackʷulłqʷm. You are gardening.
stam ʔackastxʷ ? What are you doing?
kn ʔaccʔiqm. I am tanning a hide.
stam ʔackasts ? What is she doing?
cnil ʔacmʔutncut. She is smudging.
stam ka ʔackastm? What are we doing?
stam ʔackastp What are you guys doing?
kt nəʕʷʕʷx l stəłm We are paddling in a canoe.
pə ʔa kl stəłmt. Yesterday we were in our boat.
stamxəlx ʔackasts ? What are they doing?
xəlx ʔacmanxʷm. They are smoking cigarettes.
haʔ kʷp acyupaʔalwis ? Are you you guys playing around?
cncnilxəlx ʔ acyupaʔalwis. They are playing around.
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Conjugation 1
yúpaʔalwís play around (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn ʔacyupaʔalwis lmliml kt ʔacyupaʔalwis
2nd person ənwi kʷ ʔacyupaʔalwis plplapst kʷp ʔacyupaʔalwis
3rd person cnil ʔacyupaʔalwis cncnilxəlx ʔacyupaʔalwis
Conjugation 2
txʷúlcaʔm do a sweat (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn ʔactxʷulcaʔmx lmliml kt ʔactxʷulcaʔmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ ʔactxʷulcaʔmx plplapst kʷp ʔactxʷulcaʔmx
3rd person cnil ʔactxʷulcaʔmx cncnilxəlx ʔactxʷulcaʔmx
Conjugation 3
cʔiqm scrap a hide (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn ʔaccʔiqmx lmliml kt ʔaccʔiqmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ ʔaccʔiqmx plplapst kʷp ʔaccʔiqmx
3rd person cnil ʔaccʔiqmx cncnilxəlx ʔaccʔiqmx
Conjugation 4
wawlx skint speak indian (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn ʔacwawlx skint lmliml kt ʔacwawlx skint
2nd person ənwi kʷ ʔacwawlx skint plplapst kʷp ʔacwawlx skint
3rd person cnil ʔacwawlx skint yʕaʔtu xəlx ʔacwawlx skint
Conjugation 5
mʔutncút smudge oneself (imperfective / progressive)
singular plural
1st person kn smʔutncutmx yʕaʔtu kt ʔacmʔutncutmx
2nd person ənwi kʷ ʔacmʔutncutmx plplapst kʷp səcmʔutncutmx
3rd person cnil səcmʔutncutmx cncni xəlx səcmʔutncutmx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 11 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: with your partner, take turns asking each other if you like to do certain things. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ skəłaq x l stəłm ?
C: ʔa, skəłaq x l stəłm.
kʷaʔ
lut, lut əłaq x l stəłm.
kəłaq x l stəłm
ʔaqʷm
wawlx skint
kʷulłqʷm
mʔutncut
wawlx
yupaʔalwis
łixalwis
siqm sləp
małem
manxʷm
txʷulcaʔm
cʔiqm
1.
5.
9.
2.
6.
10.
3.
7.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 11 iscqʷncút _____________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Sapat is spending a week with her grandparents at their lake cabin. Re-enact her conversations
with groups of neighbors. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷp kəłaq x l stəłm ?
C: ʔa, kt kəłaq x l stəłm.
kəłaq x l stəłm
ʔaqʷm
wawlx skint
kʷulłqʷm
mʔutncut
wawlx
yupaʔalwis
łixalwis
siqm sləp
małem
manxʷm
txʷulcaʔm
cʔiqm
1.
5.
9.
2.
6.
10.
3.
7.
.
4.
8.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 11 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Papilyaʔqn and Mali are keeping an eye on someone. With your partner, re-enact their
conversations as they checked in on each other by phone over the course of the weekend. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔackasts yayawt ?
C: ʔaccʔiqmx
A C
cʔiqm txʷulcaʔm wawlx siq(m)
yupaʔalwis kəłaq x l stəłm kʷulłqʷm wawlx skint
łixalwis manxʷm mʔutncut
małem ʔaqʷm yupaʔalwis
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 11 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Pilaʔsis and Tlakan.
P: xast ʔikʷkʷast, Tlakan.
T: xast ʔikʷkʷast, Pilaʔsis.
P: stam ʔackastxʷ ?
T: kn kʷulłqʷmx.
P: stam isckʷanłq ?
T: kn kʷulłqʷmx t .
P: kʷa stam kʷ kas kʷulłqʷmx yayawt ?
T: yayawt kn kʷulłqʷmx t xʷiyapaʔ ?
P: ʔa xast. inxmank ʔani xʷiyapaʔ.
T: numas inca.
P: haʔ saʔkʷ txʷuxtntsn ?
T: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 11 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. speak native language
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then translate the entire line to English.
1. ________________________ kʷaʔ lut kn nsuxʷnaʔ. (you folks are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
2. stam ʔackastn ? _____________________________. (you are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
3. _____________________________ ʔałi kn skint. (I am speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
4. stamxəlx ʔackasts? _____________________________. (they are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
5. stam ʔackastm ? _____________________________. (you folks are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
6. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (we are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
7. stam ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (she is speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
8. _____________________________ ʔałi kʷ skint. (you are speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
9. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _____________________________. (I am speaking nat. lang.)
nuyapixcin:
10. _________________________ kʷaʔ kn nasuxʷnaʔ. (they are speaking native lang.)
nuyapixcin:
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B. play
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then translate the entire line to English.
1. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _____________________________. (I am playing)
nuyapixcin:
2. haʔ _____________________________ Sapat kʷaʔ Pit ? aʔ. (they are playing)
nuyapixcin:
3. _____________________________ kʷaʔ xmanks kas ƛxʷup. (she is playing)
nuyapixcin:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (we are playing)
nuyapixcin:
5. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (they are playing)
nuyapixcin:
6. stam ʔackastm ? _____________________________. (you folks are playing)
nuyapixcin:
7. _____________________________ kʷaʔ inxmink kas ƛxʷup. (I am playing)
nuyapixcin:
8. stam ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (she is playing)
nuyapixcin:
9. haʔ _____________________________ ? lalutay. (you folks are playing)
nuyapixcin:
10. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _____________________________. (you are playing)
nuyapixcin:
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C. do a sweat
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then translate the entire line to English.
1. Prasat _____________________________ . (she is doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
2. stam ʔackastn ? _____________________________. (you are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
3. haʔ _____________________________ Pʕałx kʷaʔ Yutlx? lalutay. (they are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (we are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
5. _____________________________ ʔałiʔ kn qilt. (I am doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (they are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
7. stam ʔackastm ? _____________________________. (you folks are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
8. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _____________________________. (I am doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
9. haʔ _____________________________ ? lut. (you folks are doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
10. stam ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (she is doing a sweat)
nuyapixcin:
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D. scrape hide
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then translate the entire line to English.
1. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (we are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
2. _____________________________ kʷaʔ lut kas qəyxʷ. (she is scraping)
nuyapixcin:
3. stam ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (she is scraping)
nuyapixcin:
4. haʔ _____________________________ Sltis kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ? ʔa. (they are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
5. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (you folks are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (they are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
7. _____________________________ kʷaʔ kas qəyxʷ. (I am scraping)
nuyapixcin:
8. stam ʔackastn ? _____________________________. (you are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
9. haʔ _____________________________ ? lalutay. (you folks are scraping)
nuyapixcin:
10. stam ʔackastx ? _____________________________. (I am scraping)
nuyapixcin:
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E. talk
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then translate the entire line to English.
1. haʔ _____________________________ Sltis kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ? ʔa. (they are talking)
nuyapixcin:
2. stam ʔackastn ? _____________________________. (you are talking)
nuyapixcin:
3. putay _____________________________ . (she is talking)
nuyapixcin:
4. stam ʔackastp ? _____________________________. (we are talking)
nuyapixcin:
5. stam ʔackastm ? _____________________________. (you folks are talking)
nuyapixcin:
6. stamxəlx ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (they are talking)
nuyapixcin:
7. putay _____________________________. kn naḥ ḥ . (I am talking)
nuyapixcin:
8. stam ʔackasts ? _____________________________. (she is talking)
nuyapixcin:
9. haʔ _____________________________ ? til. (you folks are talking)
nuyapixcin:
10. stam ʔackastxʷ ? _____________________________. (I am talking)
nuyapixcin:
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Lesson 12: Time and Months
Vocab 1 panʔitqps springtime
paʔscaʔqʷ summertime
kaʔay fall
panʔistkʷ wintertime
Vocab 2
snirmn January
syuxʷmus February
sknirmn March
qiyp April
spckłtn May
scaʔaqʷ June
paʔscaʔqʷ July
slləmp August
skʷʔəsus September
skəkaʔay October
skaʔiy November
sʔistkʷ December
Vocab 3
kʷusəm sun
soʔqaʔam moon
yir ʔani soʔqaʔam full moon
cicxn soʔqaʔam new moon
cḥaws soʔqaʔam half moon
pəkpəkyawt stars
syanmus storm
skyicp cloud
sƛəxpałq wind
breeze sxip
yəxʷmus north wind
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Phrases
ʔ ? ʔani isnawaxtn ? What is your home like?
panʔistkʷ cəłt kʷaʔ yanmus. In the winter it is cold and stormy.
ʔ kt təqiypanaʔ What is it like here in the spring ?
iʔ kʷakʷtkʷacanaʔ. It is warm & sunny.
ʔ l paʔscaʔqʷ ? What is it like in the summer?
paʔscaʔqʷ ḥaʔí kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu stam luʔp. In the summer it hot and everything is dry.
ʔa kanm? kt kaʔyanaʔ What is it like in the fall?
l kaʔay kʷaʔ xiyp kʷaʔ táʔuʔ. In the fall it is cool and it rains.
haʔ pckłtn ? Is it May?
lut til lləmp. No, it is August.
haʔ sknirmn ? Is it March?
ʔa, qiyp. It is April.
laʔkáʔ kʷ ʔay təxʔayawt t acwax ? Where were you living last winter?
təxʔayawt ʔay kn ʔaclaklx iskʷuy. I was moved in with my mother.
laʔkáʔ kʷ noxʷt t kaʔay ? Where did you travel to last fall?
kaʔay kn noxʷt kl Yakamaʔ. In the fall I traveled to Yakama country.
panʔitqps kʷaʔ kn noxʷt kl Sƛxatkʷ Last fall I traveled to Spokane.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 12 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: with your partner, practice asking what month it is. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam xiyałnxʷ ?
C: sqʷsus.
snirmn
spckłtn
skʷʔəsus
syuxʷmus
scaʔaqʷ
skaʔay
sknirmn
paʔscaʔqʷ
skaʔiy
qiyp
slləmp
sʔistkʷ
1.
5.
9.
2.
6.
10.
3.
7.
11.
4.
8.
12.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 12 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Knicaʔ has been away in the north. Now her mom, ʕAtal, is asking about things she saw there.
Re-enact their conversation with your partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: K: haʔ wikntxʷ ʔani kʷusəm ?
A: ʔa, wikn ʔani kʷusəm.
soʔqaʔam
cicxn soʔqaʔam
pəkpəkyawt
syanmus
cḥaws soʔqaʔam
kʷusəm
yir ʔani
soʔqaʔam
kəkíwaʔ
ʔcinm
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 12 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Kiʔlawnaʔ and Sltis.
K: xast sxlxalt, Sltis.
S: xast sxlxalt, Kiʔlawnaʔ.
K: xast inʔəmʔum.
S: ʔa, xsʕacəcs axaʔ ʔəmʔumt.
K: ʔ ʔani isnawaxtn ?
S: panʔistkʷ cəłt kʷaʔ yanmus.
K: ʔa. ʔa kanm l paʔscaʔqʷ ?
S: paʔscaʔqʷ ḥaʔi kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu stam luʔp.
K: xast ʔani isnawaxtn.
S: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 12 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. Negative Instransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence as a negative. Then translate the negative phrase to English.
1. wikn ʔani pəkpəkyawt. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. spckłtn yayawt. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. scaʔaqʷ kʷaʔ ʔaclup. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. skəkaʔaym kʷaʔ əkpałq. ____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. syuxʷmus yayawt. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. paʔscaʔqʷ yayawt. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. panʔistkʷ cəłt. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. qipcm kʷaʔ cqit. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9 skaʔaym kn cnoxʷt kl Skʷant. ____________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. snirmn kʷaʔ cəłt ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 13: Animals 1
Vocab
stmtaml grizzly bear
pəkm bobcat
wəpwpxn lynx
knuyaʔ raccoon
tkʷtups white tail deer
ʔcinm mule deer
tawiłcaʔ doe
yilawlxqn moose
sxʷiyawtxʷ mountain goat
lawlxqn mountain sheep
x in horse
xəxƛcin dog
qəqʔik colt
sxʷyups bull snake
skinkʷ rattlesnake
wark frog
sminap toad
Phrases 1
haʔ staʔ qxqxmin sxʷiyawtxʷ ? Does a mountain goat have horns?
ʔa, sxʷiyawtxʷ taʔ qxqxmin. Yes, a mountain goat has horns.
haʔ sminap qxqxmin ? Does a toad have horns?
lut taʔ qxqxmin sminap. No, a toad does not have horns.
haʔ stmtaml ʔaciłsts sqəltk ? Does a grizzly bear eat meat?
ʔa, stmtaml ʔaciłsts sqəltk. Yes, a grizzly bear eats meat.
haʔ tkʷtups ʔaciłsts sqəltk ? Does a white tail eat meat?
lut tkʷtups ʔaciłsts sqəltk. No, a white tail doesn't eat meat.
haʔ tkʷtups ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ ? Does a white tail eat grass?
ʔa, tkʷtups ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ. Yes, a white tail eats grass.
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haʔ wəpwpxn ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ ? Does a linx eat grass?
lut wəpwpxn ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ. A linx doesn’t eat grass.
haʔ stmtaml ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ ? Does a grizzly eat fish?
ʔa, stmtaml ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ. Yes, a grizzly eats fish.
haʔ skinkʷ ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ ? Does a rattlesnake eat fish?
lut skinkʷ ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ. No, a rattlesnake doesn't eat fish.
haʔ pəkm xʷyxʷit ʔani ə s ? Does a bobcat have sharp teeth?
ʔa pəkm xʷyxʷit ʔani ə s. Yes, a bobcat has sharp teeth.
haʔ qəqʔik xʷyxʷit ʔani ə s ? Does a colt have sharp teeth?
lut qəqʔik taʔ xʷyxʷit ə No, a colt doesn't have sharp teeth.
Phrases 2
haʔ knuyaʔ kwpicaʔ ? Does a raccoon have fur?
ʔa, knuyaʔ kwpicaʔ ? Yes, a raccoon has fur.
haʔ sxʷyups kwpicaʔ ? Does a bull snake have fur?
lut sxʷyups kwpicaʔ ? No, a bull snake doesn't have fur.
haʔ sxƛutltn taʔ cəlpʔaxn ? Does a ground hog have claws?
ʔa, sxƛutltn taʔ cəlpʔaxn. Yes, a ground hog has claws.
haʔ wark witaʔ cəlpʔaxn ? Does a frog have claws?
lut wark taʔ cəlpʔaxn. No, a frog doesn't have claws.
ha? ʔcinm kmumsxn ? Does a deer have four legs?
ʔa, ʔcinm kmumsxn ? Yes, a deer has four legs.
ha? sxʷyups taʔ scuʔcuʔxn ? Does a bull snake have legs?
ʔa, sxʷyups tʔa scuʔcuʔxn ? No, a bull snake doesn't have legs.
haʔ ʔacyʔamncutxəlx yʕaʔtu ʔcinm ? Does a deer live in a herd?
ʔa, ʔacyʔamncutxəlx yʕaʔtu ʔcinm. Yes, a deer lives in a herd.
haʔ stmtaml ʔacyʔamncutxəlx ? Do grizzly bears live in a herd?
lut stmtaml ʔacyʔamncutxəlx. No, grizzly bears don’t live in a herd.
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Conjugation 1
ʔacíłst eat (actual / customary)
(transitive) singular plural
1st person ʔaciłstn ʔaciłstn
2nd person ʔaciłstn ʔaciłstn
3rd person ʔaciłsts ciłstsəlx
examples
stam ʔaciłstxʷ ? What are you eating?
kn səcʔiłnmx knuyaʔ. I'm eating raccoon.
haʔ ʔaciłstxʷ skinkʷ ? Do you eat rattlesnake?
iʔ kt yʕaʔtu səcʔił ʔcinm. We are eating deer.
cnil ʔaciłnmx ʔcinm. She is eating deer.
stam ʔani ʔaciłstp ? What are you all eating?
stamxəlx ʔaciłsts ? What are they eating?
stam lmliml kas sciłnt ? What are we gonna eat?
stam cnil sʔiłns ? What does he eat?
stam inca kisciłn ? What am I gonna eat?
haʔ kʷp səciłnmx sxƛutltn ? Are you guys eating groundhog?
ʔa, kt səciłnmx sxƛutltn. Yes we are eating groundhog?
xəłx səciłnmx sqəltk. They are eating meat.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 13 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔaciłsts sxƛutltn ?
C: sxƛutltn ʔaciłsts ʔsn.
sxƛutltn
ʔcinm
xəxƛcin
stmtaml
tawiłcaʔ
qəqʔik
pəkm
yilawlxqn
sxʷyups
wəpwpxn
sxʷiyawtxʷ
skinkʷ
knuyaʔ
lawlxqn
wark
tkʷtups
x in
sminap
1.
2.
3.
ʔsn ʔulxʷ coyxaʔ
4.
5.
6.
kəkíwaʔ ʔulxʷ hananík
7.
8.
9.
lmutu ə ʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 13 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: ha? xəxƛcin ta qxqxmin ?
C: lut xəxƛcin ta qxqxmin.
Example 1: A: ha? sxʷyups ʔaciłsts sqəltk ?
C: ʔa, sxʷyups ʔaciłsts sqəltk.
1.
2.
3.
qxqxmin ʔaciłsts sqəltk ʔaciłsts ʔsn
4.
5.
6.
kwpicaʔ ʔaciłsts ʔsn cəlpʔaxn
7.
8.
9.
qxqxmin kwpicaʔ ʔacyʔamncut
10.
11.
12.
cəlpʔaxn ʔacyʔamncut ciłsts sqəltk
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 13 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: ha? stmtaml taʔ xʷyxʷit ə ?
C: ʔa, stmtaml taʔ xʷyxʷit ə .
sxƛutltn
ʔcinm
xəxƛcin
stmtaml
tawiłcaʔ
qəqʔik
pəkm
yilawlxqn
sxʷyups
wəpwpxn
sxʷiyawtxʷ
skinkʷ
knuyaʔ
lawlxqn
wark
tkʷtups
x in
sminap
1.
2.
3.
xʷyxʷit ʔani əla ʷs cəlpʔaxn ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ
4.
5.
6.
qxqxmin ʔaciłsts kəkíwaʔ kmumsxn
7.
8.
9.
ʔacyʔamncut kmumsxn xʷyxʷit ʔani əla ʷs
10.
11.
12.
qxqxmin cəlpʔaxn ʔacyʔamncut
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 13 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Pacis and his stə ʔ Sltis.
S: ʕacxnt taʔ ałuʔ !
P: ahhh. stam ałuʔ, stə ʔ ?
S: icaʔ ałuʔ yilawlxqn.
P: yilawlxqn ?
S: ʔa. yilawlxqn l s sƛaʔcinm.
P: haʔ yilawlxqn xʷyxʷit ʔani əla ʷs ?
S: lut, lut yilawlxqn xʷyxʷit ʔani əla ʷs.
P: lut yilawlxqn ʔaciłsts sqəltk ?
S: lut. yilawlxqn ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ.
P: haʔ lmliml kt səciłnmx t yilawlxqn ?
S: ʔa, kt səciłnmx t yilawlxqn, ʔacxilm sƛaʔcinm.
P: kn təqnuxʷ. kn ʔiłnank t yilawlxqn.
S: naxʷ inca, sqʷsaʔ.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 13 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. ʔacíłst
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses.
Then, translate the sentence to English.
1. haʔ tawiłcaʔ _______________________________ ʔulxʷ ? aʔ. (it eats)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. stmtaml _______________________________ sqəltk. (it eats)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ _______________________________ qəqʔik ? lut. (you eat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ _______________________________ skinkʷ ? ʔa. (you eat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. _______________________________ wark. (I am eating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. _______________________________ yilawlxqn. (I am eating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _______________________________ sxƛutltn. (we eat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ _______________________________ knuyaʔ ? til ! (you folks are eating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. tawiłcaʔ _______________________________. (they are eating)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. _______________________________ lawlxqn. (they eat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 14: Description 3
Vocab
nxaʔmxcín plural English
cicxn --- new
təmxʷ titəmxʷ worn out
təxt txtəxt sweet
cərt crcərt bitter
nəst --- heavy
pəpaw --- light weight
katpas --- level
pəlkm --- turned over
wəck --- fallen over
tytiyamt --- easy
yəʕʷyʕʷt --- dificult
qʷtuntmlqs --- expensive
ttʕaʔumaʔmlqs --- inexpensive
xast xsxast beautiful (not a person)
kast --- ugly (not a person)
Phrases
ʔ ʔxn cicxn. My shoes are new.
titəmxʷ inca i ʔ ʔxn. My shoes are worn out
sʔiłn txtəxt. The food is sweet.
ʔaxa sʔiłn crcərt. This food is bitter.
ʔacqʷałtms nəst. His pack is heavy.
inca pəpaw ʔacqʷałtmsn. My pack is light.
katiłntn pəs. The table is level.
ʔani katiłntn tiʔ kʷaʔ wəck. The table is fallen over.
tytiyamt ʔani słəxʷm. Sewing is easy.
pypuyxnxns qʷtuntmlqs. Her car is expensive.
inca inpypuyxnxn ttʕaʔumaʔmlqs. My car is cheap.
spakʷsm yʕaʔtu xsxast. The flowers are beautiful.
kast ʔani txʷusn. The garbage is ugly.
isə ʔxn təmxʷ My moccasins are worn out.
cicxn ʔaxa inłəxʷpayaʔ. I have a new shirt.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 14 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Nkʷala was talking to Prasuwa, who is always very critical. Re-enact their conversation with your
partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: haʔ xast ʔani spakʷsm.
Prasuwa: miyał xast ʔani spakʷsm.
təmxʷ
pəpaw
yəʕʷyʕʷt
cicxn
katpas
ttʕaʔumaʔmlqs
təxt / txtəxt
wəck
qʷtuntmlqs
cərt / crcərt
tytiyamt
xast
nəst
kast
1.
5.
9.
spakʷsm tmtmutn pus
2.
6.
10.
ə słəxʷm łəxʷpayaʔ
3.
7.
11.
ʔacqʷałtms yə
4.
8.
12.
pypuyxnxn katiłntn sʔiłn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 14 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Nkʷala was talking to Prasuwa, who is always very contradictory. Re-enact their conversation with
your partner. Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: cicxn ʔani .
Prasuwa: lut cicxn ʔani
təmxʷ
pəpaw
yəʕʷyʕʷt
cicxn
katpas
ttʕaʔumaʔmlqs
təxt / txtəxt
wəck
qʷtuntmlqs
cərt / crcərt
tytiyamt
xast
nəst
kast
1.
5.
9.
sʔiłn
2.
6.
10.
lkʷoso əmʔum
3.
7.
11.
cʔiqm ə naḥ ḥ
4.
8.
12.
ə ʔ katiłntn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 14 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Sapat and Pacis.
S: xast sxlxalt, Pacis.
P: xast sxlxalt, Sapat.
S: stam payqntxʷ ?
P: kn ʔ t t spaƛm.
S: haʔ xast ʔani spaƛm ?
P: ʔa. haʔ inxmank ?
S: lut. miyał cərt kił inca ʔani spaƛm.
P: stam anxmank ?
S: inxmank ʔani təxt.
P: ʔacxnt taʔ ʔaxaʔ.
S: nakxnaʔ. ə ! uł xsʕacəc !
P: haʔ inxmank ?
S: til. miyał inxmank ʔani ə !
P: kʷant taʔ. ʔiłnt taʔ !
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 14 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. Intransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence as a negative. Then, translate the new sentence to English.
1. təmxʷ ʔani sxaƛmxn. ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. cicxn łəxʷpayaʔ. __________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. təxt ʔani . ______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. wəck ʔani ə . ______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. cərt ʔani spaƛm. __________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. nəst ʔacqʷałtms. __________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. pəpaw ʔani ʔ . ________________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. katpas ʔani ə _______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. nslxʷʔaqsm ʔani pypuyxnxn. _________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. Intransitive Description
Instructions: rewrite each sentence to make it affirmative. Then, translate the new sentence to
English.
1. lut tytiyamt słəxʷm. ____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. lut wəck ʔani yə . ______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. lut ttʕaʔumaʔmlqs ʔani . _____________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. lut xast ʔani əmʔum. ___________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut kast ʔani txʷusn. ___________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. lut txtəxt . _______________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. lut təmxʷ ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ_______________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. lut cərt ʔani sʔiłn. _____________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. lut nəst ʔ . __________________________________________________
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 15: Kitchen and Cooking 1
Vocab
snpiʔqcncutn pan
(s)nacixlxʷtn frying pan
łkapaʔ bucket
nʔiłntn plate
nʔapsn dish towel
ʔacawmntn wash rag
katharmntn table cloth
tmintn grater
nikərmintn can opener
kʷƛqintn can opener
Phrases 1
laʔkaʔ ʔani tmintn ? Where is the grater?
cxʔ ʔ aci ʔani tmintn. Give me the grater.
laʔkaʔ ʔani nacixlxʷtn. Where is the frying pan?
cxʔ taʔ aci nacixlxʷtn. Give me the frying pan.
laʔkaʔ ʔani qʷtunt łkapaʔ ? Where is the big bucket?
cxʔ ʔ ʔani qʷtunt łkapaʔ. Give me the big bucket.
Phrases 2
haʔ tiʔ kʷ wiʔcin ? Are you finished eating?
ʔa, tiʔ kn wiʔcin. I am finished eating.
haʔ cnil wiʔcin ? Is she finished eating?
lalutay ʔacwiʔcin. She is not done eating.
haʔ til p wiʔwiʔcin ? Are both you all finished eating?
ʔa, tiʔ wiʔcin til. We are finished eating.
ha cncnilxəlx cwiʔcin ? Are they finished eating?
lalutay xəlx cwiʔcin. They are not finished eating.
haʔ til nacawntxʷ ʔani inʔiłntn ? Did you wash your dishes?
ʔa, nacawn ʔani inʔiłntn. Yes, I washed my dishes.
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Conjugation 1
cawnt wash something past/present transitive
singular plural
1st person cawn lmlimml cawntm
2nd person cawntxʷ plplapst cawntp
3rd person cnil caws xəlx caws
examples:
cawnt taʔ ! Wash it
cawn ʔani ə ʔ . I washed the huckleberries.
haʔ til cawntxʷ ʔani nacixlxʷtn Did you wash the fry pan.
lut nacawn ʔani nacixlxʷtn I didn’t wash the fry pan.
ʔa, kn cawkstm. Yes I washed my hands.
haʔ xəlx cwcawkstm ? Did they wash their hands?
ʔa, xəlx cwcawkstm. Yes, they washed their hands?
cwcawkstmx ! Wash your hands!
Conjugation 2
nsalanknt put something away past/present transitive
singular plural
1st person nsalankn nsalankntm
2nd person nsalankntxʷ nsalankntp
3rd person nsalanks cncnil xəlx nsalanks
examples:
haʔ nsalankntxʷ ʔani nikərmintn ? Did you put away the can opener?
til inca nsalankn ʔani nʔiłntn. I put away the dishes.
cncni xəlx nsalanks ʔani nʔiłntn. They put away the dishes.
haʔ cnil til nsalanks ʔani nikərmintn ? Did he put away the can opener ?
Conjugation 3
qaʔnt put something away past/present transitive
singular plural
1st person qaʔn qaʔntm
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2nd person qaʔntxʷ qaʔntp
3rd person qaʔs xəlx qaʔs
examples:
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani nʔiłntn. Put away the dishes!
haʔ tiʔ qaʔs ʔani nikərmintn ? Did she put away the can opener?
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani łkapaʔ Put away the bucket!
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani kʷƛqintn. Put away the can opener!
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút ___________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _____________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice asking and answering questions in the kitchen. Follow the model.
Example: A: laʔkaʔ ʔani łkapaʔ ?
B: ʔixa.
A: cxʔ ʔani łkapaʔ.
B: kʷant ʔani łkapaʔ.
snpiʔqcncutn
nʔiłntn
katharmntn
snacixlxʷtn
nʔapsn
təmn
łkapaʔ
ʔacawmntn
kłnkhapn
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Susap is hard-working and always does the dishes. Re-enact his conversation with Pacis. Follow
the model.
Example: Pacis: ha? nacawntxʷ ʔani snpiʔqcncutn ?
Susap: ʔa, nacawntxʷ ʔani snpiʔqcncutn.
snpiʔqcncutn
nʔiłntn
katharmntn
snacixlxʷtn
nʔapsn
təmn
łkapaʔ
ʔacawmntn
kłnkhapn
1.
2.
3.
4. 5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút ______________________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt ________________________
Instructions: Nkʷala and Kasnu are preparing a big dinner. Re-enact their conversation about what they and
their helpers have done . Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: haʔ cawntxʷ ʔani ?
Kasnu: ʔa, cawn ʔani .
Example 2: Nkʷala: haʔ xəlx caws ʔani coyxaʔ ʕAtal kʷaʔ Sltis ?
Kasnu: ʔa, xəlx caws ʔani coyxaʔ ʕAtal kʷaʔ Sltis.
coyxaʔ
pəlplqin
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ
ƛaqʷa
skʷnkʷinm
lmutu
ʔaclup sqə
łałaʔ
pƛqin
ə ʔ
syayaʔ
1.
2.
3.
ənwi ʕAtal kʷaʔ Sltis Pilaʔsis
4.
5.
6.
Kiʔlawnaʔ ənwi kʷaʔ Pacis Sknxʷalqs kʷaʔ Pit
7.
8.
9.
ənwi Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ Swʕatqn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút ____________________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Nkʷala and Kasnu are cleaning up after a big dinner. Re-enact their conversation about what they
and their helpers have done . Follow the model.
Example 1: Nkʷala: ha? qaʔntxʷ ʔani katharmntn ?
Kasnu: ʔa, qaʔn ʔani katharmntn.
Example 2: Nkʷala: haʔ xəlx qaʔs ʔani nacixlxʷtn Pit kʷaʔ Mali ?
Kasnu: ʔa, qaʔsxəlx ʔani nacixlxʷtn Pit kʷaʔ Mali.
snpiʔqcncutn
nʔiłntn
katharmntn
snacixlxʷtn
nʔapsn
təmn
łkapaʔ
ʔacawmntn
kłnkhapn
1.
2.
3.
ənwi Pit kʷaʔ Mali ənwi kʷaʔ Spʕamix
4.
5.
6.
Pacis kʷaʔ Susap ənwi Sapat
7.
8.
9.
Knicaʔ ənwi kʷaʔ Katalin Sknxʷalqs kʷaʔ Sltis
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: Re-enact the conversation between Smlmalqs and her son, Papilyaʔqn, as they work
together to make supper.
S: Papilyaʔqn ! cnoxʷt taʔ !
P: stam ?
S: cnoxʷt taʔ ! kas txʷuxtsxʷ !
P: stam inxmank ?
S: haʔ nacawntxʷ ʔani snacixlxʷtn pəlaql scuwy ?
P: lut. miyał kn ʔayxʷt pəlaql scuwy.
S: yayawt nacawnt taʔ !
P: ʔa.
nʔawiyaʔ
P: kʷaʔ stam ?
S: haʔ wiʔsnacawntxʷ?
P: ʔa. wiʔsnacawn.
S: xast. haʔ ʔaci tmintn ?
P: ʔa. naxmł til təł.
S: ckʷant taʔ kʷaʔ nacawn.
P: haʔ saʔkʷ txʷuxtsn ?
S: lut. ʔay wiʔstuxʷ. lamlamt, inʔasqʷsaʔ.
P: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 15 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. cawnt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the most appropriate form indicated in (). Then translate to
English.
1. haʔ _________________________ ʔani ə ə ? (you folks washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. lut _________________________ ʔani . (I washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ _________________________ ʔani ƛaqʷa Prasuwa ? (he washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ _________________________ ʔani pƛqin Sltis kʷaʔ Sapat ? (they washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________ ʔani łałaʔ ? lalutay. (you folks washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. knuyaʔ _________________________ ʔani syayaʔ. (she washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _________________________ ʔani syayaʔ ? ʔa. (you washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. _________________________ ʔani ʔ . (I washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. _________________________ ʔani skʷnkʷinm. (we washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ _________________________ ʔani katiłntn ? lalutay. (you washed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. nsalanknt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the most appropriate form indicated in (). Then translate to
English.
1. haʔ _________________________ ʔani łkap Pilaʔsis ? (she put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. _________________________ ʔani snpiʔqcncutn Sknxʷalqs kʷaʔ Sxmnatkʷ. (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ nsalankntp ʔani kłnkhapn ? ʔa, ___________________ ʔani kłnkhapn. (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _________________________ yʕaʔtu ʔani ʔacawmntn . (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________ ʔani snacixlxʷtn lalutay. (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________________ ʔani nʔapsn ? lut. (you folks put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn ? ʔa. (you put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ _________________________ ʔani katharmntn til. (you folks put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. _________________________ ʔani snacixlxʷtn Kasnu. (he put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. nsalanknt taʔ ʔani tmintn ! til _________________________ ʔani tmintn. (I put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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C. qaʔnt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the most appropriate form indicated in (). Then translate to
English.
1. haʔ _________________________ ʔani łkap Pilaʔsis ? (she put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. _________________________ ʔani snpiʔqcncutn Sknxʷalqs kʷaʔ Sxmnatkʷ. (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ qaʔntp ʔani kłnkhapn ? ʔa, ___________________ ʔani kłnkhapn. (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _________________________ yʕaʔtu ʔani ʔacawmntn . (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________ ʔani snacixlxʷtn lalutay. (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________________ ʔani nʔapsn ? lut. (you folks put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn ? ʔa. (you put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ _________________________ ʔani katharmntn til. (you folks put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. _________________________ ʔani snacixlxʷtn Kasnu. (he put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. qaʔnt taʔ ʔani tmintn ! til _________________________ ʔani tmintn. (I put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 16: Kitchen and Cooking 2
Vocab
niʔnilmn mixer
plkmintn spatula / flipper
taʔmin(tn) masher
lapotay bottle / jar
(s)ncawmntn sink
nqaʔmintn drawer
łix counter top
nqaʔmin nʔiltn cupboard
snaxʷuynktn refrigerator / freezer (ice box)
snsciyatkʷptn stove
snpiʔqcncutn stovetop / burner
kłərmintn oven
snatitn tea kettle
snakupitn coffee pot
Phrases 1
laʔkaʔ ʔani niʔnilmntn ? Where is the mixer?
niʔnilmntn qaʔn. I put the mixer away.
laʔkaʔ ʔani plkmintn. Where is the spatula ?
qaʔn ʔani plkmintn. I put the spatula away.
laʔkaʔ ʔani taʔmintn Where is the masher.
ʔani taʔmintn l snaxʷuynktn. The masher in the fridge.
laʔkaʔ ʔani snatitn ? Where is the tea kettle?
ʔani snatitn l kłərmintn. The tea kettle is in the oven.
Phrases 2
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani lapotay kl snaxʷuynktn. Put the jar in the refrigerator.
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani niʔnilmntn l sncawmntn. Put the mixer in the sink.
qaʔnt taʔ ʔani lapotay l sncawmntn. Put the jar in the sink.
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Conjugation 1
łoqʷnt peel something past / present transitive
singular plural
1st person łoqʷn łoqʷntm
2nd person łoqʷntxʷ łoqʷntp
3rd person łoqʷs xəlx łoqʷs
examples:
haʔ łoqʷntxʷ laptak ? Did you peel the potatoes?
til łoqʷn ʔani laptak. Yes, I peeled the potatoes.
haʔ cnil łoqʷs laptak ? Did she peel the potatoes ?
til łoqʷntm ʔani laptak. Yes, we peeled the potatoes.
haʔ plplapst łoqʷntp laptak ? Did y'all peel the potatoes?
lut. cncnilxəlx łoqʷs laptak ? No. They peeled the potatoes.
Conjugation 2
təmnt cut something past / present transitive
singular plural
1st person təmn təmntm
2nd person təmntxʷ təmntp
3rd person təms xəlx təms
examples:
təmn ʔani stukʷm. I cut the carrots.
haʔ ənwi təmntxʷ ʔani stukʷm ? Did you cut the carrots?
haʔ cnil təms ʔani stukʷm ? Did he cut the carrots ?
təmntm ʔani stukʷm. We cut the carrots.
haʔ til plplapst təmntp ʔani stukʷm ? Did you guys cut the carrots?
lut. cncnilxəlx təms ʔani stukʷm. No. They cut the carrots.
Conjugation 3
piʔqnt cook something past / present transitive
singular plural
1st person piʔqn piʔqntm
2nd person piʔqntxʷ piʔqntp
3rd person piʔqs xəlx piʔqs
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examples:
piʔqn ʔani sqəltk I cooked the meat.
haʔ piʔqntxʷ ʔani sqəltk ? Did you cook the meat?
lut. cnil piʔqs ʔani sqəltk. No. She cooked the meat.
til lmliml piʔqntm sqəltk. Yes, we cooked the meat.
haʔ plplapst piʔqntp ʔani sqəltk ? Did you guys cook the meat?
lut. cncnilxəlx piʔqs ʔani sqəltk. No. They cooked the meat.
Conjugation 4
lxʷatkʷnt boil something past / present transitive
singular plural
1st person lxʷatkʷn lxʷatkʷntm
2nd person lxʷatkʷntxʷ lxʷatkʷntp
3rd person lxʷatkʷs xəlx lxʷatkʷs
examples:
ʔa, til lxʷatkʷn ʔani . Yes, I boiled the onions.
haʔ lxʷatkʷntxʷ ? Did you boil it?
lut. cnil lxʷatkʷs. No. She boiled it.
lmliml lxʷatkʷntm ʔani . We boiled the onions.
haʔ til lxʷatkʷntp ? Did y'all boil it?
lut. cncnilxəlx lxʷatkʷs. No. They boiled it.
Conjugation 5
nacíxnt fry something past / present transitive
singular plural
1st person nacixn nacixntm
2nd person nacixntxʷ nacixntp
3rd person nacixs xəlx nacixs
examples:
nacixn ʔani kəkíwaʔ. I fried the fish.
til nacixntxʷ ʔani kəkíwaʔ. You fried the fish.
cnil nacixs ʔani kəkíwaʔ. He fried the fish
til nacixntm ʔani kəkíwaʔ. We fried the fish.
haʔ plplapst nacixntp ? Did you guys fry it?
lut cncnilxəlx nacixs ʔani kəkíwaʔ. No, they didn't fry the fish.
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Conjugation 6
łumkʷm have soup past / present intransitive
singular plural
1st person kn łumkʷm kt łumkʷm
2nd person kʷ łumkʷm kʷp łumkʷm
3rd person łumkʷm xəlx łumkʷm
examples:
kn łumkʷm. I ate had soup.
haʔ kʷ łumkʷm ? Did you have soup?
lut cnil łumkʷm ? She didn't have soup.
lmliml kt łumkʷm. We had soup.
haʔ plplapst kʷp łumkʷm ? Did you guys have soup?
lut cncnilxəlx łumkʷm. No, they didn't have soup.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice asking and answering questions in the kitchen. Follow the model.
Example: A: laʔkaʔ ʔani snatitn ?
B: ʔał.
A: cxʔ ʔani snatitn.
B: kʷant ʔani snatitn.
niʔnilmn
nqaʔmintn
snpiʔqcncutn
plkmintn
łix
kłərmintn
taʔmintn
nqaʔmin nʔiltn
snatitn
laputay
snaxʷuynktn
snakupitn
sncawmntn
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Susap is hard-working and always cleans the house and does the dishes. Re-enact his conversation
with Pacis. Follow the model.
Example: Pacis: haʔ kʷ cawm t plkmintn ?
Susap: ʔa, kn cawm t plkmintn.
niʔnilmn
nqaʔmintn
snpiʔqcncutn
plkmintn
łix
kłərmintn
taʔmintn
nqaʔmin nʔiltn
snatitn
laputay
snaxʷuynktn
snakupitn
sncawmntn
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
A. Instructions: Nkʷala and Kasnu are preparing a big dinner. Re-enact their conversation about what they and
their helpers have done . Follow the model.
Example N: haʔ łoqʷntxʷ ʔani shaykʷ ? Example N: haʔ xəlx łoqʷs ʔani sƛukʷm ʕAtal kʷaʔ Sltis ?
K: ʔa, łoqʷn ʔani shaykʷ. K: ʔa, cncnilxəlx łoqʷs ʔani sƛukʷm ʕAtal kʷaʔ
Sltis.
1.
2.
sƛukʷm
3.
apls
ənwi ʕAtal kʷaʔ Sltis Sxmnatkʷ
4.
skʷnkʷinm
5.
6.
knəxnəxáʔst
Sltis kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ənwi kʷaʔ Pʕałxʷ ənwi kʷaʔ Pit
B. Instructions: Nkʷala and Kasnu are preparing a big dinner. Re-enact their conversation about what they and
their helpers have done . Follow the model.
Example 1 N: haʔ təmntp ʔani ʔaclup sqə ? Example 2 N: haʔ təmntm ʔani saplil ?
K: ʔa, təmntm ʔani ʔaclup sqə . K: ʔa, təmntm ʔani saplil.
1.
ʔaclup sqə
2.
saplil
3.
ƛaqʷa
ənwi kʷaʔ Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ inca Swʕatqn
4.
pƛqin
5.
ə ə
6.
nqasaws
Pacis kʷaʔ Slxiʔalqs ənwi ənwi kʷaʔ inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _________________
A. Instructions: Sapat was supposed to help Nkʷala and Kasnu with a big dinner, but she did not do anything
that they asked her to do. Re-enact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example N: haʔ piʔqntixʷ ʔani xʷiyapaʔ ?
K: lut. lut piʔqn ʔani xʷiyapaʔ
1.
2.
3.
4.
xʷiyapaʔ coyxaʔ snpqʷitkʷ məs skʷnkʷinm
5.
6.
7.
8.
txac lmutu pankayks yilawlxqin
B. Instructions: Smlmalqs and Swʕatqn were supposed to help Nkʷala and Kasnu with a big dinner, and they
did everything that they asked them to do. Re-enact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example K: haʔ lxʷatkʷntp ʔani ?
S: ʔa, lxʷatkʷntm ʔani .
1.
2.
3.
4.
ʔaclup kəkíwaʔ lipwáʔ ʔ
5.
6.
7.
8.
pƛqin ə ə syayaʔ łałaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút ___________________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt _____________________
A. Instructions: Prasuwa helped Nkʷala and Kasnu with a big dinner. Re-enact their conversation. Follow the
model.
Example N: haʔ nacixntx ʔani pƛqin ?
P: ʔa, nacixn ʔani pƛqin.
1.
2.
3.
4.
pƛqin laptaq kəkíwaʔ pankayks
5.
6.
7.
8.
txac ʔaʔusaʔ ʔ
B. Instructions: Nkʷala and Kasnu are making a big dinner, but Papilyaʔqn keeps eating the food. Re-enact
their conversation. Follow the model.
Example K: haʔ ʔiłntxʷ ʔani ʔkulxʷ ?
P: ʔa, ʔiłn ʔani ʔkulxʷ.
1.
2.
3.
4.
ʔkulxʷ limnó snpqʷitkʷ məs nqasaws
5.
6.
7.
8.
palplqn słumkʷ pankayks yilawlxqin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Re-enact the phone conversation between Susap and Mali.
M: ʔa.
S: xast sxlxalt, Mali. til kn Susap.
M: ʔa, Susap. haʔ kʷ xast ?
S: ʔa, kn xast. naxmł yəʕʷyʕʷt kn ʔacḥawwiymx.
M: haʔ wnaxʷ ? stam ʔackastxʷ ?
S: kas cyʕap isktamqn tl Sƛxatkʷ kʷaʔ inxmank kn kas piʔqcncut
t słumkʷ.
M: haʔ cmistuxʷ ?
S: lut.
M: nakxnaʔ. cxʔit kas təmntxʷ ʔani sqəltk kʷaʔ nacixnt taʔ.
icaʔ kʷaʔ łoqʷnt taʔ ʔani ləptak kʷaʔ stukʷm.
təmnt taʔ ʔani ƛaqʷa kʷaʔ shaykʷ.
nalixnt taʔ yʕaʔtu l npiʔqcncutn kʷaʔ sawłkʷ.
tucnt taʔ ʔani npiʔqcncutn l npiʔqcncutn kʷaʔ piʔqntixʷ.
S: ʔa, xast. taymt.
M: ʔa. taymt.
nʔawiyaʔ
M: haʔ ʔiłsəlx ʔani isłumkʷ ?
S: ʔa, kʷaʔ miʔas xmanksəlx.
M: ʔa, xast.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 16 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. łoqʷnt and təmnt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the form indicated in ( ). Then translate the sentences to
English.
1. ____________________________ ʔani Susap. (he cut)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani stukʷm ? ʔa. (you peeled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani ʔkulxʷ ? til. (they cut)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. lut ____________________________ ʔani skʷnkʷinm. (we peeled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani ? lalutay. (you folks peeled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani knəxnəxáʔst ? lut. (you cut)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ____________________________ ʔani saplil. (I cut)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. ____________________________ ʔani laptaq. (I peeled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. ____________________________ ʔani limnó. (we cut)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. ____________________________ ʔani apls. (she peeled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. piʔqnt and lxʷatkʷnt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the form indicated in ( ). Then translate the sentences to
English.
1. lut ____________________________ ʔani ƛaqʷa. (they boiled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani ? lut. (you folks cooked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. lut ____________________________ ʔani kəkíwaʔ. (we cooked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ____________________________ ʔani pins. (we boiled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. ____________________________ ʔani snpqʷitkʷ məs. (they cooked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ____________________________ coyxaʔ ? ʔa. (you boiled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ____________________________ ʔani słumkʷ Pilaʔsis. (she boiled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani lipwáʔ ? lalutay. (you cooked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani skʷnkʷinm ? ʔa. (you folks boiled)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. ____________________________ ʔani . (I cooked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 17: Buy, Sell & Borrow
Vocab
pumin drum
pumintn drum stick
nnikmn pocket knife
slsulmink rifle
sxmin comb
ʔacxncutn mirror
kłyrkʷcnakst bracelet
siyupm necklace
nhacḥacanaʔ(tn) earring
kmqnust finger rings
ʔisnklawtn purse
clothes
kʷusuʔsap skirt
Phrases 1
haʔ kas tawntxʷ ʔani pumintn ? Would you like to buy the drum stick?
ʔa, kas tawn ʔani pumintn. Yes, I would like to buy the drum stick.
lut naʔ tawn ʔani pumintn. I dont wan't to buy the drum stick.
ʔackan inxmank ʔani islsulmink ? What do you want for your rifle ?
kas twmistmn ʔani islsulmink xʷl əcakst. I will sell you my rifle for one hundred.
haʔ kas twmistmntxʷ innclxʷikntn ? Do you want you sell your saddle?
ʔa, kas twmistmn in nclxʷikntn. Yes, I will sell my saddle.
lut kas twmistmn innclxʷikntn. I dont want to sell my saddle.
Phrases 2
caʔ kas kʷułntsn inlʕʷalqʷptn ? Can I borrow a bridal from you?
ʔa. naʔ kʷ kʷułn inlʕʷalqʷptn. Yes, you can borrow a bridle.
lut naʔ kʷułntsn inlʕʷalqʷptn. You can't borrow my bridle.
laʔkaʔ kʷantxʷ ʔani inlkləkaxsn Where did you get your hobbles?
kn kułn ʔani tl Cubby inlkləkaxsn I borrowed my hobbles from Cubby.
tawn ʔani lkləkaxsn tl Cubby. I bought the hobbles from Cubby.
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cnil twmistms ʔani lkləkaxsn. He sold the hobbles to me.
caʔ caʔkʷ kʷułntsn innḥacḥacanaʔtn ? Can I borrow your earrrings?
ʔa, kas kułntsn t innḥacḥacanaʔtn. Yes, I will loan you my earrings.
lut naʔ kułntsn innḥacḥacanaʔtn. I will not loan you my bracelet.
Conjugation 1
tawnt purchase / buy transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person tawn tawntm
2nd person tawntxʷ tawntp
3rd person taws xəlx taws
Examples
tawn ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst. I bought the bracelet.
haʔ tawntxʷ ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst ? Did you buy the bracelet ?
lut, cnil taws ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst. No, he bought the bracelet.
lmliml tawntm ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst. We bought the bracelet.
haʔ plplapst tawntp ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst ? Did you guys buy the bracelet ?
lut. cncnil taws ʔani kłyrkʷcnakst. No, they bought the bracelet.
Conjugation 2
twmistmnt sell past perfect
singular plural
1st person twmistmn twmistmntm
2nd person twmistmntxʷ twmistmntp
3rd person twmistms (xəlx) twmistms
examples
twmistmn ʔani slsulmink. I sold the rifle.
haʔ twmistmntxʷ ʔani slsulmink ? Did you sell the rifle?
lut. cnil twmistms ʔani slsulmink. No. He sold the rifle.
lmliml twmistmntm ʔani slsulmink. We sold the rifle.
haʔ plplapst twmistmntp ʔani slsulmink ? Did you guys sell the rifle?
lut. cncnil twmistms ʔani slsulmink. No, they sold the rifle.
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Conjugation 3
kʷułn borrow or lend transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kʷułn kʷułntm
2nd person kʷułntxʷ kʷułntp
3rd person kʷułs cncnil kʷułs
examples
kʷułn ʔani slsulmink I sold the rifle.
haʔ kʷułntxʷ ʔani slsulmink ? Did you loan the rifle?
lut, cnil kʷułs ʔani slsulmink. No, he loaned the rifle.
lmliml kʷułntm ʔani slsulmink. We loaned the rifle.
haʔ kʷułntp ʔani slsulmink ? Did you guys sell the rifle?
lut. cncnil kʷułs ʔani slsulmink. No, they sold the rifle.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Slxiʔalqs is having a yard sale. Re-enact her conversations with customers. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ inxmank kas tawntxʷ aci nnikmn ?
C: ʔa, inxmank kn kas tawm axáʔ nnikmn.
Example 2: A: caʔ caʔkʷ inxmank kas tawntxʷ axáʔ kmqnust ?
C: lut, lut inxmank kas tawn aci kmqnust..
nnikmn
lkaxsn
nḥacḥacanaʔtn
kmqnust
sxmin
pumintn
slsulmink
ʔacxncutn
ʔisnklawtn
nclxʷikntn
kłyrkʷcnakst
nlʕʷalqʷtn
siyupm
kʷusuʔsap
pumintn
lawilkstn
1.
aʔ
2.
lut
3.
lut
4.
aʔ
5.
lut
6.
aʔ
7.
lut
8.
aʔ
9.
aʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Slxiʔalqs is having a yard sale. Re-enact her conversations with customers. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: ʔackan inxmank ʔani inpumin ?
C: kas twmistmn ʔani npumin xʷl cəlkstakst.
pumin
lawilkstn
nḥacḥacanaʔtn
pumintn
lkaxsn
kmqnust
nnikmn
sxmin
ʔisnklawtn
slsulmink
ʔacxncutn
nclxʷikntn
kłyrkʷcnakst
kʷusuʔsap
nlʕʷalqʷtn
siyupm
1.
2.
3.
$50.00 $90.00 $2.00
4.
5.
6.
$25.00 $30.00 $18.00
7.
8.
9.
$42.00 $300.00 $67.00
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Knicaʔ is always borrowing things from her sister, Sknxʷalqs. Re-enact their conversations.
Example 1: K: caʔ kas kʷułntsn ʔani isxmin ?
S: ʔa, kas kʷułntsn isxmin.
Example 2: K: caʔ caʔkʷ kʷułn inʕacxncutn ?
S: lut naʔ kʷułntxʷ inʕacxncutn.
sxmin
lkaxsn
nḥacḥacanaʔtn
ʔacxncutn
pumintn
kmqnust
slsulmink
nnikmn
ʔisnklawtn
nclxʷikntn
kłyrkʷcnakst
nlʕʷalqʷtn
siyupm
lkapu
lawilkstn
kʷusuʔsap
1.
aʔ
2.
lut
3.
lut
4.
lut
5.
lut
6.
aʔ
7.
aʔ
8.
lut
9.
aʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
A. Instructions: Susap and Pacis came back from shopping and talked about what they bought. Re-enact their
conversations. Follow the model.
Example: S: stam tawntxʷ ?
P: kn tawm t siyupm.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
B. Instructions: Smlmalqs and Mali came back from shopping and talked about what they bought. Re-enact
their conversations. Follow the model.
Example: S: haʔ tawntxʷ ʔani pumin ?
M: ʔa, tawn ʔani pumin.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _________________
A. Instructions: With your partner, ask and tell about what people bought. Follow the model.
Example: S: haʔ tawntp ʔani pumin ? Example: S: haʔ tawsxəlx ʔani slsulmink ?
P: ʔa, tawntm ʔani pumin. P: ʔa tawsxəlx ʔani slsulmink .
1.
2.
3.
ənwi kʷaʔ Susap
Mali kʷaʔ Nkʷala Pilaʔsis
4.
5.
6.
Susan
ənwi Tapit ənwi
7.
8.
9.
inca Sltis kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ ənwi kʷaʔ Pit
B. Instructions: With your partner, ask and tell about what people sold. Follow the model.
Example A: haʔ twmistmntxʷ ʔani nḥacḥacanaʔtn ? Example A: haʔ twmistmntxʷ ʔani ʔacxncutn?
C: ʔa, twmistmntm ʔani nḥacḥacanaʔtn. C: ʔa, twmistmn ʔani ʔacxncutn.
1.
2.
3.
ənwi kʷaʔ Swʕatqn
ənwi inca
4.
5.
6.
Sknxʷalqs
Spʕamix kʷaʔ Tapit ənwi kʷaʔ Mali
7.
8.
9.
Prasuwa kʷaʔ inca ənwi Sxmnatkʷ kʷaʔ Pʕałxʷ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Knicaʔ and Sapat.
K: xast sxlxalt, Sapat.
S: xast sxlxalt, Knicaʔ.
K: haʔ kʷ taʔ slsulmink ?
S: ʔa, kn taʔ slsulmink.
K: saʔkʷ kʷułntsn islsulmink ?
S: ʔa, kʷułntsxʷ islsulmink.
kłʔam taʔ kl łuwał.
K: lamlamt.
nʔawiyaʔ…
S: naltmn. kʷułtn Tapit islsulmink.
K: nakxnaʔ. nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
S: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 17 iscqʷncút _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _______________________
A. tawnt and twmist
Instructions: complete each sentence with the form indicated in ( ). Then translate the sentences to English.
1. ____________________________ kmqnust. haʔ wnaxʷ ? (I sold)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ____________________________ Susan ? til. (she bought)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ____________________________ ? lalutay. (you bought it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ____________________________ ʔani pumint. (we sold)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ tawntxʷ ? ʔa, ____________________________. (I bought it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. ____________________________ innclxʷikntn ! (you sold)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ____________________________ ! lut. lut inxmank ! (buy it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ tawntp ʔani slsulmink ? ʔa, ____________________________. (we bought it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. laʔkaʔ ʔani nḥacḥacanaʔtnsxəlx ? __________________________ kl Tapit. (they sold)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani mp ? ʔa. (you folks sold)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. kʷułn
Instructions: complete each sentence with the form indicated in ( ). Then translate the sentences to English.
1. laʔka siyupm ? ____________________________. (they loaned it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ____________________________ yayawt kʷaʔ kn yəʕʷyəʕʷt ḥ ! (I borrowed it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ____________________________ ʔani pypuyxnxnt. (we loaned)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ____________________________ ałiʔ lut kt taʔ sqlaw. (we borrowed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut wikn nnikmn. haʔ ____________________________ ? (she borrowed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. ____________________________ ! lut, lut inxmank ! (loan it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani kłyrkʷcnaksts ? ʔa. (she loaned)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ __________________________ ʔani slsulminks ? lalutay. (you folks borrowed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ____________________________ kʷusuʔsap? ʔa, kl Susan. (you folks loaned)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. ____________________________ ! til, nasuʔ kn kʷułn. (borrow it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 18: Insects
Vocab
ʔacqʷlqʷolt any bug
małtmx house fly
məcp bumble bee / bee
plpalwityaʔ butterfly
kpkipaʔmul ant
sarsar cricket
tuplaʔ spider
kəsn louse
kəsnʔalqs flea
snapnap wood tick
cancən grasshopper
puʔpuʔmul stink bug
slslikn lady bug
scə mosquito
Phrases 1
stam ʔani plpalwityaʔ ʔaciłsts ? What does a butterfly eat?
plpalwityaʔ sʔiłns ʔani təxt tl spakʷsm. A butterfly eats nectar from flowers.
małtmx ʔaciłsts snaq. A fly eats rotten things.
tuplaʔ ʔaciłsts małtmx. A spider eats flys.
sarsar ʔaciłsts ʔulxʷ. A grasshopper eats grass.
snapnap ʔaciłsts młkayaʔ. A tick eats bloods.
kpkipaʔmul ʔaciłsts pəckl. An ant eats leaves.
Phrases 2
laʔkaʔ ʔani məcp stxʷuls ? Where is a bee's home ?
məcp l əmʔəmtulxʷ ʔani stxʷuls. A yellow jacket has its home in the ground.
laʔkaʔ tuplaʔ ʔacwax ? Where does a spider live ?
tuplaʔ ʔacwax ʔani l wupulxʷ. A spider lives in the bushes.
kəsnʔalqs ʔacwax l xəxƛcin A flea lives on dogs.
sarsar ʔacwax ʔani l xƛxƛut. A cricket lives in rocks.
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cancən ʔacwax l ʔacwupulxʷ A grasshopper lives in the bushes.
kəsn ʔacwax ʔani l skint. Lice live on people.
kpkipaʔmul ʔacwax ʔani l ʔaccəlcl Ants live in trees.
Phrases 3
laʔkaʔ małtmx ʔacliqlxnalt? Where does a fly lay eggs?
małtmx ʔacliqlxnalt l mnak. A fly lays eggs in poop.
scə liqlxʷnalt l sawłkʷ. A mosquito lays eggs in water.
plpalwityaʔ ʔacliqlxnalt l pəckl. A butterfly lays eggs on a leaf.
kəsnʔalqs ʔacliqlxnalt l xəxƛcin. A flea lays egg on dogs.
kəsn ʔacliqlxnalt l iskiyawqn A louse lays eggs in your head hair.
məcp ʔacliqlxnalt l ʔəmʔumt. A bee lays eggs in our ground.
conjugations
kʷnnunt catch something transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kʷnnun kʷnnuntm
2nd person kʷnnuntxʷ kʷnnuntp
3rd person kʷnnus kʷnnusəlx
examples
kʷnnun ʔani plpalwityaʔ. I caught a butterfly.
haʔ kʷnnuntxʷ ʔani sarsar ? Did you catch a cricket?
cnil kʷnnus ʔani tuplaʔ. She caught a spider.
haʔ kʷnnuntp ʔani tuplaʔ ? Did y'all catch a spider?
lmliml kʷnnuntm ʔani tuplaʔ. We caught a spider.
lut cncnil kʷnnus ʔani tuplaʔ. No, the didn't catch a spider.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _____________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about insects. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: t stam ʔani małtmx ʔaciłsts ? C: małtmx sʔiłns ʔani snaq.
kʷaʔ
małtmx ʔaciłsts snaq.
ʔacqʷlqʷolt
sarsar
cancən
małtmx
tuplaʔ
puʔpuʔmul
məcp
kəsn
slslikn
plpalwityaʔ
kəsnʔalqs
scə
kpkipaʔmul
snapnap
1.
2.
3.
snaq təxt tl spakʷsm. młkayaʔ
4.
5.
6.
pəckl małtmx kʷaʔ ʔacqʷlqʷol pəckl
7.
8.
9.
młkayaʔ ʔacqʷlqʷol pəckl kʷaʔ ʔulxʷ
10.
11.
12.
təxt tl spakʷsm. snaq młkayaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about insects. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: laʔkaʔ ʔani l kəsnʔalqs stxʷuls ?
C: kəsnʔalqs ʔacwax ʔani l xəxƛcin.
əcqʷlqʷolt
sarsar
cancən
małtmx
tuplaʔ
puʔpuʔmul
məcp
kəsn
slslikn
plpalwityaʔ
kəsnʔalqs
scə
kpkipaʔmul
snapnap
1.
2.
3.
l xəxƛcin l ʔəmʔumt l ʔaccəlcl
4.
5.
6.
l pəckl l skint l wupulxʷ
7.
8.
9.
l ʔcinm l xƛxƛut l stxʷuls l skint
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút _____________________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _______________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: laʔkaʔ ʔacliqlxnalt ʔani małtmx ?
C: małtmx ʔacliqlxnalt l mnak kʷaʔ l snaq.
əcqʷlqʷolt
sarsar
cancən
małtmx
tuplaʔ
puʔpuʔmul
məcp
kəsn
slslikn
plpalwityaʔ
kəsnʔalqs
scə
kpkipaʔmul
snapnap
1.
2.
3.
l mnak kʷaʔ l snaq l əmumtuləxʷ l ʔacxʷaʔ
4.
5.
6.
l sawłkʷ l iskiyawqn l ʔaccəlcl
7.
8.
9.
l ʔəmʔumt l packł l wupulxʷ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Piyaris was doing a study and hired Sxmnatkʷ and her friends to catch bugs for him for. Re-enact
their conversations. Follow the model
Example 1: P: ha? kʷnnuntxʷ ʔani puʔpuʔmul ? Example 2: P: ha? kʷnnus ʔani tuplaʔ Sltis?
S: ʔa, kʷnnun ʔani puʔpuʔmul. S: ʔa, kʷnnus ʔani tuplaʔ.
əcqʷlqʷolt
sarsar
cancən
małtmx
tuplaʔ
puʔpuʔmul
məcp
kəsn
slslikn
plpalwityaʔ
kəsnʔalqs
scə
kpkipaʔmul
snapnap
1.
2.
3.
ənwi Sltis Kiʔlawnaʔ kʷaʔ Pit
4.
5.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ Sapat Kasnu kʷaʔ Pacis ənwi kʷaʔ Katalin
7.
8.
9.
Smlmalqs Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ Pit Nkʷala
10.
11.
12.
ənwi ənwi kʷaʔ Tlakan ənwi
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between ʕAtal and her grandpa, Sltis.
A: ʔacxnt taʔ sxaxpaʔ ! kʷnnun ʔani əcqʷlqʷolt !
S: stam ʔani kʷnnuntxʷ ?
A: ʔacxnt taʔ axaʔ !
S: ahhh. icaʔ ʔaci sarsar.
A: haʔ wnaxʷ. stam ʔani sarsar ?
S: ʔani sarsar sisyus l s kʷaʔ l słətpncut.
A: stam ʔani sarsar ʔaciłsts ?
S: sarsar ʔaciłsts snaq.
A: kʷaʔ laʔkaʔ ʔacliqlxnalt ʔani sarsar ?
S: ʔacliqlxnalt l ʔəmʔumt ʔani sarsar.
A: swiʔ ʔani sarsar !
S: til, inxmank ʔani s kʷnams.
A: naxʷ inca.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 18 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. kʷnnunt
Instructions: complete each sentence with the form indicated in ( ). Then translate the sentences to English.
1. ʔacxnt taʔ ʔani məcp ! ____________________________ ! (catch it)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ____________________________ ʔani plpalwityaʔ. (I caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani sarsr? ʔa, kʷnnun. (you caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. Tapit ____________________________ ʔani kpkipaʔmul (he caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ kʷnnuntp ʔani əcqʷlqʷolt ? ʔa, ______________________ ʔani kpkipaʔmul. (we caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani tuplaʔ ? lut, lut kʷnnuntm. (you folks caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ____________________________ ʔani slslikn ʔ Katalin kʷaʔ Susap. (they caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ kʷnnuntxʷ ʔani cancən ? lut. ____________________________ ʔani sarsar. (I caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. tuplaʔ ____________________________ ʔani małtmx. (she caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam axaʔ ? ____________________________ ʔani puʔpuʔmul. (you folks caught)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 19: Birds
Vocab 1
skəkaʔkaʔ bird
qʷʕasqʷiʔ blue jay (stellars jay)
csqʔananaʔ chickadee
kʷlkʷlqin flicker
cris kingfisher
ppəmpm hummingbird
səsəqʷ grouse
cʕʷəscʕʷəs ruffed grouse
wisxnups pheasant
ʔ owl
qʷulaqaʔ raven
skʷrxan sandhill crane
sḥaḥəntk goose
piis night hawk
qʷyqʷyikn bluebird
hamishamis mourning dove
Vocab 2
təxt tl spakʷsm nectar (from flowers)
spakʷsm flowers
snaq rotten things
mulla insect larva
ʔulxʷ grass
ʔsn seeds
pəckl leaves
Phrases 1
laʔkaʔ ʔacḥ ʔani qʷʕasqʷiʔ ? Where does a blue jay build a nest?
ʔani qʷʕasqʷiʔ ʔacḥa wiyałxʷ l ʔacpaƛ A blue jay builds a nest in a tree.
laʔkaʔ ʔani csqʔananaʔ ʔacḥ ? Where does a chickadee build a nest?
csqʔananaʔ ʔacḥ ʔani acwaʔ l ʔacpaƛ. A chickadee builds a nest in a hole a tree.
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cris ʔacḥ ʔani l ckʷcin. A kingfisher makes a nest on the shore.
hamis ʔacḥa wiyałxʷ l wupulxʷ. A mourning dove builds a nest in the bushes.
skʷrxan ʔacḥ ʔani l ʔaccəl A crane builds a nest in a tree.
Phrases 2
stam ʔaciłsts kʷlkʷlqin ? What does the flicker eat?
kʷlkʷlqin ʔaciłsts kpkipaʔmul. The flicker eats ants.
stam ʔani cris sʔiłns ? What does a kingfisher eat?
cris ʔaciłsts kəkíwa. The kingfisher eats fish.
qʷulaqaʔ ʔaciłsts ccəmaʔt ʔani skəkákaʔ. The raven eats baby birds.
csqʔananaʔ ʔaciłsts tuplaʔ. The chickadee eats spiders.
səsəqʷ sʔilns skmaʔmaʔ. The grouse eats fir needles.
skʷrxan ʔaciłsts coyxaʔ. The crane eats crawdad.
phrase 3
kʷinx ppəmpm lixllalt t ʔaʔusaʔ ? How many eggs does a hummingbird lay?
ppəmpm ʔaclixllalt ʔaʔusaʔ. The hummingbirds lays two eggs.
kʷinx ʔani lixllalt sḥaḥəntk ? How many eggs does a goose lay?
sḥaḥəntk ʔaclixllalt twin ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. The goose lays eight eggs.
phrase 4
haʔ qʷyqʷyikn ʔacxʷuwiʔ ? Do bluebirds migrate?
ʔa, qʷyqʷyikn ʔacxʷuwiʔ. Yes, bluebirds migrate.
haʔ səsəqʷ ʔacxʷuwiʔ kl yixʷut ? Does the grouse fly south ?
lut səsəqʷ ʔacxʷuwiʔ kl yixʷut. The grouse does not fly south.
Conjugation 1
kəkicnt find transitive past/present (-nt)
singular plural
1st person kəkicn kəkicntm
2nd person kəkicntxʷ kəkicntp
3rd person kəkics cncnilxəlx kəkics
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examples:
kəkicn ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. I found eggs.
haʔ kəkicntxʷ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ ? Did you find eggs?
lut cnil kəkics ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. He didn't find eggs.
lmliml kəkicntm ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. We found eggs.
haʔ plplapst kəkicntp ʔaʔusaʔ ? Did y'all find eggs?
lut cncnilxəlx kəkics ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. They didn't find eggs.
kʷinx ʔani isckəkic ʔaʔusaʔ ? How many eggs did you find?
ə t kəkicntm ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. We found ten eggs.
laʔkaʔ kəkicntxʷ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ ? Where did you find eggs?
huy taʔ noxʷt ƛaƛaʔam ta ʔaʔusaʔ! Go find eggs!
Conjugation 2
xəknt pluck / pick transitive past/present (-nt)
past/present singular plural
1st person xəkn lmliml xəkntm
2nd person xəkntxʷ plplapst xəkntp
3rd person cnil xəkns cncnilxəlx xəkns
examples:
xəkn ʔani cikns. I plucked the chickens.
haʔ xəkntxʷ ʔani cikns. Did you pluck the chickens.
lut, cnil xəks ʔani cikns. No, she plucked the chickens.
lmliml xəkntm ʔani cikns. We plucked the chickens.
haʔ plplapst xəkntp ʔani cikns. Did you guys pluck the chickens.
lut, cncnilxəlx xəks cikns. No, they plucked the chickens.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: laʔkaʔ ʔacḥ ʔani skʷrxan ?
C: ʔani skʷrxan ʔacḥa wiyałxʷ l ckʷcin.
qʷʕasqiʔ
səsəqʷ
skʷrxan
csqʔananaʔ
cʕʷəscʕʷəs
sḥaḥəntk
kʷlkʷlqin
wisxnups
piis
cris
ʔ
qʷyqʷyikn
ppəmpm
qʷulaqaʔ
hamishamis
1.
2.
3.
l ckʷcin l ʔəmʔumt l acwaʔ l ʔacpaƛ.
4.
5.
6.
l ʔacpaƛ l acwaʔ l ʔacpaƛ. l ckʷcin
7.
8.
9.
l ʔaccel l wupulxʷ kʷaʔ l ʔaccel l ʔacpaƛ
10.
11.
12.
l ʔəmʔumt l wupulxʷ l ckʷcin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: stam ʔaciłsts ʔani hamishamis Example 2: A: stam ʔani sḥaḥəntk sʔiłns ?
C: hamishamis ʔaciłsts ʔsn. C: sḥaḥəntk ciłsts ʔani ʔulxʷ.
qʷʕasqiʔ
səsəqʷ
skʷrxan
csqʔananaʔ
cʕʷəscʕʷəs
sḥaḥəntk
kʷlkʷlqin
wisxnups
piis
cris
ʔ
qʷyqʷyikn
ppəmpm
qʷulaqaʔ
hamishamis
1.
2.
3.
ʔsn ʔulxʷ ʔsn
4.
5.
6.
ʔsn kʷaʔ əcqʷlqʷol skmaʔmaʔ əcqʷlqʷol
7.
8.
9.
ccəmaʔt ʔani skəkákaʔ skʷiyu kəkíwaʔ
10.
11.
12.
kpkipaʔmul kʷaʔ
plpalwityaʔ
coyxaʔ kʷaʔ wark təxt tl spakʷsm
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút ________________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt__________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: kʷinx ppəmpm lixllalt t ʔaʔusaʔ ?
C: ppəmpm ʔaclixllalt ʔaʔusaʔ.
qʷʕasqiʔ
səsəqʷ
skʷrxan
csqʔananaʔ
cʕʷəscʕʷəs
sḥaḥəntk
kʷlkʷlqin
wisxnups
piis
cris
ʔ
qʷyqʷyikn
ppəmpm
qʷulaqaʔ
hamishamis
1.
2.
3.
2 2 2 kʷaʔ 7
4.
5.
6.
3 kʷaʔ 7 5 kʷaʔ 8 2 kʷaʔ 3
7.
8.
9.
10 6 kʷaʔ 8 7
10.
11.
12.
3 kʷaʔ 12 2 kʷaʔ 8 5 kʷaʔ 12
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút ________________
Dialog 4 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: With your partner, ask and answer questions about animals. Follow the model.
Example 2: A: haʔ qʷyqʷyikn ʔacxʷuwiʔ ?
C: panʔistkʷ ʔacxʷuwiʔ kl yixʷut ʔani qʷyqʷyikn.
qʷʕasqiʔ
səsəqʷ
skʷrxan
csqʔananaʔ
cʕʷəscʕʷəs
sḥaḥəntk
kʷlkʷlqin
wisxnups
piis
cris
ʔ
qʷyqʷyikn
ppəmpm
qʷulaqaʔ
hamishamis
1.
2.
3.
lut ʔa lut
4.
5.
6.
ʔa ʔa lut
7.
8.
9.
lut lut ʔa
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Re-enact the conversation between Smlmalqs and her stmtimaʔ, Knicaʔ.
S: stmtimaʔ, ʕacxnt taʔ axáʔ !
K: mmmm. haʔ cmistuxʷ stam axáʔ, sqʷsaʔ ?
S: lut, lut cmistun.
K: axáʔ cris.
S: cris ?
K: til, cris. qʷamqʷamt ʔani skəkákaʔ
S: stam ʔaciłsts ʔani cris ?
K: cris ciłsts ʔani kəkíwaʔ.
S: kəkíwaʔ ?
K: ʔa, sqʷsaʔ. ciłsts ʔani kəkíwaʔ. sisyus
l ʔac itm.
S: laʔkaʔ ʔacḥ ʔani cris ?
K: l ckʷcins l ccwaxaʔ.
S: haʔ ʔacxʷuwiʔ ʔani cris ?
K: ʔa, panʔistk ʔacxʷuwiʔ kl yixʷut.
S: ahh. ʔacxʷuwiʔ !
K: til, sqʷsaʔ. cunt taʔ, nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn, cris.
S: nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn, cris.
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Nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 19 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar sxlxalt _________________
A. kəkicnt - transtive past present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses. Then,
translate each completed sentence to English.
1. haʔ kəkicntxʷ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ ʔa, ______________________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (I found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ______________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ ? ʔa, kəkicn ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ . (you found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. _______________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ Susap. haʔ wnaxʷ ? kʷinx ? (he found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ kəkicntp ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ ʔa, __________________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (we found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ______________________________ ? ʔa, kəkicntm ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (you folks found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. ____________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. haʔ wnaxʷ ? kʷinxn? (they found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. kʷinx kəkicntm? cilkst _____________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (you folks found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. kʷinx kəkicntp? kaʔłas ________________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (we found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. xast ascḥ . ______________________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (you found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. cncnilxəlx . ______________________________ ʔani ʔaʔusaʔ. (they found)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. xəknt - transitive past/present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in parentheses. Then,
translate each completed sentence to English.
1. ______________________________ ʔani hamishamis. (I plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ______________________________ ʔani səsəqʷ ? lalutay. (you plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. Susan way wiʔs ______________________________ ʔani wisxnups. (she plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ______________________________ ʔani cʕʷəscʕʷəs. (we plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ______________________________ ʔani sḥaḥəntk ? ʔa. (you folks plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. ______________________________ ʔani hamishamis. (they plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ xəkntp? ʔa, ______________________________. (we plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ ______________________________ ? ʔa, xəkntm. (you folks plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ______________________________ ʔani skʷrxan ? lut. (they plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam xəkn? ______________________________ ʔani qʷʕasqiʔ. (you plucked)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 20: Daily Routine 1
Vocab
basic form singular command English
kʷaxʷt kn. kʷaxʷt taʔ til ! I wake up.
łaqlx kn. łaqlx taʔ ! I get up.
kn ḥ t kupi. huy taʔ kas ḥ m t kupi ! I make coffee.
kn ciʕʷlx. huy taʔ kas ciʕʷlx ! I bathe.
kn xʷuyy. xʷuyy taʔ ! I get dressed.
kn łikʷnct. łikʷnct taʔ ! I comb my hair.
kn kpalnaʔm. kpalnaʔm taʔ ! I braid my hair.
kn katkʷalʔəsm. katkʷalʔəsm kʷ ! I put on makeup.
kn xəsmscut. xəsmscut kʷ ! I put on makeup.
ʔaqʷsm kn. ʔaqʷsm taʔ I shave.
kn ʔiłn t məs. ʔiłnm taʔ t məs ! I eat mush.
ʔamtin inpus. ʔamt taʔ ʔani pus ! I feed my cat
ncawn inxlaxʷ. cawnt taʔ inxlaxʷ ! I brush my teeth.
kn cawkstm. cwcawkstm taʔ ! I wash my hands.
kn lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm. lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm taʔ ! I put on glasses.
kn qaʔqaʔxnm. qaʔqaʔxnm ta I put on shoes.
kn lʕʷəʔlʕʷəxəm. lʕʷəʔlʕʷəxəm taʔ ! I put on shoes.
kn lkapuʔm. lkapuʔm taʔ I put on a coat.
kn noxʷt. noxʷt kʷ ! I go / leave the house.
kn nałaqlx l inpypuyxnxn. nałaqlx kl pypuyxnxn. I get in my car.
kn noxʷt kl isnaḥawwiymtn. noxʷt taʔ ʔani kl isnaḥawwiymtn ! I go to work.
kn kicx kl isnaḥawwiymtn. kn naʔ kicx kl isnaḥawwiymtn ! I get to work.
Phrases
l kʷinx kʷ ʔackʷaxʷt ? What time do you wake up?
kn ʔackʷaxʷt l əcmakst. I wake up at six.
l kʷinx kʷ ʔacʔiłn t məs ? What time do you eat breakfast?
kn ʔacʔiłn t məs l kəkləmt tl əcmakst. I eat breakfast after six.
l kʷinx kʷ ʔacnoxʷt ? What time do you leave?
l kʷaʔ kn noxʷt. I leave at seven.
l kʷinx kʷ ʔackicx kl isnaḥawwiymtn ? What time do you get to your work?
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l twin kʷaʔ kn ʔacḥ I work at nine.
Conjugation 1
lkapúʔm put on a coat intransitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kn lkapuʔm kt lkapuʔm
2nd person kʷ lkapuʔm kʷp lkapuʔm
3rd person lkapuʔm cncnilxəlx lkapuʔm
examples:
haʔ kʷ lkapuʔm ? Did you put on a coat?
ʔa, kn lkapuʔm. Yes, I put on a coat.
haʔ cnil lkapuʔm ? Did she put a coat on?
lmliml tiʔ kʷaʔ kt lkapuʔm. We put on coats.
haʔ kʷp til lkapuʔm ? Did you guys put on coats?
haʔ cncnil yʕaʔtu lkapuʔm ? Did they put on coats?
lkapuʔm ʔałiʔ kʷaʔ nkcłtaynxəlx. They put on coats because they got cold.
lkapuʔm icaʔ kʷaʔ noxʷt. She put on her coat and left.
Conjugation 2
kʷiƛnt remove something transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kʷiƛn lmliml kʷiƛntm
2nd person kʷiƛntxʷ plplapst kʷiƛntp
3rd person cnil kʷiƛs kʷiƛsxəlx
examples:
haʔ kʷiƛntxʷ ʔani inlkapu ? Did you take off your coat?
ʔa, kʷiƛn ʔani inlkapu. Yes, I took off my coat.
haʔ cnil kʷiƛs lkapuʔs Did she take off her coat.
lut cnil kʷiƛs lkapuʔs. She didn't take off her coat.
lmliml kʷiƛntm ʔani lkapuʔt. We took off our coats.
haʔ plplapst kʷiƛntp ʔani lkapuʔ. Did you guys take off coats?
lut kʷiƛsxəlx kʷiƛs lkapuʔs. They did not take off their coats.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút ________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Ask your partner about when they did things yesterday. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
A: l kʷinx kʷaʔ kʷ kicx kl isnaḥawwiymtn pə ? A: l kʷinx kʷaʔ kʷ xʷuyy pə ?
C: l kʷaʔ kn kicx kl isnaḥawwiymtn. C: kəkləmt tl twin kʷaʔ kn xʷuyy.
kʷaxʷt
łikʷnct
ʔamtim ʔani
pus
lkapuʔm
łaqlx
kpalnaʔm
ncawn xlaxʷ
noxʷt
ḥ t
kupi
katkʷalʔəsm
cawkstm
nałaqlx l
pypuyxnxn
ciʕʷlx
ʔaqʷsm
lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm
noxʷt kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
xʷuyy
ʔiłn t məs
qaʔqaʔxnm
kicx kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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Nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút ________________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt ________________
Instructions: Pit and Mali are talking about when people do things. With your partner, reenact their
conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
P: l kʷinx kʷaʔ ḥ t kupi Sknxʷalqs? M: l kʷinx kʷaʔ kʷ ciʕʷ ?
M: l əcmakst kʷaʔ ḥ kupi. P: l ə txʷiws kʷaʔ kn ciʕʷlx.
kʷaxʷt
łikʷnct
ʔamtim ʔani
pus
lkapuʔm
łaqlx
kpalnaʔm
ncawn xlaxʷ
noxʷt
ḥ t
kupi
katkʷalʔəsm
cawkstm
nałaqlx l
pypuyxnxn
ciʕʷlx
ʔaqʷsm
lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm
noxʷt kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
xʷuyy
ʔiłn t məs
qaʔqaʔxnm
kicx kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
1.
6:00
2.
6:20
3.
7:15
Sknxʷalqs
ənwi Kiʔlawnaʔ kʷaʔ Misal
4.
7:00
5.
6:10
6.
8:45
Piyaris
ʕAtal kʷaʔ Pacis ənwi
7.
8:10
8.
7:45
9.
7:20
Swʕatqn kʷaʔ Sltis Spaʔamix Knicaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Talk wiith your partner about how often you do things. Follow the model.
Example 1:
A: haʔ ʔ kʷ cʔaqʷsm ?
C: ʔ kn cʔaqʷsm. kʷaʔ ʔ kn cʔaqʷsm. kʷaʔ niʔáp kn cʔaqʷsm.
kʷaxʷt
łikʷnct
ʔamtim ʔani
pus
lkapuʔm
łaqlx
kpalnaʔm
ncawn xlaxʷ
noxʷt
ḥ t
kupi
katkʷalʔəsm
cawkstm
nałaqlx l
pypuyxnxn
ciʕʷlx
ʔaqʷsm
lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm
noxʷt kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
xʷuyy
ʔiłn t məs
qaʔqaʔxnm
kicx kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 4 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Aliksa is a camp counselor, and is very bossy. With your partner, re-enct his conversations with
everyone at camp. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
A: haʔ kʷ qaʔqaʔxnm ? A: haʔ kʷ kpalnaʔm ?
C: lut kn qaʔqaʔxnm. B: lut kn kpalnaʔm.
A: qaʔqaʔxnm taʔ ! A: kpalnaʔm taʔ !
kʷaxʷt
łikʷnct
ʔamtim ʔani
pus
lkapuʔm
łaqlx
kpalnaʔm
ncawn xlaxʷ
noxʷt
ḥ t
kupi
katkʷalʔəsm
cawkstm
nałaqlx l
pypuyxnxn
ciʕʷlx
ʔaqʷsm
lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔusm
noxʷt kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
xʷuyy
ʔiłn t məs
qaʔqaʔxnm
kicx kl
isnaḥawwiymtn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Re-enact this conversation between Pʕałxʷ and Sxmnatkʷ.
S: kʷ ckicx.
P: aʔ, kn ckicx. l kʷinx ?
S: til t xʷaʔ l xnut.
P: nakxna !
S: l kʷinx kʷaʔ kʷ noxʷt tl istxʷul ?
P: til kəkləmt tl twin kʷaʔ kn noxʷt.
S: haʔ wnaxʷ ? sackamx ?
P: miyał qəsp kn ʔitx.
S: l kʷinx kʷaʔ kʷ kʷaxʷt ?
P: l twin kʷaʔ kn kʷaxʷt. kn kʷaxʷt ixiʔ kʷaʔ ƛaxt kn łaqlx.
S: haʔ kʷ ʔiłn t məs ?
P: lut. kn xcmncut, kn łikʷnct kʷaʔ kn noxʷt.
S: haʔ kʷ təqnuxʷ ?
P: yəʕʷyʕʷt kn təqnuxʷ. haʔ kʷ taʔ sʔiłn ?
S: ʔa. kʷant taʔ axaʔ.
P: lamlamt.
S: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 20 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. lkapúʔm / qaʔqaʔxnm / lʕʷəʔlʕʷəʔúsm - intransitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ________________________________ icaʔ kʷaʔ noxʷt. (she put on a coat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ______________________________ kałiʔ kn . (I put on a coat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ____________________________ kʷaʔ ʔaʔ ʔcín. (they put on glasses)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. ______________________ icaʔ kʷaʔ kt łəwam kl snayúpaʔtn. (we put on shoes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. sacximx kʷaʔ _________________________ ? lut kn wikntsn. (you put on glasses)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ________________________ ? (you folks put on shoes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. __________________________ ʔałiʔ kʷaʔ nkcłtaynxəlx. (they put on coats)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ ____________________________ kʷaʔ staʔuʔmíx. (she put on a coat)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. ______________________________ kʷaʔ nasuʔ kt əlwis. (we put on shoes)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ __________________________ ? lut. kʷiƛntxʷ. (I put on glasses)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. kʷiƛnt - transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ________________________________ ʔani is i icaʔ kʷaʔ noxʷt. (she took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ______________________________ kałiʔ lut kn suyy. (I took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. lut xəlx ____________________________ ʔani łəxʷpayaʔs. (they took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _____________________ ʔani ʔ qi tnt icaʔ kʷaʔ łəwam. (we took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ____________________ in ʔ ? lut, lut kn taʔ ʔ . (you took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ________________________ ʔani sxa xnp? ʔa. (you folks took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. __________________________ sxʷləxʷlaksts ʔałiʔ kʷaʔ lutxəlx cəłt. (they took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:k
8. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ ? lalutay. (she took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. ______________________________ ʔani sə ʔxnt. (we took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ ___________________ ʔani intqʷ qʷi ? lut. miyał kn suyy. (you took off)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 21: Daily Routine 2
Vocab
basic form command English
kn ʔalnoxʷt. ʔalnoxʷt taʔ! I go home.
kn ʔalkic. ʔalkic kʷ! I get home.
kn hmpncut. hmpncut taʔ! I get out of the car.
kn naqinm kl istxʷul. naqinm taʔ! I go in my house.
kʷiƛn inlkapu. kʷiƛn taʔ inlkapu! I take off my coat.
kʷiƛn isqaʔqaʔxan. kʷiƛn taʔ isqaʔqaʔxan! I take off my shoes.
kn nsciyatkʷpm. nsciyatkʷpm taʔ! I make a fire.
kn piʔqcncut. piʔqcncut taʔ! I cook.
kasiln ʔani nʔiłntn kasiln taʔ! set the table (set dishes up)
kn ʔiłn ʔiłnt kʷ! I eat.
cawn ʔani nʔiłntn. cawnt taʔ nʔiłntn! I wash the dishes
qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn. qaʔnt taʔ nʔiłntn! I put away the dishes
kn ʔacwawlx inwawlxtn inwawlxtn wawlx taʔ ! I speak my language
kn cawsm. cawsm taʔ! I wash my face.
cawn inxlaxʷ cawnt taʔ inxlaxʷ! I brush my teeth.
kʷiƛn intmtmutn kʷiƛnt taʔ intmtmutn! I take off my clothes
inʔitxtn kn xʷuy. inʔitxtn łəxpaym taʔ! put on pajamas
kn łəqilx łəxqilx taʔ! I lay down / get in bed.
tkʷkʷqn ʔitx. ʔitx taʔ! fall asleep
kn nkʷəwcn kʷəwcn taʔ! I am quiet.
Phrases
l kʷinx xəlx ʔalcyap tl scḥawwis? What time do they get home from working?
l əcmakst xəlx ʔalcyap. They get home at six.
l kʷinx xəlx ʔaciłn ? What time do they eat?
ʔaciłnxəlx l sisplk. They eat supper at seven.
wiʔxəlx nacawm l twin. They are done with the dishes at eight.
l kʷinx xəlx ʔacpulx ? What time do they go to bed?
ʔacpulx l xə xə tʔ . They go to bed at eleven.
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Conjugation 1
nsciyatkʷpm make a fire intransitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kn nsciyatkʷpm kt nsciyatkʷpm
2nd person kʷ nsciyatkʷpm kʷp nsciyatkʷpm
3rd person nsciyatkʷpm cncnilxəlx nsciyatkʷpm
examples:
inca kn nsciyatkʷpm. I made a fire.
haʔ kʷ ənwi nsciyatkʷpm ? Did you make a fire?
ʔa, nsciyatkʷpm. Yes, she made a fire.
lmliml kt nsciyatkʷpm. We made a fire.
haʔ plplapst nsciyatkʷpm. Did you guys make a fire?
cncnilxəlx nsciyatkʷpm. They made a fire.
lut kt nsciyatkʷpm. miyał ciʔx. We did not make a fire. It was too warm.
nsciyatkʷpm kʷaʔ kt piʔqcncut t pins. We made a fire and cooked some beans.
nsciyatkʷpm kʷaʔ təms ʔani łəxʷpayaʔs. She made a fire and burned his shirt.
Conjugation 2
kasílm set the table intransitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kn kasilm kt kasilm
2nd person kʷ kasilm plplapst kʷp kasilm
3rd person cnil kasilm cncnilxəlx kasilm
examples:
inca kn kasilm. I set the table.
haʔ ənwi kʷ kasilm ? Did you set the table?
lut, cnil kasilm. No, she set the table.
swat kasilm ? Who set the table?
yʕaʔtu kt kasilm. We all set the table.
haʔ plplapst kʷp kasilm ? Did you guys set the table?
lut cncnil kasilm. They didn't set the table.
lxʷatkʷn słumkʷ kʷaʔ xəlx kasilm. They cooked some soup and set the table.
haʔ kʷp kasilm ? lut, kʷaʔ kt ʔitx. Did you set the table. No, we fell asleep.
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Conjugation 3
qaʔnt ʔaní nʔiłntn put away dishes transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn qaʔntm ʔani nʔiłntn
2nd person qaʔntxʷ ʔani nʔiłntn qaʔntp ʔani nʔiłntn
3rd person qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn cncnilxəlx qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn
examples:
swat ʔani qaʔs nʔiłntn ? Who put away the dishes?
inca qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn. I put away the dishes.
haʔ ənwi qaʔntxʷ ʔani nʔiłntn. Did you put away the dishes.
lut. cnil qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn. No. She put away the dishes.
lmliml yʕaʔtu qaʔntm ʔani nʔiłntn. Yes, we put away the dishes.
haʔ qaʔntp ʔani nʔiłntn. Did you guys put away the dishes?
lut. cncnilxəlx qʔas ʔani nʔiłntn. No. They put away the dishes.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Ask your partner about when they did things yesterday. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
A: l kʷinx kʷ ʔalnoxʷt kl istxʷul pə ? A: l kʷinx kʷ ʔiłn pə .
C: l əcmakst kn ʔalnoxʷt kl istxʷul. C: l əcmakst kn ʔiłn.
ʔalkic / ʔalnoxʷt
kasiln ʔani
nʔiłntn cawn xlaxʷ
hmpncut
ʔiłn
kʷiƛn intmtmutn
naqinm kl stxʷul
cawn ʔani nʔiłntn
inʔitxtn łəxʷpaym
kʷiƛn inlkapu
qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn
łəqilx
kʷiƛn
sqaʔqaʔxan
ʔacwawlx
inwawlxtn
ʔitx
nsciyatkʷpm
cawsm
nkʷəwcn
pyqcncut
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Knicaʔ and Nkʷala are talking about when people do things. With your partner, reenact their
conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
K: l kʷinx kʷp nsciyatkʷpm ənwi kʷaʔ Pilaʔsis ? N: l kʷinx kn pyqcncut ?
N: l xə xə tʔa cilkst kl kt nsciyatkʷpm. K: l cilkst tl əcmakst kʷ pyqcncut.
ʔalkic / ʔalnoxʷt
kasiln ʔani nʔiłntn
cawn xlaxʷ
hmpncut
ʔiłn
kʷiƛn
intmtmutn
naqinm kl stxʷul
cawn ʔani nʔiłntn
inʔitxtn
łxpaym
kʷiƛn inlkapu
qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn
łxqilx
kʷiƛn sqaʔqaʔxan
ʔacwawlx inwawlxtn
ʔitx
nsciyatkʷpm
cawsm
nkʷucn
pyqcncut
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6:05
2.
6:10
3.
8:00
ənwi kʷaʔ Pilaʔsis
inca Prasuwa
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6:50
5.
7:00
6.
9:45
Mali
inca kʷaʔ Pacis ənwi kʷaʔ Papilyaʔqn
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10:00
8.
9:50
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10:20
Swʕatqn kʷaʔ Sltis ənwi inca kʷaʔ Kiʔlawnaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Talk wiith your partner about how often you do things. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ ʔ kʷ cawsm ? C: ʔ kn ʔacawsm. kʷaʔ ʔ kn ʔacawsm.
kʷaʔ niʔáp kn ʔacawsm.
alkic / ʔalnoxʷt
kasilm ʔani nʔiłntn
cawn xlaxʷ
hmpncut
ʔiłn
kʷiƛn
intmtmutn
naqinm kl stxʷul
cawn ʔani nʔiłntn
inʔitxtn
łxpaym
kʷiƛn inlkapu
qaʔn ʔani nʔiłntn
łxqilx
kʷiƛn sqaʔqaʔxan
ʔacwawlx inwawlxtn
ʔitx
nsciyatkʷpm
cawsm
nkʷucn
pyqcncut
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Pilaʔsis and Slxiʔalqs are talking about when people build their fires at the language camp.
Reenact their conversations.
Example 1: Example 2:
P: l kʷinx nsciyatkʷpm Sknxʷalqs ? S: l kʷinx kʷ nsciyatkʷpm ?
S: nsciyatkʷpm l taqmkst. P: kn nsciyatkʷpm ə t kl .
1.
2.
3.
Sknxʷalqs ənwi inca
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5.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ Nkʷala inca kʷaʔ Swʕatqn Sapat
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8.
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inca Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ Susap
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Mali is asking if the camp leaders set the tables for the campers. Reenact their conversations.
Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
A: haʔ kasilm Katalin ? A: haʔ kʷ kasilm ?
C: lut kslam. C: lut kn kasilm.
A: sə ? A: sə ?
C: ʔitx. C; kn pyqcncut.
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2.
3.
Katalin ənwi Pit kʷaʔ Swʕatqn
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5.
6.
inca kʷaʔ Piyaris ənwi kʷaʔ ʕAtal Susap kʷaʔ Pacis
7.
8.
9.
ənwi kʷaʔ inca Smlmalqs ənwi
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: you and your partner are at a hunting camp. Answer each other's questions about who put away
dishes on different days and at different times. Take turns asking and answering.
Example 1: Example 2:
A: swat qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn l nqaʔmin ? A: swat qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn l nqaʔmin ?
C: Susap qaʔs ʔani nʔiłntn l nqaʔmin B: ənwi qaʔntxʷ ʔani nʔiłntn l nqaʔmin.
sxlxalt skʷists
stəhcaws Susap
ənwi
ʔ Sltis
inca kʷaʔ Katalin
Spaʔamix
skłaʔ Nkʷala kʷaʔ Knicaʔ
ʔ Papilyaʔqn
pə Sxmnatkʷ kʷaʔ Pit
pə ənwi kʷaʔ Sknxʷalqs
ə inca
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Re-enact this conversation between Swʕatqn and Katalin as she gets home from work.
K: kn ckicx.
S: xast sḥaƛəƛ. haʔ kʷ xast ?
K: ʔa, til kn xast.
S: kʷiƛnt taʔ ʔani inlkapu, kʷiƛnt taʔ ʔani isqaʔqaʔxn.
K: ʔa. ha kʷ pyqcncut ?
S: ʔa, kn pyqcncut t sƛaʔcinm słumkʷ kʷaʔ t saplil.
K: xast. kn kas kasilm.
S: lut. til kn kasilm.
K: haʔ scaʔkʷ txʷuxtsn l snpyqsncutn ?
S: lut. łaqłx taʔ kl łuwał. kəkam piʔq ʔani sʔiłnt.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 21 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. nsciyatkʷpm - intransitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English. Then translate to English.
1. ____________________________ kʷaʔ təmps ʔani łəxʷpayaʔs. (she made a fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ________________________ kʷaʔ kt pyqcncut t sqəltk. (we made a fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ____________________________ kʷaʔ kn . (I made a fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ _________________________________ ? lalutay. (they made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam ʔackastxʷ ? ________________________________. (I made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ __________________________ ? ʔa, kn nsciyatkʷpm. (you made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _______________________ kʷaʔ təmpntp ʔani łəxʷpayaʔp. (you folks made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ kʷp nsciyatkʷpm ? ʔa, ___________________________. (we made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. ______________________________ Pit icaʔ kʷaʔ pyqcncut. (he made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ __________________________ ? lut, lut kt nsciyatkʷpm. (you folks made fire)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. kasilm - transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. haʔ ___________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn? lalutay. (you folks set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. swat ʔani _____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn. (s/he set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. Tapit kʷaʔ Mali ʔani _____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn. (they set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. kt pyqcncut t sʔiłn kʷaʔ _____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn. (we set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ______________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn ? lalutay. (you set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. kn pyqcncut kʷaʔ _____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn. (I set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. Sltis ____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn (he set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ ____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn islxlaxt ? aʔ. (they set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. ________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn kałiʔ lut inxmank kn kas ncawm. (I set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. swat ʔani ____________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn ? ʕAtal. (s/he set)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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C. qaʔnt - transitive past / present with 3rd person object
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. swat ʔani _________________________ inyə ? Tlakan. (s/he put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. inca kʷaʔ Mali ___________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn. (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ʔiłstsxəlx ʔani słumkʷ kʷaʔ ________________________ ʔani . (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ __________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn? lut. maʕʷn. (you put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. ncawn ʔani ʔ icaʔ kʷaʔ __________________________. (I put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _______________________ yʕaʔtu ʔani ? ʔa. (you folks put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ Piyaris ___________________________ ʔani ? lalutay. (he put
away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. ___________________________ yʕaʔtu ʔani nəknikmn. (we put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. Mali ________________________ ʔani nʔiłntn? icaʔ kʷaʔ kas ʔitxmx. (she put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ putayxəlx l ʔacncawm ? lut. til __________________ ʔani ʔ . (they put away)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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nxaʔmxcín 2 Lesson 22: Childhood 1
Vocab
yyupaʔtn toys
pukʷlaʔ ball
sqʷsqʷəsaʔ doll
mmixał teddy bear
nnʔaʔukʷmn truck
nnqas train
pypuyxnxn car
laluyaʔtn swing
nqəʕʷmintn slide
qalqalwiʔtm bicycle
muxʷlalt cradle board
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms baby's (little one's) blanket
nxlkupsn diaper
nwlqʷatkʷtn baby bottle
Phrases 1
haʔ xʷʔit ʔay inyyupaʔtn łuʔ kʷ ʔay
ʕaʔ ʔ ?
When you were a child did you have lots of
toys?
ʔa, xʷʔit ʔay inyyupaʔtn. Yes, I had lots of toys.
lut kn taʔ inyyupaʔtn. No, I did not have toys.
łuʔ ay tʕaʔumaʔ haʔ kʷ taʔ sqʷsaʔ ? When you were a child did you have a doll?
ʔa, kn taʔ sqʷsaʔ. Yes, I had a doll.
lut kn taʔ sqʷsaʔ. No, I did not have a doll.
haʔ kʷ taʔ muxʷlalt ? Did you have a cradle board?
ʔa, kn taʔ muxʷlalt. Yes, I had a cradle board.
lut kn taʔ muxʷlalt. No, I did not have a cradle board.
laʔkaʔ ʔani muxʷlalt ? Where is the cradle board?
qʔan ʔani muxʷlalt. I put the cradle board away.
lut cmistunn laʔkaʔ ʔani muxʷlalt. I do not know where the cradle board is.
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Phrases 2
huy taʔ yupaʔ ! Play! (one person)
huy taʔ yupaʔalwis kʷp ! Play! (more than one person)
lut kisyupaʔ ! Don't play! (one person)
lut kas yupaʔalwismx kʷp ! Dont play! (more than one person)
noxʷt taʔ huy taʔ kʷas yupaʔ ! Go play! (one person)
łəwamwm taʔ yupaʔ kʷp. Go play! (more than one person)
yupaʔnt taʔ ʔani pukʷlaʔ ! Play with the ball! (one person)
yʕaʔtu kʷp pukʷlaʔm ! You all play ball.
lut cmistunn laʔkaʔ ʔani pukʷlaʔ. I don't know where the ball is.
huy taʔ ƛaʔƛaʔantxʷ ʔani pukʷla ! Look for the ball! (one person)
yʕaʔtu kʷp łəwam kas ƛaʔƛaʔntxʷ ʔani pukʷlaʔ ! All of you guys go look for the ball.
Conjugation 1
kəkícnt find something transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kəkicn kəkicntm
2nd person kəkicntxʷ plplapst kəkicntp
3rd person cnil kəkics xəlx kəkics
kəkícm find intransitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kn kəkicm kt kəkicm
2nd person kʷ kəkicm plplapst kʷp kəkicm
3rd person cnil kəkicm cncnilxəlx kəkicm
examples:
kəkicn ʔani pukʷlaʔ. I found the ball.
haʔ kəkicntxʷ ʔani pukʷlaʔ. Did you find the ball?
lut. cnil kəkics ʔani pukʷlaʔ. No. She found the ball.
tiʔ kəkicntm ʔani pukʷlaʔ. We found the ball.
haʔ plplapst kəkicntp ʔani pukʷlaʔ. Did you guys find the ball?
lut. cncnil kəkics ʔani pukʷlaʔ. No. They found the ball.
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stam ʔani kəkicntxʷ ? What did you find?
kəkicn ʔani muxʷlalt. I found the cradle board.
haʔ kəkicntp ʔani xəƛcin ? Did you guys find the horse?
ʔa. kəkicntm ʔani xəƛcin ? Yes, we found the horse.
stam cnil kəkics ? What did she find?
cnil kəkicm t qəxqxmin. She found some antlers.
Conjugation 2
yúpaʔ play intransitive past/present
singular plural
1st person kn yupaʔ kt yupaʔ
2nd person kʷ yupaʔ kʷp yupaʔ
3rd person yupaʔ cncnilxəlx yupaʔ
yúpaʔnt play with transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person yupaʔn yupaʔntm
2nd person yupaʔntxʷ yupaʔntp
3rd person yupaʔs cncnilxəlx yupaʔs
səcyúpaʔmx play intransitive progressive
singular plural
1st person kn səcyupaʔmx qt səcyupaʔmx
2nd person k səcyupaʔmx kʷp səcyupaʔmx
3rd person səcyupaʔmx cncnilxəlx səcyupaʔmx
ʔacnyúpaʔatkʷ play in the water intransitive progressive
singular plural
1st person kn ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ kt ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ
2nd person kʷ ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ kʷp ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ
3rd person ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ cncnilxəlx ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ
examples:
stam ʔackastsxəlx ? What are they doing?
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ʔacyupaʔmx ʔani l ʔaccəlcl. They are playing in the woods.
stam ənwi ʔackastxʷ ? What are you doing ?
kn səcnyupaʔmx l sawlkʷ I am playing in the water.
haʔ kʷ ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ ? Are you playing in the water?
ʔa, inca kn ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ. Yes, I am playing in the water.
haʔ cnil ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ ? Is she playing in the water?
lmliml kt ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ . We are playing in the water.
haʔ kʷp ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ ? Are you guys playing in the water?
lut. cncnilxəlx ʔacnyupaʔatkʷ. No. They are playing in the water.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút ________________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt __________________________
Instructions: Ask your partner about things they had as a child. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: łuʔ ay tʕaʔumaʔ haʔ kʷ taʔ qalqlwiʔtm ?
C: ʔa, kn qalqlwiʔtm. kʷaʔ lut, lut kn taʔ qalqlwiʔtm.
yyupaʔtn
nqacs
muxʷlalt
pukʷlaʔ
pypuyxnxn
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms
(sqʷ)sqʷsaʔ
laluyaʔtn
nxlkupsn
mmixał
nqəʕʷmintn
nwlqʷatkʷtn
nnʔaʔukʷmn
qalqlwiʔtm
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: People left lots of things behind at the end of the language camp. Sxstqin and Swytalqs are asking
who everything belongs to. With your partner, reenact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
S: kl swat axaʔ yyupaʔtn ? S: kl swat axaʔ nqəʕʷmintn ?
S: ʔaci Ticayx l yyupaʔtns. S: ʔaci inqəʕʷmintn.
yyupaʔtn
nqacs
muxʷlalt
pukʷlaʔ
pypuyxnxn
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms
(sqʷ)sqʷsaʔ
laluyaʔtn
nxlkupsn
mmixał
nqəʕʷmintn
nwlqʷatkʷtn
nnʔaʔukʷmn
qalqlwiʔtm
1.
2.
3.
Ticayx ənwi Sxapqin kʷaʔ Pacis
4.
5.
6.
Sxmtalqs Xasxnmalqs ənwi kʷaʔ Wrpaxn
7.
8.
9.
Swʕatqn kʷaʔ Sltis ənwi inca
10.
11.
12.
ənwi kʷaʔ Txsqin Swawilaʔx inca kʷaʔ Txsilps
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Nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Symatkʷ and Tapmnulaʔxʷ are cleaning up. Reenact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
S: haʔ qaʔntxʷ ʔani yyupaʔtn ? T: haʔ qaʔntxʷ ʔani nqəʕʷmintn ?
T: ʔa, qaʔn ʔani yyupaʔtn. S: lut qaʔn ʔani nqəʕʷmintn
yyupaʔtn
nqacs
muxʷlalt
pukʷlaʔ
pypuyxnxn
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms
(sqʷ)sqʷsaʔ
laluyaʔtn
nxlkupsn
mmixał
nqəʕʷmintn
nwlqʷatkʷtn
nnʔaʔukʷmn
qalqlwiʔtm
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
s
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Sirum and his family are at the rummage sale. Reenact their conversation as they ask each other
what they found. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
S: stam ʔani kəkicntxʷ ? T: stam xəlx ʔani kəkics Symatkʷ kʷaʔ ʕAtal ?
T: kəkicn ʔani mmixał. S: cncnilxəlx kəkics ʔani pypuyxnxn.
yyupaʔtn
nqacs
muxʷlalt
pukʷlaʔ
pypuyxnxn
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms
(sqʷ)sqʷsaʔ
laluyaʔtn
nxlkupsn
mmixał
nqəʕʷmintn
nwlqʷatkʷtn
nnʔaʔukʷmn
qalqlwiʔtm
1.
2.
3.
ənwi Symatkʷ kʷaʔ ʕAtal inca
4.
5.
6.
Syakʷqn ənwi kʷaʔ inca ənwi kʷaʔ Symatkʷ
7.
8.
9.
ʔani scmalt ʔani qʷəsmaʔmayaʔm ənwi kʷaʔ isqʷsaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 2 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Txsilps is back from preschool and his mom is asking what he and others played with. Reenact
their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2:
S: stam ʔani yupaʔntxʷ ? T: stam ʔani yupaʔs Sxstqin ?
T: yupaʔn ʔani nqacs S: Sxstqin yupaʔs ʔani l pukʷlaʔs.
yyupaʔtn
nqacs
muxʷlalt
pukʷlaʔ
pypuyxnxn
tʕaʔumaʔ l sicms
(sqʷ)sqʷsaʔ
laluyaʔtn
nxlkupsn
mmixał
nqəʕʷmintn
nwlqʷatkʷtn
nnʔaʔukʷmn
qalqlwiʔtm
1.
2.
3.
ənwi Sxstqin ənwi kʷaʔ Symatkʷ
4.
5.
6.
Misal kʷaʔ Swytalqs ənwi kʷaʔ inca ənwi kʷaʔ Symatkʷ
7.
8.
9.
ʔani scmalt ʔani ḥwḥawiymulx ənwi kʷaʔ isqʷsaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Re-enact this conversation between Tapit and Sʔayxʷalqs.
T: xast sxlxalt, Sʔayxʷalqs.
S: xast sxlxalt, Tapit. haʔ kʷ xast ?
T: ʔa, til kn xast. kʷaʔ ənwi, stam iscpuʔs ?
S: til kn xast. stam ʔaci ?
T: axaʔ inmmixał. kałxtms inqaqnaʔ kʷaʔ kn tʕaʔumaʔ.
S: haʔ wnaxʷ ?
T: ʔa, kn xʷkʷałxʷm l iskʷuy l stxʷuls kʷaʔ axaʔ isckəkic.
łuʔ kʷ ʔay kiʔanaʔ, haʔ kʷ taʔ mmixał ?
S: lut. naxmł xʷʔit innnʔaʔukʷmn.
T: haʔ wnaxʷ ? haʔ kʷ taʔ sqʷsaʔ łuʔ kʷ ʔay tʕaʔumaʔ ?
S: lut. lut kn taʔ sqʷsaʔ. xʷʔit inpypuyxnxn kʷaʔ nnʔaʔukʷmn.
T: inca kn taʔ sqʷsaʔ łuʔ kn ʔay ttwit.
S: lut inca. niʔap ʔacyupaʔstn inpypuyxnxn.
T: inca ʔacyupaʔstn isqʷsaʔ kl istxʷul.
S: łuʔ kn ʔay tʕaʔumaʔ lut kn səcyupaʔmx kl istxʷul.
niʔap kn ʔacʔucqaʔ. kn səcyupaʔmx l ʔaccəlcəl.
T: kʷ siymscut kʷaʔ łuʔ kʷ kiʔanaʔ !
S: ʔa. cnoxʷt taʔ. kas tawxtsn ʔani ismiyqin sʔiłn.
T: lamlamt.
S: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 22 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. kəkícm / kəkícnt - intransitive and transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ______________________________ t nnʔaʔukʷmn. (they found- intrans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. ____________________________ ʔani xəxƛcin. (they found- trans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ____________________________ t stam ? (s/he found- intrans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _________________________________ t qalqlwiʔtm. (we found- intrans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ________________________ t a ʔ ʔxn ? lalutay. (you found- intrans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ __________________________ ʔani pukʷlaʔp ? ʔa. (you folks found- trans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. _______________________ ʔani laluyaʔtnt. (we found- trans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. ______________________________ t inpukʷlaʔ. (I found- intrans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ________________________________ ? ʔa, kakicn. (you found- trans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. Susap ______________________________ ʔani yyupaʔtn. (he found- trans.)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. yúpaʔ- intransitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. haʔ kʷaʔ kʷ ḥ ? lut, _________________________. (I played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ___________________________ ? lut. kt ḥ . (you folks played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. cncnilxəlx łəwam kl snayúpaʔtn kʷaʔ _________________________. (they played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. stam ʔ Sxmtalqs ? _________________________. (she played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ __________________________ ? ʔa, kn yupaʔ. (you played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. kt łəwám kl ckʷcin kʷaʔ __________________________. (we played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ ___________________________? lut. cncnilxəlx łəwam. (they played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. cxʔit kt ḥ ʔaci kʷaʔ ___________________________ . (we played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ kʷp ḥ kʷaʔ ____________________? kt yupaʔ. (you folks played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ ____________________ ? lut kn yupaʔ. (you played)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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C. yúpaʔnt- transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ____________________________ ʔani pypuyxnxns. (they played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ___________________________ ? lut. (you played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ____________________________ ʔani sqʷsqʷsaʔt. (we played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ yupaʔntxʷ anpukʷlaʔ ? lut ______________________. (I played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _______________________ ? ʔa. (you folks played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. __________________________ ʔani nnʔaʔukʷmn Susap. (he played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ ___________________________ ʔani nqacsts ? ʔa. (they played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. _________________________ ʔani mmixałp. (you folks played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. stam ʔackastxʷ ? ____________________ in yyupaʔtn. (I played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam ʔackastp ? ____________________ ʔani pypuyxnxnt . (we played with)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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D. ʔacnyúpaʔatkʷ- intransitive imperfective
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. stam ʔackastxʷ ? ________________________ l ʔ. (we're playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. laʔkaʔ ʔani scmalt ? _________________________. (they're playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. stam ʔackastxʷ ? ______________________________ . (I'm playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ səckʷulx Swʕatqn ? lut. ________________________. (he's playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. stam ʔackastn ? ______________________________. (you're playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. ________________________________ Suysiʔt. (she is playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. sə ə ? ____________________________. (they're playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. haʔ _____________________ ? lut. kt səckʷiymix. (you folks are playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ kʷ ʔacciqmx ? lut, _____________________________. (I'm playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. stam ʔackastm ? ________________________. (you folks are playing in the water)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 23: Childhood 2
Vocab
basic form command English
tummsn. kas tummx ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I breast fed her.
kłʔaysn ʔani nxlkupsns. ənwi kłʔayłtxʷ ʔani nxlkupsns ! I changed his diaper.
ʔamtn inttʕaʔumaʔ. ʔamnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I fed my baby.
ciʕʷlxsn inttʕaʔumaʔ. ciʕʷlxst taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I bathed my baby.
txlkicn l sicm ʔani
intʕaʔumaʔ.
txlkicnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I wrap my baby in a
blanket.
xʷuysn inttʕaʔumaʔ. xʷuys taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ! I dressed my baby.
kʷiƛn s ʔani
inttʕaʔumaʔ.
kʷiƛalqsnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I undressed my baby.
isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ʔitxsn. ʔitxst taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I put the baby to bed.
isqʷsqʷəsaʔ xəlkicn l muxʷl. txlkicnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ l
muxʷls. !
I wrapped the baby in the
cradle board.
ʔapləqsn isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ʔapləqsnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! I wiped the baby's nose.
nʔapʔupsn ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ nʔapʔupsnt taʔ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ I wiped the baby's butt.
Phrases 1
stam kaʔkasn ? What should I do?
kas txlkicntxʷ ʔani sqʷəsaʔ l muxʷls. You should wrap the baby in her cradle board.
kas kłʔayłtxʷ ʔani nxlkupsns. You should change her diaper.
haʔ səcciʕʷlxsn ʔani tʕaʔumaʔ ? Should I give the baby a bath?
lut kas ciʕʷlxsntxʷ ʔani tʕaʔumaʔ ? Don't give the baby a bath.
kas ʔitxstxʷ ʔani tʕaʔumaʔ ? You should put the baby to bed.
Phrases 2
haʔ in ʔacxʷukstuxʷ łuʔ ʔay kʷ ttwit ? When you were a child did you pick your
nose?
ʔa, ʔacxʷukstun ʔ ʔay kn ttwit. Yes, I picked my nose when I was a child.
lut, ʔacxʷukstunən in ʔ ʔay kn ttwit. No, I didn't pick my nose when I was a child.
łuʔ kʷ ʔay ttwit səc kʷ ntkayalqm ? When you were a child did you pee in your
pants?
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kn ttwit ʔay kn ʔacntkayalqm. Yes, I peed in my pants when I was a child.
kn ttwit ʔay kniʔap kn ʔacntkayalqm. As a child I always peed my pants.
łuʔ kʷ ʔay ttʕaʔumaʔ sʔay kʷ
?acnmnmnakalqm?
When you were baby did you poop your
pants ?
lutay kn ʔacnmnakalqm. No, I didn't poop my pants.
ʔa, kn ttwit ʔay kniʔap ʔay kn
ʔacnmnakalqm.
Yes, as a child I always pooped my pants.
łuʔ kʷ ʔay ttwit ʔay kʷ ləxʷlxʷcnmul. Were you a crybaby when you were a child?
kn ttwit niʔap ʔay kn ʔaclaxʷcnm. As a child I always cried.
kn ttwit lutay pankaʔ kn ʔaclaxʷcnm. As I child I never cried.
conjugations
xʷuy get dressed intransitive past / present
singular plural
1st person kn xʷuy kt xʷuy
2nd person kʷ xʷuy kʷp xʷuy
3rd person xʷuy cncnilxəlx xʷuy
examples:
haʔ kʷ xʷuy til ? ʔa, kn xʷuy til. Did you get dressed? Yes, I got dressed.
haʔ cnil til xʷuy ? Is she dressed ?
til xʷuy kʷaʔ nasu noxʷt. She got dressed to go.
haʔ plplapst kʷp xʷuy. Did you guys get dressed?
lmliml tiʔ kt xʷuy. We got dressed.
ʔa, cncnilxəlx til xʷuy. Yes, they got dressed.
cncnil xʷsxʷusxəlx nasuʔ kʷaʔ xʷuy. They hurried and got dressed.
xʷuyst dress someone transitive past/present
singular plural
1st person xʷuysn xʷuystm
2nd person xʷuystxʷ xʷuystp
3rd person xʷuys xʷuysts
examples:
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inca xʷuysn isqʷsqʷəsaʔ. I dressed my baby.
haʔ ənwi xʷuystxʷ ʔani isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ? Did you dress your baby ?
cnil xʷuys ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔs. She dressed her baby.
til xʷuy kʷaʔ nasuʔ noxʷt. She got dressed and then she left.
lmliml xʷuystm ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔət We dressed our baby.
haʔ cncnilxəlx xʷuysts ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ Did they dress the baby?
ʔitxst put someone to sleep transitive past / present
singular plural
1st person ʔitxsn ʔitxstm
2nd person ʔitxstxʷ ʔitxstp
3rd person ʔitxsts cncnilxəlx ʔitxsts
examples:
ʔitxsn. I put her to sleep.
haʔ ʔitxstxʷ ? Did you put him to sleep?
ʔa, til səcʔitxmx. Yes, he's asleep now.
cnil ʔitxsts She put him to sleep.
lmliml ʔitxstm. We put her to sleep.
haʔ plplapst ʔitxstp ? Did you guys put him to sleep?
lut cncnilxəlx ʔitxsts. They did not put her to sleep.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Swytalqs has been babysitting for Mali. Mali has returned home and is asking Swytalqs
questions. With your partner, reenact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2: Example 3:
M: haʔ ciʕʷlxsntxʷ inttʕaʔumaʔ ? M: haʔ kłʔaysntxʷ ʔani nxlkupsns ? M: haʔ ʔamtntxʷ inttʕaʔumaʔ ?
S: ʔa, ciʕʷlxsn inttʕaʔumaʔ ? S: ʔa, kłʔaysn ʔani nxlkupsns. S: ʔa, ʔamtn inttʕaʔumaʔ
tummst
txlkicnt l sicm
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔitxst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
kłʔayst ʔani
nxlkupsns
xʷuyst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
xəlkicn l muxʷl
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔamtim ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
kʷiƛn t tmutns
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔapləqsn ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
ciʕʷlxst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Swytalqs has been babysitting for Mali. Mali has returned home and is asking Swytalqs
questions. With your partner, reenact their conversation. Follow the model.
Example 1: Example 2: Example 3:
M: haʔ xʷuystxʷ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ? M: haʔ ʔitxst ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ? M: haʔ xəlkicntxʷ l muxʷl ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ?
S: lut xʷuysn ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ. S: lut ʔitxsn ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ. S: lut xəlkicn l muxʷl ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ ?
M: xʷuyst taʔ ! M: ʔitxst taʔ ! M: txlkicnt l muxʷls !
tummst
txlkicnt l sicm
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔitxst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
kłʔayst ʔani
nxlkupsns
xʷuyst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
xəlkicn l muxʷl
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔamtim ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
kʷiƛn t
ʔani ttʕaʔumaʔ
ʔapləqsn ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
ciʕʷlxst ʔani
ttʕaʔumaʔ
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog 3 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Ask your partner about things they did as a child. Follow the model.
Example 1:
A: łuʔ kʷ ʔay ttwit in ʔacxʷukstuxʷ ?
C: ʔa, ʔacxʷukstun ʔ ʔay kn ttwit. kʷaʔ lut ʔacxʷukstun in ʔ ʔay kn ttwit.
ʔacxʷukstunt
ʔacntkayalqm
ʔacłixalwis
ʔacyupaʔalwis
ʔacnmnakalqm.
ʔaclaxʷcnm
ʔacwawlx skint
ʔacqʷaymncut
ʔac ʔ
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Conjugation 1 sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Papilyaʔqn is Camp Director, and has phoned the Assistant Director, Sknxʷalqs, asking
if the campers got dressed and went to their activity centers. Reenact their conversation.
Example 1: Example 2:
S: haʔ kʷ xʷuy ? T: haʔ xəlx xʷuy Kasnu kʷaʔ Suysiʔt ?
T: ʔa, kn xʷuy, icaʔ kʷaʔ kn noxʷt. S: ʔa, cncnilxəlx xʷuy icaʔ kʷaʔ łəwam.
1.
2.
3.
ənwi Kasnu kʷaʔ Suysiʔt inca kʷaʔ ənwi
4.
5.
6.
ənwi kʷaʔ Sxapqin Prasuwa ənwi kʷaʔ Txsqin
7.
8.
9.
inca Xasxnmalqs inca kʷaʔ Ticayx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Dialog sxlxalt _________________
Instructions: Saxʷmtikn is babysitting for Katalin. Re-enact their conversation.
K: xast sxlxalt, kʷ ckicx.
S: ʔa, kn ckicx. laʔka ʔani scmalt ?
K: l snʔamałmntn. ʔaccaʔqʷunmxəlx. kʷaʔ ʔani nʔyusalt
ʔacʔitxmx.
S: stam inxmank kʷaʔ kis ʔackastn ?
K: inxmank kas ʔamtixʷ ʔani scmalt ica kʷaʔ kas ʔitxstxʷ.
S: ha inxmank kas ciʕʷlxstn ʔani nʔyusalt ?
K: ʔa, inxmank kas ciʕʷlxstxʷ ʔani nʔyusalt.
S: l kʷinx kʷaʔ cpulxəlx ʔani scmalt ʔ
K: l xnut kʷaʔ ʔacpulxəlx.
naxmł inxmank kas pulxstxʷ ʔani nʔyusalt l sisplk.
S: ʔa xast.
K: l mymiyaws scuwy naʔ kn ʔalnoxʷt.
S: ʔa. nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
K: ʔa.
l mymiyaws scuwy....
K: kn ʔalckic.
S: ʔa.
K: ha tiʔ kʷp xsxast ?
S: ʔa, wiʔspulxstn kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu səcʔitxəlx.
K: lamlamt.
S: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 23 iscqʷncút _______________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _________________
A. xuy intransitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English. Then translate to English.
1. ________________________________________ ica kʷaʔ noxʷt. (she got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. xast ʔani __________________________________ kʷaʔ łəwam kas ʔiłnmx.. (they got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ xast ______________________________________ ? ʔa. (you got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _______________________________________ ica kʷaʔ kt łəwam. (we got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ xast _____________________________? ʔa, icaʔ kʷaʔ kt łəwam. (you folks got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ______________________________________ Syakʷqn ? lalutay. (he got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. ______________________________________ icaʔ kʷaʔ kn ʔucqaʔ. (I got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. ______________________________________ icaʔ kʷaʔ lut kt ʔucqaʔ. (we got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. xast __________________________ icaʔ kʷaʔ kʷ noxʷt kas qʷaymncutmx. (you got dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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B. xuyst - transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ha? xʷuystxʷ Tapit ? ʔa, ____________________________________. (I dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. Susan ____________________________________ ʔani mmixał. (she dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. swat ʔani ____________________________________ ? inca. (s/he dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. _____________________________________ ʔani scmaltət. (we dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. in ʔ ʔani ______________________________ ʔani sqʷsqʷsaʔs. (they dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ__________________________________ ? ʔa, ciʕʷlxsn kʷaʔ xʷuysn. (you dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ __________________________________ Ticayx ? lalutay. (you folks dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. _____________________________________ ʔani mmixałs. (they dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ _____________________________________ Tapit ? ʔa, xʷuysn. (you dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. haʔ xʷuystp ʔani scmaltp ? ʔa, ________________________________. (we dressed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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C. ʔitxst - transitive past / present
Instructions: fill in the blank with the nxaʔmxcin prompted by the English.
1. ______________________________ ʔani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ. (I put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ pulxstp ? kiwa, _____________________________. (we put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. ______________________________ ʔani ttwit. (they put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ ____________________________ yʕaʔtu ʔani scmalt ? lalutay. (you put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. _________________________________ ʔani scmaltət. (we put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ______________________________ ʔani l Misal sincaʔs ? ʔa. (he put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _______________________________ ʔani scmalt ? ʔa. (you folks put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
8. __________________________________ inmmixał. (I put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
9. haʔ ___________________________________ isqʷsqʷsaʔ ? lut. (you put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
10. Sapat kʷaʔ Tapit ʔani_____________________________ ʔani scmaltət. (they put to bed)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 24: Ethnonyms
Vocab
skwaxcnmxʷ Moses-Columbia People
snpsqʷawsmxʷ Wenatchee People
sclamxʷ Chelan People
sntiyatkʷxʷ Entiat People
spaƛmulxʷəmxʷ Methow People
wknaqinmx Okanogan People
nspilmxʷ Nespelem People
snpʕʷilxʷ San Poil People
sxʷyałpm Colville People
snasawłkʷxʷ Lakes People
sḥaptnxʷ Sahaptin People
sƛxatkʷxʷ Spokane Falls People
spuqinxʷ Spokane People
qlispalm Kalispel People
salixʷ Bitterroot Salish People
suyapnxʷ White People
qʷyus Black People
Phrases 1
tlaka isnəqsalxʷ ? Where is your family from?
iskint tl skwaxcnmxʷ. My people are Moses-Columbia.
inƛəxƛəxəxpm tl snpsqʷawsmxʷ. My ancestors are Wenatchee.
inƛəxƛəxəxpm tl sclamxʷ. My ancestors are Chelan.
inƛəxƛəxəxpm tl snpʕʷilxʷ. My ancestors are San Poil.
Phrases 2
haʔ ismʔam tl wknaqin ? Is your woman from the Okanogan?
ʔa, cnil tl wknaqin. Yes, she is from the Okanogan.
lut cnil tl wknaqin. suyapnxʷ cnil. She’s not from the Okanogan. She’s white.
haʔ isqltmixʷ tl sƛxatkʷ ? Is you man from Spokane Falls ?
ʔa, tl sƛxatkʷ. Yes, he’s from Spokane Falls.
lut tl sƛxatkʷ. cnil tl qlispalm. He’s not from Spokane Falls. He is Kalispel.
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Phrases 3
laka l panʔistkʷ kʷ ʔacwax ? kl npʕʷilx.
Where were you living last winter? In the San
Poil.
ʔacwaxwəx l npʕʷilx. They are living in the San Poil.
haʔ cnil ʔacwax l npsqʷaws ? Is he living at Wenatchee ?
lut. cnil ʔacwax l clan. No. He’s living at Chelan.
Phrases 4
haʔ inxmank sḥaptnxʷ ? Is your love Sahaptin ?
ʔa, cnil sḥaptnxʷ. Yes, s/he is Sahaptin.
lut cnil sḥaptnxʷ. cnil skwaxcnmxʷ. S/he’s not Sahaptin. S/he’s Moses-
Columbian.
haʔ inxmank ʔani tl sxʷyałpm ? Is your love Colville ?
lut tl sxʷyałpm. S/he’s not Colville.
haʔ inxmank qʷyus ? Is you love Black ?
ʔa, qʷyus kʷaʔ swiʔnumtmxʷ. Yes, s/he’s Black and good looking.
lut qʷyus ʔani inxmank. My love is not Black.
haʔ inxmnkaws tl spoqinxʷ ? Is your love Spokane?
ʔa, inxmnkaws tl spoqinxʷ. Yes, my love is Spokane.
lut inxmnkaws tl spoqinxʷ. My love is not Spokane.
Conjugation 1
ƛxpstum to raise a child (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca ƛxpstunən lmliml ƛxpstum
2nd
person ənwi ƛxpstuxʷ plplapst ƛxpstup
3rd
person cnil ƛxpstus / ƛxpstwas cncnil ƛxpsts / ƛxpstwasəlx
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 24 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Example: Qʷ: tl tlaka ʔani iskʷuy ?
P: tl qlispalm ʔani iskʷuy.
Qʷʕasqiʔ Pacís
1. 1.
tum- qlispalm skʷuy- sƛxatkʷxʷ
2. 2.
maʔastəm- snpsqʷawsmxʷ lʔaw- sḥaptnxʷ
3. 3.
- skwaxcnmxʷ - suyapnxʷ
4.
4.
- clamxʷ qanaʔ- spaƛmulxʷəmxʷ
5.
5.
sxelwi- snasawłkʷxʷ noxʷnxʷ- sxʷyałpm
6.
6.
seʔstem- wknaqinmx scsest- snpʕʷilxʷ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 24 ______________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________
Instructions: Xsxaslqs and Aliksa are getting to know each other. With your partner, learn
and practice their conversation.
X: ʔa. ʔ ənwí ?
A: ʔ ʔ ənwi ?
X: numas ʔinca kʷaʔ kn ast. laka kʷ ʔacwax ? kl sƛxatkʷ ?
A: lut. spuqinxʷ ʔ kn ʔacwax.
X: haʔ iskint tl spuqinxʷ ?
A: intum tl spuqinxʷ. inmaʔastəm tl snpʕʷilxʷ.
X: haʔ wnax ? naxʷ inki ʔ tl snpʕʷilxʷ.
A: maxʷ xʷaʔ lmliml kʷaʔ
A: maxʷ icaʔ wnaxʷ ! kt kas wawlx icaʔ kʷaʔ cmistum.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 24 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. ʔacwax
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. haʔ kl npʕʷilx _________________________ ? (you guys live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ _________________________ l npsqʷaws ? (you live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. laʔkáʔ ʔaní snawáxtns l intum ʔ npsqʷaws ____________ . (she lives)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. laʔkáʔ ʔaní snawáxtnp ? _________________ (we live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ ___________ lut. kl npʕʷilx. (they live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ kl npʕʷilx ani snawáxtnp ? lut. l clan ______________________. (we live)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. laʔkáʔ ʔaní isnawáxtn ? ʔ sƛxatkʷ ________________ . (I live)
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Lesson 25: Horses
Vocab
smmucxn mare
nmlkʷaplst stallion
kʷiƛpaʔst gelding
qəqʔik colt/foal
nləʕʷləʕʷiknxn horse shoe
nclxʷikn saddle
ləʕʷalqʷptn bridle
lawlqsn halter
sicm blanket
ləkləkxn hobbles
swxmin curry comb / brush
hacmin rope
kałaqlx ride a horse (1 person)
kayrix ride a horse (more than 1)
əcnawlx is running
əcpapaxanm is walking/trotting
panuscut to buck
qʷaʔcanxʷ to sweat
Phrases 1
cəknalxʷ inxƛcin ? What color is your horse ?
inxƛcin pumlxʷ. My horse is brown.
inxƛcin qyalxʷ. My horse is a paint/spotted.
inxƛcin ʔacmamn. My horse is an appaloosa/palomino.
inxƛcin qʷiy. My horse is black.
inxƛcin payq. My horse is white.
inxƛcin kłkʷiylxʷ. My horse is a sorrel.
inxƛcin słyalxʷ. My horse is a roan and white.
inxƛcin kpiqlqs. My horse is palomino w/ white mane & tail.
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Phrases 2
sackamx kʷaʔ npanuscut inxƛcin ? Why is your horse bucking?
ʔacpanuscut kałiʔ liʔntm t macp. He’s bucking because he got stung by a bee.
sackamx kʷaʔ cqʷaʔcanxʷ ʔani inxƛcin ? Why is your horse sweating?
əcqʷaʔcanxʷ kałiʔ ʔacnawlxtsn. He’s sweating because I was running her.
sackamx kʷaʔ ʔacłəqʷut ʔani inxƛcin ? Why is your horse laying down?
inxƛcin sacqiltmx. My horse is sick.
haʔ snpstuxʷ ? Did you break (tame) it ?
snpstunən. I broke (tamed) it.
lut snpstunən. qʷałqʷłt putay. I didn’t break it. It’s still wild.
inxƛcin naqʷałtn. My horse is a packhorse.
inxƛcin qʷaʔqʷuƛaʔxntn. My horse is a racehorse.
inxƛcin ḥwḥawwiymul. My horse is a workhorse.
kʷiƛpaʔsn. I gelded it/him.
Conjugation 1
ʔamt to feed (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca ʔamtn lmliml ʔamtm
2nd
person ənwi ʔamtxʷ plplapst ʔamtp
3rd
person cnil ʔams cncnil ʔams
examples:
haʔ ʔamtxʷ ʔani xƛcin. Did you feed the horse ?
ʔa, til ʔamtn ʔani xƛcin. Yes, I feed the horse.
lut ʔamtn ʔani xƛcin. I didn’t feed the horse.
Conjugation 2
ʔamnaʔxƛcín to feed stock (past/present intransitive)
singular plural
1st person kn ʔamnaʔxƛcin kt ʔamnaʔxƛcin
2nd
person kʷ ʔamnaʔxƛcin kʷp ʔamnaʔxƛcin
3rd
person cnil ʔamnaʔxƛcin cncnilxəlx ʔamnaʔxƛcin
examples
kn ʔamnaʔxƛcin I fed the stock.
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Conjugation 3
ʔanint to take along (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person ʔaninən ʔanintm
2nd
person ʔanintxʷ ʔanintp
3rd
person ʔanins cncnilxəlx ʔanins
examples:
haʔ ʔanintxʷ kl sawłkʷ ʔani xƛcin ? Did you take the horse to water?
ʔa, ʔaninən kl sawłkʷ ʔani xƛcin. Yes, I took the horse to water.
lut ʔaninən kl sawłkʷ ʔani xƛcin. I didn’t take the horse to water.
Conjugation 4
nləʕʷləʕʷíknt to shoe a horse (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person nləʕʷləʕʷikn nləʕʷləʕʷikntm
2nd
person nləʕʷləʕʷikntxʷ nləʕʷləʕʷikntp
3rd
person nləʕʷləʕʷiks cncnilxəlx nləʕʷləʕʷiks
examples:
haʔ nləʕʷləʕʷikntxʷ ? Did you shoe it?
ʔa, nləʕʷləʕʷikn. Yes, I shoed it.
lut nləʕʷləʕʷikn. I didn’t shoe it.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 25 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out about your partner’s food preferences by asking them about the foods
pictured below.
Example 1: A: haʔ snpstuxʷ ani ʔacmamn ?
C: ʔa, snpstunən ani ʔacmamn.
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Example 2: A: haʔ snpstuxʷ ani pumlxʷ ?
C: lut snpstuxʷ. qʷałqʷłt putay ani pumlxʷ.
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2
3.
ʔacmamn. pumlxʷ payq
4. 5.
6.
qyalxʷ kłkʷiylxʷ słyalxʷ
7. 8.
9.
qʷiy qyalxʷ kpiqlqs
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 25 ______________
Dialog sxlxalt _______________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Pʕałxʷ (P) and Qʷulaqaʔ (Q)
about what people horses.
P: ʔa, Spʕamix.
Q: ʔa, Pʕałxʷ. haʔ ənwil axaʔ ani qyalxʷ ?
P: ʔa, inxƛcin.
Q: wnaxʷ qʷaqʷamt inxƛcin.
P: tawn ani tl insmʔal. tiʔ qʷtuntmlqs.
Q: haʔ snpstuxʷ ?
P: lut. insmʔal ani snpstus.
Q: haʔ qilt ? wnaxʷ ʔacqʷaʔcanxʷmx.
P: lut qilt. əcqʷaʔcanxʷ kałiʔ ʔacnawlxtsn.
Q: kas ʔanintxʷ kl sawłkʷ.
P: til. kas ʔacʔanin kl sawłkʷ.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 25 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. ʔamt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. l kʷinx ʔamtp ani qəqʔik ? _________________________ l xnut. (we fed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. l kʷinx _________________________ ʔani nmlkʷaplst ? l sis
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ____________________ yaʔtuʔ ani xƛcin ? lut. kməxʷ ani smmucxn. (you fed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. _________________________ ani qəqʔik ? lalutay. (s/he fed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. l kʷinx _________________________ ʔani smmucxn ? l əcmakst. (you fed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ l twin kʷaʔ __________________ ani qəqʔik ? lut. l xnut. (I fed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. l kʷinx __________________ ʔani ʔacmamn. ? l əcmakst. (you guys fed.)
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Lesson 26: Bathing
Vocab
naʔcawpqnt wash hair/head
ʔapnt wipe something
ʔapłt wipe something for someone
cawłt wash something for someone
ʔiskʷlnt throw something
nłaqlxatkʷst seat someone in water
cix hot (water)
tər cold (water)
kcxʷanaʔnt pour water over someone
Phrases
kas naʔcawpqntsn. I’m going to wash your hair.
kas ʔapłtsn isnałusłusmn. I’m going to wipe your eyes.
kas cawłtsn iskiyawqn. I’m going to wash your hair.
nasuʔ cawłtsn iskiyawqn. I’ll wash your hair.
yʕamstunn ʔani yupaʔtn. I set the toys up.
yʕaʔtu ʔani ʔiskʷlntxʷ inyupaʔtn. You threw all of your toys.
kas ʔapntsn. I’m going to dry (wipe) you.
haʔ xʷusmn l isnałusłusmn ? Do you get soap in your eyes?
kas nłaqlxatkʷstmn. I’m going to set you in the water.
haʔ cix ʔani sawłkʷ ? Is the water hot?
haʔ tər ʔani sawłkʷ ? Is the water cold?
haʔ kʷ suyy ? Are you cold (chilly) ?
haʔ til saʔkʷ kʷ cʔucqaʔ ? Are you ready to get out?
sət kn ʔani sawłkʷ. I turned on the water.
təxʷpstunən ʔani sawłkʷ. I turned off the water.
kas cəqn ʔani sawłkʷ. I’m going to drain the water.
ʔacxnt ʔani sawłkʷ tiʔ kʷaʔ nqnmulxʷəxʷ Look at the water draining.
kas kcxʷanaʔntsn. I’m going to pour water over you.
kas cawłtsn ʔani inqʷomqn. I’m going to wash your head.
ənwi saʔkʷ cawłt qʷomqns. You wash her head.
haʔ til nacəxʷntxʷ ʔani l yirpkan t sawłkʷ ? Did you pour water in the cup?
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Conjugation 1
qʷacst to fill (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person qʷacstn qʷacstm
2nd
person qʷacstxʷ qʷacstp
3rd
person qʷacsts cncnilxəlx qʷacsts
examples:
haʔ qʷacstxʷ ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ ? Did you fill the cup with water?
ʔa, qʷacstn ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ. Yes, I filled the cup with water.
lut. cnil qʷacsts ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ. No. She filled the cup with water.
lmliml qʷacstm ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ. We filled the cup with water.
haʔ plplapst qʷacstp ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ ? Did you guys fill the cup with water?
cncnilxəlx qʷacsts ʔani yirpkan t sawłkʷ. They filled the cup with water.
Conjugation 2
ciʕʷlxstn to bathe (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person ciʕʷlxstn ciʕʷlxstm
2nd
person ciʕʷlxstxʷ ciʕʷlxstp
3rd
person ciʕʷlxsts cncnilxəlx ciʕʷlxsts
examples:
haʔ ciʕʷlxstxʷ ? Did you bathe her?
ʔa, ciʕlxstn. Yes, I bathed her.
cnil ciʕʷlxsts. She bathed him.
lmliml ciʕʷlxstm. We bathed her.
haʔ plplapst ciʕʷlxstp ? Did you guys give him a bath?
lut. cncnilxəlx ciʕʷlxsts. No. They gave her a bath.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 26 is ʷncút
Partner Conversation 1 sxlxalt
Instructions: what did Knicaʔ and her daughter say to each other during bath time. Follow
the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ kas naʔcawpqntsxʷ ?
C: ʔa, kas naʔcawpqntsn.
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2
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3
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4
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naʔcawpqnt ʔapłt
isnałusłusmn
cawłt
iskiyawqn
ʔapnt
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6
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7
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nłaqlxatkʷst kcxʷanaʔnt cawłt
inqʷomqn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 26 is ʷncút
Dialog sxlxalt
Instructions: Pit has been babysittin for Mali. With your partner, practice this dialog between
Pit (P) and Mali (M)..
P: ʔa, kn lamt kʷ ckicx.
M: lamlamt. numas inca. ʔackanm kʷp ?
P: tiʔ kt xast. kʷaʔ ənwi.
M: til kn xast. ha ciʕʷlxstxʷ ʔani scmalt ?
P: ʔa. ciʕʷlxstn.
M: xast. lamlamt.
P: ʔa. kn kas noxʷt. nasuʔ ʔalwikłtmn.
M: kłʔam taʔ. kas xaqntsn.
P: ʔa. lamlamt.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 26 is ʷncút
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt
A. ciʕʷlxst
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. haʔ Prasat _________________________ ʔani ʔasqʷsaʔs ? aʔ. (she bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. swat ʔani _________________________ inxəxƛcin. (s/he bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ _________________________ ʔani stamkaʔp ? lut. (you folks bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. swat ʔani kas _________________________ ? Sltis. (I bathe)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________ inxƛcin ? lalutay. (you bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ lmliml _________________________ ʔani kpypuyxnt. (we bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ Mali kʷaʔ Pit _________________________ ʔani kiʔanaʔsəlx ? aʔ. (they bathed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 27: Diapering
Vocab
kłʔaysnt change something
nxlkupsn diaper
łət wet
nmnakalkm poop pants
tmtmutn clothes
xʷuyyst dress someone
kʷałt take/grab something of someone
trqlusxanm kick ones feet
kłʔamnt wait for something
ymyumlx move around
qyxʷups butt stinks
məcłtim wipe something on someone
nxlkupsnt to diaper someone
xaƛmst put on pants
wiʔstum finish with something
Phrases
kłʔaysntxʷ ʔani nxlkupsns. You changed her diaper.
intmtmutn łət. Your clothes are wet.
kas kłʔayłtsn intmtmutn. I’m going to change your clothes.
łəqilx taʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ xʷuyystmn Lay down so I can dress you.
lut kis trqlusxanm. Don’t wiggle/kick around.
ʔackʷałtsn ʔani iscuʔcuʔxn. I’ve got your legs/feet.
lut kas təqntxʷ iskmusəp. Don’t touch your butt.
nasuʔ kʷaʔ ʔapłtsn iskmusəp. I’m going to wipe your butt.
lut kis ymyumlx. Don’t move around.
kłʔamntsxʷ. Wait for me.
tiʔ kʷ nmnakalkm. You pooped your pants.
tiʔ kʷ qyxʷups. Your butt stinks.
laʔkaʔ ʔani xʷukʷ nxlkupsn ? Where is the clean diaper?
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kʷəl ʔani iskmusəp You butt is red.
sʔakʷ məcłtsinən ʔani iskmusəp I’ll put cream on your butt.
haʔ ʔacqilt ? Does it hurt?
lut kis ləxʷcnm. Don’t cry.
kəkam icaʔ kn wiʔakst. I’m almost done.
kas nxlkupsntsn. I’m gonna put on your diaper.
haʔ lut inxmank ʔani inxlkupsn ? Don’t you want your diaper?
clix taʔ kʷaʔ na?su xaƛmstmn. Stand up so I can put on your pants.
icaʔ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu wiʔstumn. Okay, I’m all done with you.
Conjugation 1
kłʔaysnt change something (past/pres -nt trans.)
singular plural
1st person kłʔaysn kłʔaysntm
2nd
person kłʔaysntxʷ kłʔaysntp
3rd
person kłʔays cncnilxəlx kłʔays
Conjugation 2
kłʔayst change something (past/pres –st trans.)
singular plural
1st person kłʔaystn kłʔaystm
2nd
person kłʔaystxʷ kłʔaystp
3rd
person kłʔaysts cncnilxəlx kłʔaysts
Conjugation 3
kłʔaysłt change something (past/pres –łt trans.)
singular plural
1st person inca kłʔayłtn lmliml kłʔayłtm
2nd
person ənwi kłʔayłtxʷ plplapst kłʔayłtp
3rd
person cnil kłʔayłts cncnilxəlx kłʔayłts
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examples:
kas kłʔayłtsn intmtmutn. I’m going to change your clothes.
haʔ kłʔayłtxʷ nxlkupsns ? Did you change her diaper?
ʔa, kłʔaysn nxlkupsns. Yes, I changed her diaper.
cnil kłʔaysts nxlkupsns. She changes his diaper.
lmliml kłʔayłtm nxlkupsns. We changed her diaper.
haʔ ənwi kłʔayłtxʷ nxlkupsns ? Did you change his diaper?
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nxaʔmxcín 2,Diapering Lesson 27 is ʷncút
Partner Conversation 1 sxlxalt
Instructions: what did Pʕałxʷ ask is his dad about his childhood? Follow the model.
Example 1: A: haʔ kłʔaysntsxʷ inxlkʷupsn ?
C: ʔa, kłʔaysntsn inxlkʷupsn.
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2
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3
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4
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kłʔaysnt
inxlkupsn
kłʔaysnt
intmtmutn
xʷuyyst kʷałt iscuʔcuʔxn
5.
6
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7
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ʔapłt iskmusəp kłʔamnt xaƛmst wiʔstum
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 27 is ʷncút
Dialog sxlxalt
Instructions: Pit is changing Səsəqʷ’s diaper. With your partner, practice this dialog between
them.
P: cnoxʷt taʔ, Səsəqʷ. kas kłʔaysntsn ʔani inxlkupsn.
S: lu······t. lut inxmank !
P: cnoxʷt taʔ. tiʔ kʷ nmnakalkm.
S: lu···t. wa······h.
P: lut kis ləxʷcnm. cnoxʷt taʔ kʷaʔ naʔ xʷiyntsin.
ʔaʔicaʔ…
P: tiʔ kʷ qyxʷups !
S: lut kn qyxʷups. ənwi kʷ qyxʷups !
P: kʷaʔ kʷəl ʔani iskmusəp. icaʔ kʷaʔ məcłtsinən ʔani iskmusəp.
S: wa···h. wa···h. lut inxmank !
P: kəkam icaʔ kn wiʔakst. clix taʔ kʷaʔ na?su xaƛmstmn.
S: wsxənalqʷ kn !
P: wnaxʷ. wsxənalqʷ kʷ. ʔicaʔ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu wiʔstumn.
S: lamlamt, maʔastm.
P: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 27 is ʷncút
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt
A. kłʔayłt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. haʔ ənwi ____________________________ ʔani nxlkupsns ? aʔ. (you changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. lut. isaʔstm ____________________________ ʔani nxlkupsns. (s/he changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. ____________________________ nxlkupsns icaʔ kʷaʔ kt łəwam. (we changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. swat ʔani _____________________________ tmtmutns ? tums. (s/he changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. _____________________________ sxaƛmsxns. (I changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ ʔani qʷəsncoqaʔpəsmxəlx ________________________ xəlxəlaxʷs. (they changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ plplapst _____________________________ ʔani sawłkʷ ? lut. (you folks changed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 28: Go to Bed Lesson
Vocab
qnqin pillow
laluyaʔnt swing/rock someone
xʷiynt pick up and hold
nkʷancinm sing
nkʷancintn music/singing
łəqilx lay down (one)
łəqlilx lay down (more than one)
ktpanaʔncut cover oneself up
kxlkant wrap someone up
nacipcipsm close eyes
kʷaxʷəxʷt awake (more than one)
łaqlx get up (from lying down)
Phrases
kʷas małəmx. You’re going to rest.
kʷant taʔ ʔani sicm. Get the blanket.
haʔ qnqin inxmank ? Do you want a pillow?
laʔka ʔani inqnqin ? Where is your pillow?
tucmnct taʔ ʔani qnqin. Lay down on your pillow.
cnoxʷt taʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ xʷiyntsinən. Come here and I’ll hold you.
haʔ nasuʔ kʷaʔ laluyaʔntsn ? Shall I rock/swing you?
nasuʔ l nłaqlxawsn laluyaʔntsn. I will rock you in the chair.
inca kʷaʔ nasuʔ xʷiyntsinən. I’m going to pick you up and hold you.
haʔ inxmank saʔkʷ xʷiyntsinən ? Do you want me to pick you up?
til xʷiyntsinən. I picked you up.
haʔ nasuʔ kn nkʷancinm ? Shall I sing?
inca nasuʔ nkʷancinntsn. I will sing to you.
kas nkʷancinntsn. I’m going sing to you.
haʔ skəłm inxmank ? Do you want a different one?
haʔ inxmank ʔani nkʷancintn ? Do you want music?
saʔkʷ xaknaʔntm ʔani nkʷancintn. Let’s listen to music.
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saʔkʷ kt łəqlilx. Let’s lay down.
saʔkʷ ktpanaʔncut kt. Let’s cover ourselves.
haʔ kməxʷ ənwi nasuʔ kʷ tpanaʔncut ? Do you want to cover yourself up?
ktpanaʔncut taʔ t sicm. Cover yourself with a blanket.
kas kxlkantsinən. I’m going to wrap you up.
wa·ʔ lut naʔ kʷ ʔitx, kałm kʷ małəm. You don’t have to sleep, but you must rest.
təxʷ taʔ łəqilx. Lie still.
nacipcipsm taʔ. Close your eyes.
nasuʔ kʷaʔ kʷp qəmm. Be calm. (plural)
lut kas wawlxmx Don’t talk. (singular)
lut kʷp yʕayʕaʔtu kʷp wawlx. Don’t talk. (plural)
haʔ nasuʔ kʷ łaqlx ? Are you going to get up?
haʔ tiʔ kʷp kʷaxʷəxʷt ? Are you awake? (plural)
haʔ kʷ ənwi til kʷaxʷt ? Are you awake? (singular)
haʔ ʔani snʔuʔsalt kʷaxʷt ? Is the baby awake?
kʷaxʷt taʔ. Wake up.
łaqlx taʔ. Get up.
Conjugation 1
xʷiynt pick up someone (past/pres transitive)
singular plural
1st person xʷiyn xʷiyntm
2nd
person xʷiyntxʷ xʷiyntp
3rd
person xʷiys cncnilxəlx xʷiys
examples:
haʔ xʷiyntxʷ ? Did you pick her up (and hold her)?
ʔa, xʷiyn. Yes, I picked her up.
cnil xʷiys. She picked her up.
lmliml xʷiyntm. We picked him up and held him.
haʔ plplapst xʷiyntp ? Did you guys pick her up?
lut. cncnilxəlx xʷiys. No. They picked her up.
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Conjugation 2
kʷaxʷnt wake someone up (past/pres transitive)
singular plural
1st person kʷaxʷn kʷaxʷntm
2nd
person kʷaxʷntxʷ kʷaxʷntp
3rd
person kʷaxʷs cncnilxəlx kʷaxʷs
examples:
haʔ kʷaxʷntxʷ ? Did you wake her up?
ʔa, tiʔ kʷaxʷn. Yes, I woke her up.
cnil kʷaxʷs. She woke him up.
lmliml kʷaxʷntm. We woke her up.
haʔ plplapst kʷaxʷntp ? Did you guys wake her up?
lut. cncnilxəlx kʷaxʷs. No. They woke her up.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 28 ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Find out from your partner who woke up and held the baby.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷaxʷntxʷ ani t ʔ ?
C: ʔa, kʷaxʷn ani t ʔ.
Example 2: A: haʔ Katalin kʷaxʷs ani t ʔ ?
C: lut cnil kʷaxʷs ani t ʔ.
1.
5.
ənwi Pacis
2
6.
Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ Sltis
3.
7.
ʔinca Kasnu kʷaʔ ʔinca
4.
8.
Pʕałxʷ kʷaʔ Swʕatqn ʕAtal
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 28 ____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Smlmalqs (S) ʔ
Knicaʔ (K) about going to bed.
K: cnoxʷ taʔ, sqʷsaʔ. ənwi yayawt kʷas małəmx.
S: lut ! lut inxmank. lut kn ʔ !
K: waʔ lut naʔ kʷ ʔitx, kałm kʷ małəm.
S: lut. inxmank syupaʔm.
K: cnoxʷt taʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ xʷiyntsinən.
S: inxmank ʔani nkʷancintn.
ʔa, til. haʔ nasuʔ kn nkʷancinm ?
S: ʔa, inxmank.
Knicaʔ nkʷancinm.
K: haʔ inxmank sqʷsaʔ ? haʔ skəłm inxmank ?
S: ·····
K: haʔ kʷ ənwi til kʷaxʷt ?
S: ·····
K: ʔa, til. saʔkʷ kt łəqlilx.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 28 ____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
xʷiynt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. haʔ _________________________ in ʔ ? lut. (you picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. _________________________ ani scmalt kʷaʔ laluyaʔs. (they picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. tiʔ kʷaxʷt ani sqʷsqʷəsaʔ icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________ . (I picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. lut ʔacʔitxmx icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________. (we picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. tiʔ kʷaxʷt icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________ . (she picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. səckanm kʷaʔ _________________________ ? tiʔ kʷaxʷt. (you guys picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. lut xmank kas małəmx icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________. (they picked up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 29: Playing
Vocab
xʷus taʔ ! hurry!
sackamx why
kamkamnt tickle
huy taʔ ! go and do!
kʷnkʷnwaxʷ wrestle
tyalwis roll around
Phrases
kas kxapntsn. I’m going to chase you.
haʔ saʔkʷ kxapntsxʷ ? Are you going to chase me?
xʷus taʔ kxapntsxʷ. Hurry and chase me.
lut kas kxapntsxʷ. Don’t chase me.
sackamx kʷaʔ ʔackxapstmxʷ ? Why are you chasing me?
kxapnt taʔ. Chase her.
kxapnłəmn. I chased you guys.
kas kamkamntsn. I’m going to tickle you.
xʷus taʔ kamkamntsxʷ. Hurry and tickle me.
lut kas kamkamntsxʷ. Don’t tickle me.
sackamx kʷaʔ ʔackamkamstmxʷ ? Why are you tickling me?
huy taʔ kʷas kamkamntxʷ. Go and tickle him.
xʷus taʔ saʔkʷ kt kʷnkʷnwaxʷmx. Hurry, let’s wrestle.
haʔ kʷ ənwi kas saʔsaʔkʷ kt kʷnkʷnwaxʷmx ? Do you want us to wrestle?
stam ʔackastxʷ ? What are you doing?
kt ʔackʷnkʷnwaxʷmx. We are wrestling.
kas kt tyalwismx. We’re going to roll.
lut kl xʷaʔał kis tyalwism. łət. Don’t roll there. It’s wet.
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Conjugation 1
kxapnt chase something (past/pres. transitive)
singular plural
1st person kxapn kxapntm
2nd
person kxapntxʷ kxapntp
3rd
person kxaps cncnilxəlx kxaps
examples:
haʔ kxapntxʷ ? Did you chase him?
ʔa, kxapn. Yes, I chased him.
cnil kxaps. She chased him.
lmliml kxapntm. We chased her.
haʔ plplapst kxapntp ? Did you guys chase her?
cncnilxəlx kxaps. They chased him.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 29 ____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out from your partner which people did or did NOT chase the dog.
A: haʔ kxapntxʷ ʔani xəxƛcin ? A: haʔ Katalin kʷaʔ kxaps ʔani xəxƛcin ?
C: ʔa, kxapn ʔani xəxƛcin. C: lut kxaps ʔani xəxƛcin.
1.
5.
ənwi Pacis
2
6.
Katalin ənwi kʷaʔ Sltis
3.
7.
ʔinca Kasnu kʷaʔ ʔinca
4.
8.
Pʕałxʷ kʷaʔ Swʕatqn ʕAtal
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 29 __________________
Dialog sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: Instructions: With your partner, re-enact the conversation between Knicaʔ and
Sapat.
K: ʔa, Sapat. stam ʔackastxʷ?
S: ʔa, Knicaʔ. kn ʔaccaʔqʷumn.
K: haʔ inxmank syupaʔ ?
S: lut inxmank. tiʔ cuntsn, kn ʔaccaʔqʷumn.
K: xʷus taʔ saʔkʷ kt kʷnkʷnwaxʷmx !
S: lut inxmank !
K: tiʔ kʷas yupamx haʔ lut kʷ yupaxmank.
kas kamkamntsn...
S: lut ! lut kas kamkamntsxʷ !
K: cnoxʷt taʔ icaʔ kʷa yupaʔntsn.
S: ʔa, til.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 29 ____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. kxapnt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. sackamx kʷaʔ ʔ (you guys chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. _________________________ ʔałi kʷaʔ ʔackamkamsts. (I chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. sackamx kʷaʔ kn ʔ . (you chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. sackamx kʷaʔ _________________________ ʔani ttwit ? (she chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut _________________________ ʔani xəxƛcin ʔałiʔ kʷaʔ ʔ . (we chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________________ ʔani yúkaʔ ? aʔ. (they chased)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. lut l stxʷul kʷaʔ kas _______________________ ʔani in ʔ. ʔucqaʔ taʔ ! (you chase)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 30: Playground
Vocab
laluyaʔm to swing
qʷʕapmalawis slide around
laluyaʔ a swing
yirmnt push something
kałaqłxst to seat someone on
tkʷnkʷnam hold on
xasmscut be careful / do good
Phrases
haʔ kʷas laluyaʔmx ? Are you going to swing?
ʔa, kn kas laluyaʔmx. Yes, I’m going to swing.
lut kn kas laluyaʔmx. I’m not going to swing.
haʔ kʷas qʷʕapmalawismx ? Are you going to slide?
ʔa, kn kas qʷʕapmalawismx. Yes, I’m going to slide.
lut kn kas qʷʕapmalawismx. No, I’m not going to slide.
haʔ kʷas tkiwlxmx ? Are you going to climb?
ʔa, kn kas tkiwlxmx. Yes, I’m going to climb.
lut kn kas tkiwlxmx. I’m not going to climb.
kas kʷantsn. I’m going to grab you.
haʔ nasuʔ xʷiyntsin kt laluyaʔm ? Shall I pick you up so we can swing.
kałəm knaqs kʷ laluyaʔm. Or do you want to swing by yourself?
knaqs kn kas laluyaʔmx. I’m going to swing alone.
sʔakʷ kl ənwi kt kas laluyaʔmx. I’m going to swing with you.
kas l laluyaʔ. I’m going to put you on the swing.
lut kis clix l laluyaʔ. Don’t stand by the swing.
haʔ sʔakʷ kal ənwi kt qʷʕapalwis ? Do you want to slide together?
kałəm haʔ kʷ knaqs nasuʔ kʷ qʷʕapalawis ? Or do you want to slide by yourself?
kas yirmntsinən. I’m going to push you.
haʔ ʔacxatm kʷ laluyaʔm Do you want to swing high?
wnaxʷ kʷ ʔacxatm laluyaʔm. You are really swinging high.
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kalaʔ nasuʔ kʷ laluyaʔm. You are going to swing slower.
iscuʔcuʔxn kas kʷantsn. I’m going to grab your legs.
tkʷnkʷnam taʔ. Hold on.
lut kʷis hamp. Don’t fall off.
hamp kʷ. You fell off.
tiʔxəlx yʕaʔtuxəlx slaluyaʔmx Oh, all of them are swinging.
tiʔ ʔacqʷʕapalwis. Oh, she is sliding.
haʔ kʷ tucəc ? Did you fall down?
lut kʷis tucəc. Don’t fall down.
xasmscut kʷ. You be careful.
Conjugation 1
yirmínt to push (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca yirminən lmliml yirmintm
2nd
person ənwi yirmintxʷ plplapst yirmintp
3rd
person cnil yirmis cncnilxəlx yirmis
examples:
haʔ yirmintxʷ ? Did you push her?
ʔa, yirminən. Yes, I pushed her.
lmliml yirmintm. We pushed her.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 30 ___________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt _____________________
Instructions: find out about your partner’s food preferences by asking them about the foods
pictured below.
Example 1: A: haʔ kʷas laluyaʔmx ?
C: ʔa. kn kas laluyaʔmx ?
Example 2: A: haʔ kʷas laluyaʔmx ?
C: lut kn kas laluyaʔmx ?
1. 2. 3.
tkiwlx qʷʕapmalawis tucəc
4. 5. 6.
laluyaʔ tkiwlx qʷʕapmalawis
7.
8.
tucəc laluyaʔ
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 30 _________________
Dialog sxlxalt ___________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Mali (M) and her little sister,
Sxmnatkʷ (S)
M: haʔ kʷas laluyaʔmx ?
S: lut kn kas laluyaʔmx.
M: kʷaʔ stam kʷas ʔackastxʷ ?
S: kn kas tkiwlxmx.
M: haʔ knaqs kʷ tkiwlx ?
S: ʔa, knaqs kʷaʔ kn kas tkiwlxmx.
M: wnaxʷ kʷ ʔacxatm kʷ tkiwlx. lut kʷis hamp !
S: lut kas cuntsxʷ ! lut kn kas hamp.
M: nakxna ! hamp kʷ ! haʔ kʷ xast ?
S: ʔ
M: haʔ kʷas laluyaʔmx ?
S: ʔa, kn kas laluyaʔmx.
M: haʔ nasuʔ xʷiyntsin kt laluyaʔm ?
S: ʔa.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 30 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. ʔiłn
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. _________________________ ʔani insincaʔ l laluyaʔtn ? (you pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. ʔackanm kʷaʔ tucəc ? _________________________ ? (we pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. _________________________ ʔani ʔs l laluyaʔtn. (s/he pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. ʔackanm kʷaʔ tucəc ? _________________________? . (I pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ yirmintxʷ ? lut. _________________________ ? (they pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. _________________________ ʔani ʔp l laluyaʔtn ? (you guys pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _________________________ . aʔ, yirminən. (you pushed)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 31: Painting
Vocab
miƛm to paint
miƛmn paint
skəmnt to get something out
kʷƛqint to open something
kʷƛqintn lid
kay stuck (as in a lid)
cəxʷnt spill liquid
ʕiyprnm to wear an apron
miƛmntn paint brush
wtnmint use something
piłnt spread thing out on a surface
Phrases
haʔ inxmank smiƛm ? Do you want to paint?
ʔa, inxmank smiƛm. Yes, I want to paint.
lut inxmank smiƛm. I don’t want to paint.
ʔani miƛmn skəmntp. You guys get out the paint.
kas kʷƛqintxʷ ʔani miƛmn. You are going to open (take lid off) the paint.
ha kʷƛqintxʷ ʔani miƛmn ? Did you open the paint?
ʔa, kʷƛqin ʔani miƛmn. Yes, I opened the paint.
kas kʷƛqin ʔani miƛmn. I am going to open the paint.
kay ʔani kʷƛqintn. The lid is stuck/hard to open.
haʔ kay ʔani kʷƛqintn ? Is the lid stuck?
lut kas cəxʷntxʷ. Don’t spill it.
caknalxʷ ʔani inxmank ? What color do you want?
kʷəl ʔani inxmank. I want red.
kʷəl ʔani miƛmn. Red will be the paint (paint it red).
qʷin ʔani miƛmn. Green will be the paint (paint it green).
lut iłəxʷpayaʔ kas miƛntxʷ. Don’t paint your shirt.
inca kn ʕiyprnm. I put on/wear my apron.
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haʔ ənwi kʷ ʕiyprnm ? Are you wearing your apron?
haʔ inxmank cicxn qymintn ? Do you want a new paper?
ʔa, inxmank cicxn qymintn. Yes, I want a new paper.
huy taʔ kʷnam t miƛmntn. Go and get a paint brush.
axaʔ incul inmiƛmntn. This is my paint brush.
ałuʔ ənwil inmiƛmntn. That is your paint brush.
ixaʔ ta sawłkʷ naʔ cawntxʷ ʔani miƛmntn. Here is water to wash the paint brush.
cawnt taʔ inmiƛmntn nasuʔ kʷaʔ wtnmintxʷ. Wash your paint brush before you use it.
inxmank ʔani iscḥawwiy miƛmntn. I like your paint brush work.
til xast iscḥawwiy. You work is very good.
piłnt taʔ l katiłntn kaʔ nasuʔ luʔp. Spread it on the table so it will get dry.
haʔ til luʔp ? Did it dry out yet?
Conjugation 1
kʷƛqint to open (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person kʷƛqin kʷƛqintm
2nd
person kʷƛqintxʷ kʷƛqintp
3rd
person kʷƛqis cncnilxəlx kʷƛqis
examples:
haʔ kʷƛqintxʷ ʔani miƛmntn ? Did you open the paint?
ʔa, kʷƛqin ʔani miƛmntn. Yes, I opened the paint.
cnil kʷƛqis ʔani miƛmntn. She opened the paint.
lmliml kʷƛqintm ʔani miƛmntn. We opened the paint.
haʔ plplapst kʷƛqintp ʔani miƛmntn. Do you guys open the paint?
lut, cncnilxəlx kʷƛqis ʔani miƛmntn. No, they opened the paint.
Conjugation 2
cəxʷnt to spill (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person cəxʷn cəxʷntm
2nd
person cəxʷntxʷ cəxʷntp
3rd
person cəxʷs cncnilxəlx cəxʷs
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examples:
icaʔ kʷaʔ inca cəxʷn. Oh, I spilled it.
haʔ cəxʷntxʷ ? Did you spill it?
lut. cnil cəxʷs. No. She spilled it.
haʔ cəxʷntp ? Did you guys spill it?
lut. cncnilxəlx cəxʷs. No. They spilled it.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 31 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out from your partner who spilled various colors of paint.
Example 1 Example 2
A: haʔ cəxʷn ʔani qʷwin miƛmnʔ C: haʔ cəxʷs Txsqin ʔani kʷə miƛmn ʔ
C: ʔa, cəxʷntxʷ ʔani qʷin. A: lut, lut cəxʷs ʔani kʷə .
A C
qʷin ənwi kʷə Txsqin
kʷrayq inca kʷaʔ Ticayx inca
Kasnu kʷaʔ Smlmalqs inca kʷaʔ ənwi
Suysiʔt kʷə ənwi kʷaʔ Prasuwa
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 31 _____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Piyaris (P), the teacher and
Spʕamix (S) a student who are making Chritmas posters.
who are
P: haʔ inxmank smiƛm ?
S: ʔa, inxmank smiƛm.
P: caknalxʷ ʔani inxmank ? kʷəl kʷaʔ qʷin ?
S: qʷ ʔani inxmank!
P: ʔa, ənwi kʷaʔ əxʷtn. qʷin ʔani inmiƛmn.
S: kas kʷƛqin ʔani miƛmn.
P: haʔ kʷƛqintxʷ ʔani miƛmn ?
S: lut. kay ʔani kʷƛqintn.
P: huy taʔ kʷnam t miƛmntn. kas kʷƛqin ʔani miƛmn.
S: axaʔ incul inmiƛmntn.
P: til. cawnt taʔ inmiƛmntn nasuʔ kʷaʔ wtnmintxʷ.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 31 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. kʷƛqint
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. swat kʷƛqis ʔani swi wi t ? inca kʷaʔ ___________________ . (I opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ ənwi kʷaʔ kʷƛqintxʷ ? lut. _________________________ . (she opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. xmankt smiƛm icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________ ʔani miƛmn. (we opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ _________________________ ʔani qʷin miƛmntn ? lut. cnil kʷƛqis. (you opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. sackamx kʷaʔ lut ___________________ ʔani miƛmn? kay ʔani kʷƛqintn. (they opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. sackamx kʷaʔ _________________________ ? xmankt smiƛm. (you guys opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. inxmank smiƛm icaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________. (I opened)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 32: Reading Books
Vocab
qaymintn book
kʷlmayaʔtn story
plkmstum turn page
təlnt tear
Phrases
haʔ kas caʔqʷumxn kl ənwi. I’m going to read to you.
huy taʔ kʷnam t qaymintn. Go get a book.
ʔackanm ʔani inkʷlmayaʔtn inxmank ? Which story to you want?
cnoxʷt taʔ l xał kʷ łaqlx. Come sit here.
cnoxʷt taʔ kʷaʔ naʔ xʷiyntsin. Come and I’ll pick you up and hold you.
plkmstuxʷ taʔ ʔaci qymintn. Turn the page.
inca nasuʔ plkmstunən. I’ll turn it.
lut kas plkmstuxʷ ʔaci qymintn. Don’t turn the page.
ʔackəłm ʔani kas caʔqʷunən. I’ll read a different one.
sʔakʷ naqs numʔas caʔqʷunən. I’ll read another one.
lut kas təlntxʷ ʔaci qymintn. Don’t tear the page.
til kʷn təlntxʷ ʔaci qymintn. Oh, you tore the page.
ənwi til kʷ caʔqʷunm. You are reading!
xast kʷ caʔqʷunm. You read well.
haʔ inxmank axaʔ nkʷlmayaʔtn. Do you like this story?
ʔa, inxmank ʔani nkʷlamayaʔtn. Yes, I like the story.
lut inxmank inkʷlmayaʔtn. I don’t like your story.
Conjugation 1
təlnt to tear (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person təln təlntm
2nd
person təlntxʷ təlntp
3rd
person ctəls cncnilxəlx təls
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examples:
haʔ təlntxʷ axaʔ qymintn ? Did you tear this paper?
ʔa, təln ʔani qymintn. Yes, I tore the paper.
cnil təls ʔani qymintn. S/he tore the paper.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 32 ________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt __________________
A: haʔ təlntxʷ axaʔ ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ ?
B: ʔa. təln ʔaci ʔani łəxʷpayaʔ.
A: haʔ təlntxʷ axaʔ ʔani na ?
B: lut təln ʔaci ʔani na .
1. 2 3.
łəxʷpayaʔ
4. 5.
6.
łəxʷpayaʔ
7. 8. 9.
lkapúʔ aʔcawmntn qymintn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 32 ____________________
Dialog sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Pʕałxʷ is reading a story with Xscnitkʷ and Kipulʕaxʷ. With your partner,
practice this dialog between Pʕałxʷ (P) and Xscnitkʷ (X).
X: haʔ kas caʔqʷumxntxʷ kl ʔinca ?
P: til. huy taʔ kʷnam t qaymintn.
X: cnoxʷt taʔ l xał kʷ łaqlx.
P: haʔ inxmank saʔkʷ xʷiyntsinən ?
X: ʔa.
P: haʔ inxmank axaʔ kʷlmayaʔtn ?
X: lut inxmank ʔaci kʷlmayaʔtn.
P: sʔakʷ naqs numʔas caʔqʷunən. ʔackanm ʔani kʷlmayaʔtn
inxmank ?
X: inxmank ani "qʷcwayaʔ kʷaʔ spałaʔ".
P: haʔ kʷas naxał ?
X: lut. inxmank axaʔ ʔani kʷlamayaʔtn.
P: xast. naxʷ inca kʷaʔ ʔani inxmank.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 32 ________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt __________________
A. təlnt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English.
1. haʔ _________________________ axaʔ qymintn ? lut. (we tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ _________________________ axaʔ qymintn ? ʔa. (they tear)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. sackamx kʷaʔ lut kas caʔqʷumxntxʷ ? _________________ ʔani qaymintn? (s/he tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. lut kas _________________________ ʔaci qymintn ! (you tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut kas caʔqʷumxntm. ______________________ ʔani qaymintn?. (you guys tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. sackamx kʷaʔ _______________ ʔani qaymintn? lut inxmank inkʷlmayaʔtn. (you tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. lut kas caʔqʷumxn. _________________________ ʔani qaymintn? (I tore)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 33: Riding in a Car
Vocab
nlkanknt tie / buckle someone
ḥacnt tie / buckle something
ʔacḥac tied / buckled
ʔacnlkankm tied / buckled
llʕay loose
tənmst tighten something
kʷəƛnt undo / untie something
Phrases
kas kałaqłxstmn l pypuyxn. I’m going to put you in the car.
kas nlkankntsn. I’m going to buckle you in.
haʔ kʷ til nlkankntsn ? Did I buckle you in ?
łaqlx taʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ lkankntsn. Sit down so I can buckle you.
kas ḥacntsinən. I’m going to fasten you in.
til kʷ ʔacḥac. You are fastened in.
haʔ kʷ til ʔacḥac ? Are you fastened in?
lut naʔ kt nkʔanm putay nasuʔ kʷ
ʔacnlkankm.
We can’t drive until you’re buckled.
miyał llʕay. It’s too loose.
kas tənmstunən. I’ll tighten it.
kas kʷəƛn ʔani inlkanktn. I’m going to undo your straps.
haʔ kas kʷəƛn ʔani inlkanktn ? Shall I undo your straps ?
haʔ til lut kʷ ʔacnlkankm ? Are you unbuckled ?
Conjugation 1
nlkanknt tie / buckle someone
singular plural
1st person nlkankn nlkankntm
2nd
person nlkankntxʷ nlkankntp
3rd
person nlkanks cncnilxəlx nlkanks
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examples:
haʔ plplapst nlkankntp ? Did you guys buckle her in?
lut. cncnilxəlx nlkanks. No. They buckled her in.
haʔ nlkankntxʷ ? Did you buckle him in?
ʔa, nlkankn. Yes, I buckled him in.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 33 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: From your partner, find out who buckled in the girl.
Example 1: A: haʔ inca? kʷaʔ nlkankn ʔani kiʔanaʔ ?
C: lut nlkankntxʷ ʔani kiʔanaʔ.
Example 2: A: haʔ Suysiʔt kʷaʔ nlkanks ʔani kiʔanaʔ ?
C: ʔa, cnil nlkanks ʔani kiʔanaʔ.
inca Suysiʔt ənwi kʷaʔ Prasuwa
inca kʷaʔ Ticayx Txsqin Xasxnmalqs
Kasnu kʷaʔ Smlmalqs inca kʷaʔ ənwi ənwi
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 33 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Q ʔ (Q) and her
grandaughter Kipuʔlaʕxʷ (K).
Q: cnoxʷt taʔ, Kypulxʷ ! nałaqlx taʔ l inpypuyxnxn.
K: klaʔkaʔ kt kas łəwamx ?
Q: kt kas łəwamx kl
K: inca kʷaʔ kas ʔaninən isqʷsqʷəsaʔ.
Q: til. łaqlx taʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ lkankntsn. ha kʷ til ʔacḥac ?
K: miyał llʕay.
Q: kas tənmstunən. til kʷ ʔacḥac ?
K: ʔa, kn ʔacḥac.
Q: ʔa, til. kt kas łəwam !
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 33 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. nlkanknt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1 lut naʔ kt łəwam ! lut _________________________ isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ! (I buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ _________________________ sqʷsqʷəsaʔs ? ʔa. (she buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ _________________________ ? ʔa, kʷaʔ miyał llʕay. (you guys buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. swat _________________________ isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ? istə ʔ. (s/he buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ til ʔacḥac ? aʔ, _________________________ . (we buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ til ʔacḥac ? aʔ, _________________________ . (they buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ _________________________ isqʷsqʷəsaʔ ? ʔa. (you buckled in)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 34: Drumming & Music
Vocab
xaqnaʔnt listen to something
nkʷancintn music / singing
sətqnt turn on
təxʷpstum turn off / stop something
qʷtnitnt turn up
pumin drum
ʔackłəxʷp hanging up
pumintn drum stick
casloxʷ a rattle
Phrases
haʔ inxmank kas xaqnaʔntxʷ nkʷancintn ? Do you want to listen to music?
sətqntxʷ ʔani nkʷancintn. You turned on the music.
təxʷpstunən ʔani nkʷancintn. I turned off the music.
ənwi təxʷpstuxʷ ʔani nkʷancintn. You turned off the music.
nƛxcin qʷtnitntxʷ ʔani nkʷancintn. You turned up the music.
aʔ, tiʔ kʷaʔ nƛxcin ʔani nkʷancintn. Oh, the music is loud.
laʔka inpumin ? Where is my/your drum?
ʔackłəxʷp ʔani inpumin. My/your drum is hanging up.
saʔsaʔkʷ ckʷanən ʔani inpumin ? Shall I take down my/your drum?
huy taʔ ckʷantxʷ ʔani inpumin. Go and take down my/your drum.
laʔka ʔani pumintn ? Where is the drum stick?
huy taʔ ƛaʔƛaʔantxʷ ʔani pumintn kʷaʔ kʷ
puʔəm.
Go find the drum stick and drum.
haʔ kʷ taʔ casloxʷ ? Do you have a rattle?
ʔa, kn taʔ casloxʷ. Yes, I have a rattle.
yəʕʷyʕʷt kʷ casloxʷ. You really shake the rattle.
lut kn taʔ casloxʷ. I don’t have a rattle.
saʔsakʷ inca kn casloxʷ ? Shall I shake the rattle?
sackamxʷ kʷ ? What are you doing? / What’s up with you?
kn scasloxʷm x. I am shaking a rattle.
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saʔkʷ kłəxʷpntm ʔani pumintət. Let’s hang up our drum.
xʷus taʔ kłəxʷpntxʷ ʔani inpumin. Hurry and hang up my/your drum.
Conjugation 1
kłəxʷpnt hang up (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person kłəxʷpn kłəxʷpntm
2nd
person kłəxʷpntxʷ kłəxʷpntp
3rd
person kłəxʷps cncnilxəlx kłəxʷps
examples:
haʔ til kłəxʷpntxʷ ? Did you hang it up.
ʔa, til kłəxʷpn. Yes, I hung it up.
cnil kłəxʷps. She hung it up.
lmliml kłəxʷpntm. We hung it up.
haʔ plplapst kłəxʷpntp ? Did you guys hang it up?
lut. cncnilxəlx kłəxʷps. No. They hung it up.
Conjugation 2
pum to drum (inceptive intransitive)
singular plural
1st person kn puʔəm lmliml kt puʔəm
2nd
person kʷ puʔəm plplapst kʷp puʔəm
3rd
person cnil puʔəm cncnilxəlx puʔəm
Conjugation 3
pum to drum (inceptive intransitive)
singular plural
1st person kn kas pumix kt kas pumix
2nd
person kʷas pumix kʷp kas pumix
3rd
person kas pumix cncnilxəlx kas pumix
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examples:
haʔ kʷas pumix ? Are you going to drum?
lut. cnil kas pumix. No. She is going to drum.
haʔ kʷp plplapst kas pumix ? Are you guys going to drum?
lut. cncnilxəlx kas pumix. Yes, they’re going to drum.
Conjugation 4
pum to drum (future intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca naʔ kn pum. lmliml naʔ kt pum.
2nd
person ənwi naʔ kʷ pum. plplapst naʔ kʷp pum.
3rd
person cnil naʔ pum. cncnilxəlx naʔ pum.
examples:
yʕaʔyʕaʔtu naʔ kt pum. All of us will drum.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 34 is ʷncút
Partner Conversation 1 sxlxalt
Instructions: find out about what people are doing. Follow the model.
Example 1: A: sackamxʷ kʷ ?
C: kn scasloxʷm.
Example 2: A: cncnilxəlx sackamxʷ ?
C: cncnilxəlx puʔəm.
1.
2
.
3
.
4
.
ənwi / scasloxʷm Pilaʔsis kʷaʔ
Prasuwa /
puʔəm
Knicaʔ / scasloxʷm inca / puʔəm
5.
6
.
7
.
8
.
ənwi kʷaʔ Sapat /
scasloxʷm
inca kʷaʔ Sltis /
puʔəm
Sxmnatkʷ /
scasloxʷm
Sltis kʷaʔ Mali
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 34 is ʷncút
Dialog sxlxalt
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Piyaras (P) and Spʕamix (S)
about what people did.
P: ʔa, Spʕamix.
S: ʔa, Piyaris. haʔ inxmank kt kas pumix ?
P: ʔa, inxmank kt kas pumix. kʷaʔ ənwi ?
S: ʔa. kn kas ckʷanən ʔani inpumin.
P: haʔ kʷ taʔ pumintn ?
S: lut, lut kn taʔ pumintn. haʔ ənwi ?
P: ʔa. kn taʔ pumintn. ckʷant taʔ.
S: lamlamt. haʔ kʷ taʔ casloxʷ ?
P: ʔa. kn taʔ casloxʷ.
S: xast. naʔ kt pum kʷaʔ kt nkʷnam.
P: ʔa. xast.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 34 is ʷncút
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt
A. kłəxʷpnt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. stam ʔani _________________________ ? inpumin. (you hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. stam ʔani _________________________ ? incasloxʷ. (I hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ Mali _________________________ ʔani casloxʷ ? lut. (she hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. swat ʔani _________________________ inpumin ? Sltis. (s/he hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. laʔka _________________________ ʔani sicm ? lciʔał. (we hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________________ ənwi kʷaʔ Pit ? lut. (you all hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ Mali kʷaʔ Pit _________________________ ʔani qymintn ? aʔ. (they hung up)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 35: Creator Names the Animal People 1
Vocab
ḥawwiyncutn Creator
nqʷnmint take pity on
cqʷunt to name something
łaqlx get up/be up (from sleep)
nłwkʷkʷmist / nłwkʷkʷmint respect / keep in mind
txʷoxʷt walk
xʷuyyalwis fly around
xmankłts want you
katxalp all night / until tomorrow
ciwt say what
mymiyaws scuwy midnight / middle of the night
wəc put
nkʷaxʷllwas be awake
Phrases
ḥawwiyncutn cxlis yʕaʔtu skint. Creator called together all the people.
cut, “yʕaʔtu ʔani skint naʔ cyap. He said, “All the people are going to arrive.”
“naʔ kałtlmn yʕaʔtu scqʷnqʷncut.” “I will give you all names.”
“kʷaʔ naʔ yʕaʔtu nqʷnmintp ʔani skint.” “And everyone will take pity on the people.”
“naʔ ikʷkʷast, kʷəkʷp yʕaʔtsu cłəwam kl
istxʷul.
“In the morning you all will come to my
lodge.”
“nasuʔ kʷp ckicx ikʷkʷast, kʷaʔ ʔani cxʔit
ckicx icaʔ kʷaʔ cqʷuntm.”
“When you all arrive in the morning, the first
to arrive will get a name.”
“kʷaʔ txʷuxtmx, icaʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ kałxtm t
sumaxs.”
“And to help them, power will be given.”
icaʔ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu swat npylwas. And so everyone was glad.
caʔ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu xmanksəlx kał sisyus kʷaʔ
naʔ txəts ʔəmʔumt.
And they all wanted to be strong and take
care of our land.
cut, “naʔ ikʷkʷast kn łaqlx.” They said, “I’m going to get up in the
morning.”
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“kʷaʔ naʔ inca cxʔit kn kicx ʔani kl
ḥawwiyncutn.”
“And then I will be the first to arrive to the
Creator.”
səmiyaw cut, “inca naʔ kn cxʔit kicx kl
ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls.”
Coyote said, “I will be the first to arrive to
Creator’s lodge.”
səmiyaw lut xmanks ʔani scqʷncuts. Coyote didn’t like his name.
xmanks ʔay kał sumaxs kʷaʔ naʔ yʕaʔtu swat
ʔacnłwkʷkʷmistm.
He wanted to get power so that everyone
would respect him.
icaʔ kʷaʔ cut, “inca kʷaʔ kn naʔ stmtaml” And so he said, “I will be Grizzly”.
“stmtaml ylmixʷm kl yʕaʔtu swat
ʔactxʷoxʷts.”
“Grizzly who is the leader of everyone who
walks”.
“maxʷ naʔ kn mlqnups.” “Or maybe I”ll be Golden Eagle.”
“kʷaʔ naʔ kn ylmixʷm kl yʕaʔtu ʔani
ʔacxʷuyyalwis.”
“And I will be the leader of all those that fly
around.”
kałm mawx kn naʔ ntytyax, naʔ kn ylmixʷm
ʔani yʕaʔtu ʔacnʔuslxalwis.”
Or maybe I”ll be Salmon, and I”ll be the
leader of all those that swim.”
səmiyaw l sincaʔs kʷaʔ scqʷncut sxʷaʔxʷaʔ. Coyote’s little brother got the name, Fox.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ cus səmiyaw, “maxʷ lut naʔ
ʔacxil.”
Fox told Coyote, “Maybe it won’t be like
that”.
“lut swat xmankłts iscqʷncut.” “Nobody wants your name.”
kʷaʔ səmiyaw nkaʔsllwas. And Coyote got mad.
cus, “lut kas cuntsxʷ inca iscqʷncut ałuʔ
tmtaml, mlqnups, ntytyax.”
He told him, “You won’t say that to me when
my name is Grizzly, Eagle or Salmon”.
səmiyaw icaʔ kʷaʔ ʔalnoxʷt kl snlciʔtns.
cut, “icaʔ nasuʔ cxʔit kn kicx kl ḥawwiyncutn
l stxʷuls.”
He said, “I will be the first to arrive at
Creator’s lodge”.
ʔalkic səmiyaw kʷaʔ cus noxʷnoxʷs,
“nciyatkʷpm taʔ”.
Coyote got back home and told his wife,
“build a fire”.
“kn katxalp kn kas łaqlxmx.” “I’m going to stay up all night.”
“kʷaʔ naʔ inca kn cxʔit kʷan iscqʷncut.” “And then I will be the first to get my name.”
səmiyaw l noxʷnoxʷs xmanks. Coyote’s wife loved him.
lut xmanks kał ylmixʷm. She didn’t want him to be a leader.
kʷaʔ lut ʔaciwt. And she didn’t say anything.
səmiyaw łaqlx kl mymiyaws scuwy. Coyote stayed up until midnight.
caʔ kʷaʔ ksʔitx səmiyaw. But then Coyote got sleepy.
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cut, “xakanm saʔkʷ kʷaʔ kn lut ʔitx ?” He said, “How can I not fall asleep?”
icaʔ kʷaʔ nacut. Then he got an idea.
kʷnam tqaws ʔani slplap. He grabbed two pieces of wood.
icaʔ kʷaʔ wəcs ʔani l snałusłusmns. And so he put them in his eyes.
cut, “icaʔ nasuʔ kʷaʔ kn nkʷaxʷllwas. He said, “So now I will stay awake”.
“icaʔ kʷaʔ nasuʔ inca naʔ kn cxʔit kicx kl
ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls.”
“And then I will be the first to arrive to
Creator’s lodge.”
Conjugation 1
nkʷaxʷllwas be awake (past/present intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca nkʷaxʷllwas lmliml kt nkʷaxʷllwas
2nd
person ənwi kʷ nkʷaxʷllwas plplapst kʷp nkʷaxʷllwas
3rd
person cnil nkʷaxʷllwas cncnilxəlx nkʷaxʷllwas
examples:
cut, “icaʔ nasuʔ kʷaʔ kn nkʷaxʷllwas. He said, “So now I will stay awake”.
Conjugation 2
nqʷnmínt take pity on (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca nqʷnminən lmliml nqʷnmintm
2nd
person ənwi nqʷnmintxʷ plplapst nqʷnmintp
3rd
person cnil nqʷnmis cncnilxəlx nqʷnmis
examples:
“kʷaʔ naʔ yʕaʔtu nqʷnmintp ʔani skint.” “And everyone will take pity on the people.”
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 35 ___________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: find out about your partner’s food preferences by asking them about the foods
pictured below.
Example A: haʔ nasuʔ nkʷaxʷllwas ʔani sincaʔs ?
B: lut nasuʔ nkʷaxʷllwas.
1.
4.
7.
sincaʔs stə ʔt kʷaʔ ʔ ənwi kʷaʔ inslaxt
2.
5. 8.
inca kʷaʔ inʔ ənwi stə ʔt
3. 6. 9.
inca inca kʷaʔ ənwi Txsqin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 35 __________________
Dialog sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between pulyaʔ (P) and səmiyaw (S).
P: kʷ ckicx.
S: ʔa, kn ckicx.
P: ʔackanm kʷ ?
S: nkəslwas kn.
P: sackamxʷ ?
S: inxmank kʷaʔ inca naʔ kn cxʔit kicx kl ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls.
inxmank ʔay kił sumax xʷaʔ naʔ yʕaʔtu swat ʔacnłwkʷkʷmistms.
P: ʔacnłwkʷkʷmistmn…
S: icaʔ kʷaʔ naʔ kn stmtaml kʷaʔ kn ylmixʷm kl yʕaʔtu swat
ʔactxʷoxʷts.
P: xmankntsn. kʷaʔ lut inxmank kʷił ylmixʷm…
S: xakanm saʔkʷ kʷaʔ kn lut ʔitx… ?
səmiyaw lut ʔacxxaknaʔmx kʷaʔ pulyaʔ lut ʔaciwt.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 35 ___________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt _____________________
A. nqʷnmínt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. yʕaʔtu ______________________ ʔani skint. (you guys took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. sackamx kʷaʔ lut ____________________ ʔani skint.? lut cmistun (they took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. wnaxʷ ʔani skint. (s/he took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. __________________ islaxt. kt kałtm t sqlaw kʷaʔ . (we took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. __________________ ʔani sktamqns. kn kałtm t sʔiłn kʷaʔ . (I took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. haʔ _________________ ? ʔa, kt kałxtm t sqlaw kʷaʔ sʔiłn. (you guys took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. haʔ __________________ ? ʔa, sacximx kʷaʔ kałxtn t sqlaw. (you took pity)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 36: Creator Names the Animal People 2
Vocab
cxatət up high
kʷusm sun
kʷaxʷt awake
əccustus be saying to someone
nacut think
xʷtətpnumt get up quickly / jump up
knaqs one person / alone
kałxt give someone something
piʔicxʷt to get disheartened / digusted
qʷułlxʷ dusty ground / dirt
sisyus able / abilities / capable / powerful
lamt happy / glad
łatpncut jump around
sʔixʷl children (first people)
xʷətp take off running
tixʷał get / obtain
Phrases
tiʔ kʷaʔ cxatət ʔani kʷusm kas səmiyaw
kʷaxʷt.
The sun was up high when Coyote started
waking up.
noxʷnoxʷs əccustus, “kʷaxʷt taʔ”. He was being told by his wife, “wake up”.
ʔani noxʷnoxʷs l cnoxʷt ʔani tl ḥawwiyncutn
l stxʷuls.
His wife was coming back from Creator’s
lodge.
icaʔ kʷaʔ scqʷncuts pulyaʔ. And her name was Gopher.
caʔ kʷaʔ səmiyaw nacut ikʷkʷast. And so Coyote thought it was morning.
xʷtətpnumt caʔ kʷaʔ nawəlx ʔani kl
ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls.
He jumped up and he ran to Creator’s lodge.
kicx kʷaʔ xʷukʷ, lut swat l ciʔał. He arrived and it was clear, nobody was
there.
kʷaʔ icaʔ nacut, “ʔa xast. kn knaqs kn cxʔit
kn ckicx.”
And do he thought, “Oh good. I alone am the
first to arrive”.
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naqinm ʔani kl ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls. He went into Creator’s house.
icaʔ kʷaʔ tqʷcin, “inca kn stmtaml”. And then he shouted, “I am Grizzly”.
ḥawwiyncutn cut, “tiʔ aci kałxtm scqʷncut
ikʷkʷast.
Creator said, “That name was given this
morning”.
səmiyaw cut, “tiʔ kn kał mlqnups”. Coyote said, “Then I will be Golden Eagle”.
ḥawwiyncutn cut, “ikʷkʷast kʷaʔ ʔani
mlqnups xʷuyy.”
Creator said, “It was morning when Eagle
flew away”.
səmiyaw cut, “tiʔ kn kał ntytyax”. Coyote said, “Then I will be Salmon”.
ḥawwiyncutn cut, “tiʔ kałxmn ʔaci scqʷncut”. Creator said, “I already gave that name”.
cus səmiyaw, “yʕaʔtuxəlx ta scqʷncut tiʔ
kałxmn. kməxʷ ənwi lut”.
He told Coyote, “All theirs names were
given. Only yours wasn’t.”
“lut swat xmanks iscqʷncut.” “Nobody wanted your name.”
səmiyaw ʔacłaqlx kʷaʔ piʔicxʷt. Coyote sat down, disheartened.
łaqlx ʔani l qʷułlxʷ. He sat down in the dust.
puʔpuʔsank. He was sad.
ḥawwiyncutn cus səmiyaw, “txətnt taʔ ʔani
iscqʷncut”.
Creator told Coyote, “Take care of your
name”.
“xast iscqʷncut.” “Your name is good.”
“inxmank ʔay sʔa kʷ ʔitx. “I wanted you to sleep.”
“xʷʔit ʔani kis cḥawwiy nasuʔ łuʔ xʷl cyap
ʔani skint.”
“There will be a lot to do for when the people
arrive.”
“iscqʷncut kas kałxtmn sisyus.” “With your name I’ll give you abilities.”
“icaʔ naʔ kʷaʔ txətntxʷ ʔani kl ʔəmʔumsts.” “So then you will take care of their land.”
səmiyaw cqanaʔms haʔ icaʔ lamt kʷaʔ
łatpncut.
Coyote heard that and so he was happy and
jumped around.
ḥawwiyncutn cuntus, “txətnt taʔ ʔani
isumax”.
He was told by Creator, “Take care of your
power”.
“naʔ txətntxʷ xʷl isʔixʷl.” “You will take care of it for my children (for
the first people).”
səmiyaw icaʔ kʷaʔ xʷətp. So then Coyote took off.
lamt caʔ tixʷał qʷacqʷact sumax. He was happy to get strong power.
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Conjugation 1
kałxt (with 3rd
person object) give to (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kałxtn lmliml kałxtm
2nd
person ənwi kałxtxʷ plplapst kałxtp
3rd
person cnil kałxts cncnilxəlx kałxts
Conjugation 2
kałxt (with 2nd
person singular object) give to (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kałxtmn lmliml kałxtmt
2nd
person --- ---
3rd
person cnil kałxtms cncnilxəlx kałxtms
Conjugation 3
kałxt (with 2nd
person plural object) give to (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kałxtlmn lmliml kałxtlmt
2nd
person --- ---
3rd
person cnil kałxtlms cncnilxəlx kałxtlms
examples:
iscqʷncut kas kałxtmn sisyus. With your name, I will give you abilities.
naʔ kałxtlmn yʕaʔtu scqʷnqʷncut.” “I will give you all names.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 36
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out about your partner what was given to the old folks by the different
people pictured below.
Example 1: A: t stam ʔani lmliml kałxtm ? B: lmliml kałxtm t sʔiłn
1.
5.
ənwi kʷaʔ islaxt t sʔiłn inyilmixʷm t sqlaw
2.
6.
Mari kʷaʔ Kasnu t təmtmutn inca t sʔiłn
3.
7.
lmliml t sʔiłn inca kʷaʔ istə ʔ t sqlaw
4.
8.
ənwi t sqlaw Prasuwa t təmtmutn
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 36
Dialog sxlxalt ___________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between pulyaʔ (P) and səmiyaw (S).
P: səmiya···w !
S: stam… ? swat… ?
P: səmiyaw, kʷaxʷt taʔ.
S: stam ? lkʷinx til ?
P: nawiya nasuʔ
S: stam ? nasuʔʔ cilkst.
P: lut…
S: icaʔ kʷaʔ kn kas noxʷt kʷaʔ naʔ kn knaqs kn cxʔit kn kas ckicx.
P: səmiyaw, ʔay sxəlxəlt !
S: nasu ʔalwikłtmn. kn kas nawəlx ʔani kl ḥawwiyncutn l stxʷuls.
P: nasu ʔalwikłtmn. nakxnaʔ ! ʔayʔayʔac isqltmixʷ.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 36 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. kałxt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. qʷspicaʔ _________________________ ʔani səmiyaw t kʷlkʷlalxʷ. (he gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. wnaxʷ qʷənqʷnt ʔani sqltmix kʷaʔ _________________ t sqlaw. (they gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. saʔsaʔkʷ _____________________ t ʔaclup sqəltk. (you gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. ʔinca kʷaʔ _________________________ ʔani səmiyaw t kʷlkʷlalxʷ. (I gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
5. nqʷnmintp ʔani skint kʷaʔ ___________________ xʷʔi t sqlaw. (you guys gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. cncnilxəlx nqʷnmis _____________________ t ʔaclup sqəltk (they gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. wnaxʷ qʷənqʷnt ʔani sqltmix kʷaʔ _________________ t sqlaw. (we gave)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 37: Coyote & Badger 1
Vocab
təqnxʷayn starving
pəckl leaf
lut nkʔanm nowhere
txʷiʔxʷʔit many people
ʔacxncut be arrogant / look at yourself
kmusmus four people
słusmn face
ktuytuynt smile at someone
tiʔkʷx old
yʔəmm in need
xəlp morning / morrow
Phrases
səmiyaw kal sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔacwax. Coyote was living with Fox.
ʔackʷiymxəlx lut stam ʔacwikmxəlx. They were hunting but not finding anything.
kaʔ yəʕʷ···txəlx təqnxʷayn. And they were really starving.
caʔ kməxʷəlx ʔaciłn t cancan kʷaʔ pəckl. So they were only eating grasshoppers and
leaves.
icaʔ kʷaʔ nacut sxʷaʔxʷaʔ, “tiʔ kn kl lkʷut kas
noxʷtm”.
So then Fox thought, “I’m going to go far
away”.
səmiyaw lut nkʔanm noxʷt. Coyote didn’t go anywhere.
səmiyaw cmistus ʔay kitaʔ ʔani sʔiłn. Coyote knew about some food close by.
aʔ cmistus ʔani l cał ʔacwaxəlx skint lut
xmanks ʔayxəlx səmiyaw.
But he knew that that people living there
didn’t like him, Coyote.
səmiyaw cmistus lut kas ʔamtm stam. Coyote knew they wouldn’t feed him
anything.
səmiyaw yəʕʷyʕʷt tqnuxʷ. Coyote was really hungry.
stəqnxʷaynmx kʷaʔ nłəwkʷəkʷmis ʔani skint l
sʔiłns.
He was starving and remembered the
people’s food.
icaʔ kʷaʔ yəʕʷyʕʷt təqnxʷayn. So then he was really starving.
icaʔ kʷaʔ nacut, “kaʔakmx kn”. So then he thought, “that’s what I”ll do”.
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yxʷyxʷutxn kitaʔ ʔay ʔacwax. Badger lived nearby.
yxʷyxʷutxn swiʔnumtmx kʷaʔ sisyus
ʔackʷiym.
Badger was handsome and good at hunting.
yxʷyxʷutxn naʔap ʔacnłəwkʷəkʷmis ʔani l
ƛəxƛxəxpm.
Badger always remembered the Elders.
txʷiʔxʷʔitxəlx xmanks yxʷyxʷutxn saʔkʷ kał
snakłxʷs.
A lot of people wanted Badger to be their
son-in-law.
yxʷyxʷutxn kməxʷ ʔacʔacxncut. But Badger was arrogant.
lut xmanks ʔani tl skint kał noxʷnoxʷs. He didn’t want a wife from the people.
puʔsmis ʔani tl lkʷut naʔ ʔani noxʷnoxʷs. He thought about a wife from far away.
yxʷyxʷutxn kmusmus ʔani xilaʔs. Badger had four little sisters.
ʔani xlxilaʔs łəwamxəlx kl sawłkʷ əsciʕʷlx His sister went to the water to bathe.
l ckʷcin wiksəlx swiʔnumtmx ʔacłaqlx
smʔam.
They saw a beautiful woman sitting on the
shore.
ʔacmiƛsts ʔani słusmns. She was painting her face.
wnaxʷ ʔay swiʔnumtmx. She was truly beautiful.
icaʔ słaqlx kʷaʔ qəmm. And she was sitting calmly.
kʷaʔ ʔani xəxilaʔs xmanks ʔani smʔam. And his sisters likes the woman.
kʷaʔ cusxəlx ʔani smʔam, “saʔkʷ cnoxʷt taʔ
ʔani kl stxʷult”.
And they told the woman, “How about you
come to our house”.
xəlx nacut, “maxʷ naʔ yukaʔ naʔ xmanks ʔaci
smʔam”.
They thought, “Maybe older brother will like
this woman”.
yxʷyxʷutxn l ckicx ʔani tl skʷiym kʷaʔ wiks
ʔani smʔam ʔacłaqlx ʔani l stxʷuls.
When Badger arrived from hunting, he saw
the woman sitting in his house.
kʷaʔ lamt wiks ʔani smʔam. He was glad to see the woman.
saʔsaʔkʷ kłaʔəm l xał łaqlx. Maybe she would sit there by him.
icaʔ ʔani innoxʷnoxʷ l cał ʔacłaqlx. There where your wife sits.
ʔani smʔam ktuytuys kʷaʔ łaqlx. The woman smiled at him and she sat down.
“til nasuʔ kn kił noxʷnoxʷ.” I will surely be your wife.
“kʷaʔ naxmł inƛəxƛəxm xmanks ʔani ʔaclup
sqəltk.”
But my parents like dried meat.
“tiʔkʷxəlx yʔəmm əxmanks ʔani ʔaclup
sqəltk.”
They are old and in need, they want dried
meat.
“saʔsaʔkʷ kałxtxʷ ʔaclup sqəltk ?” Could you give them dried meat?
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yxʷyxʷutxn kałts ʔani smʔam xʷʔit ʔaclup
sqəltk.
Badger gave the woman a lot of dried meat.
miyał xʷʔit ʔani sqəltk. It was too much meat.
lut ʔakanm naʔ kʷaʔ qʷałtms ʔani sqəltk. There was nothing she could do to carry the
meat.
xəlp icaʔ kʷaʔ ʔani smamʔam yʕaʔtu qʷałtms
ʔani ʔaclup sqəltk.
In the morning, all the women packed the
meat.
Conjugation 1
kʷiym to hunt (imperfect intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kn ʔackʷiymx lmliml kt ʔackʷiymx
2nd
person ənwi kʷ ʔackʷiymx plplapst kʷp ʔackʷiymx
3rd
person cnil ʔackʷiymx cncnilxəlx ʔackʷiymxəlx
examples:
ʔackʷiymxəlx lut stam ʔacwikmxəlx. They were hunting but not finding anything.
Conjugation 2
ktúytuynt to smile at s/o (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca ktuytuyn lmliml ktuytuyntm
2nd
person ənwi ktuytuyntxʷ plplapst ktuytuyntp
3rd
person cnil ktuytuys cncnilxəlx ktuytuys
examples:
ʔani smʔam ktuytuys kʷaʔ łaqlx. The woman smiled at him and she sat down.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 37 _____________________
Dialog 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Who is smiling at yxʷyxʷutxn ? Find out by asking about the people pictured
below.
Example 1: A: haʔ cnil ktuytuys ani yxʷyxʷutxn ?
B: lut, lut ktuytuys ani yxʷyxʷutxn.
Example 2: A: haʔ cncnilxəlx ktuytuys ani səmiyaw ?
B: ʔa cncnilxəlx ktuytuys ani yxʷyxʷutxn.
1.
4. 7.
Suysiʔt Kasnu kʷaʔ Smlmalqs ənwi kʷaʔ Prasuwa
2.
5. 8.
inca kʷaʔ Ticayx ənwi Xasxnmalqs
3. 6. 9.
inca inca kʷaʔ ənwi Txsqin
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 37 _________________
Dialog sxlxalt ___________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between the two sisters of Badger, his
cakaʔ (C) and is Sxmnakʷ (S), who are talking about him.
S: sackamx ʔani yukaʔt ?
lutay cnil taʔ
X: swiʔnumtmx kʷaʔ sisyus ʔackʷiym.
S: ʔa, icaʔ kʷaʔ txʷiʔxʷʔitxəlx xmanks saʔkʷ kał snakłxʷs.
X: sackamx kʷaʔ lut xmanks ʔani tl skint kał noxʷnoxʷs ?
S: kməxʷ puʔsmis ʔani tl lkʷut naʔ ʔani noxʷnoxʷs.
X: kn nacut tilʔacʔacxncut ʔani yukaʔt.
S: naʔ maxʷ kt ƛaʔƛaʔam nasuʔ kʷaʔ kt wikm t smʔam.
X: inxmank ani kʷ ʔacnacut. laʔkaʔ kas kt ƛaʔƛaʔam ?
S: lut cmistun. kt kas ciʕʷlx kʷaʔ alpuʔsmintm.
X: kaʔakmx kt! nasuʔ kt kəkicm t kał noxʷnoxʷs.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 37 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. kʷiym
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. laʔkaʔ _________________________ ? l ʔ ə . (she is hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. haʔ t səsəqʷ kʷaʔ ____________________ ? lut. t wisxnups. (you guys are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. haʔ ʔacqitmx l snpʕʷilxʷ ? lut. ___________________ t tkʷtups. (he is hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. haʔ kʷp ʔackʷiymx t səsəqʷ ? ʔa, _____________________ t səsəqʷ ? (we are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. haʔ _________________________ t kl ʔacxatm ? (they are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. _________________________ l sƛxatkʷxʷ?s . (we are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. laʔkaʔ _________________________ ? ʔa, ʔ kl ʔaclaḥp. (you are hunting)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 38: Coyote & Badger 2
Vocab
xilaʔaws little sisters
kłʔamnt wait for something
naqinmst put something inside
snəptmix being civil / tame
ʔalqsaʔ / ʔalsqaʔ outside
tqaʔxilxil two people
tkaʔkaʔłas three people
nəpstus put inside
kłnkxapnt open a door
kmuxʷtmint laugh at someone
kyiryirs wide open eyes
nmlxaʔcin to tell a lie
kaciwst say something to somebody
stixʷl others / different ones
txʷulcaʔm to sweat (in sweat lodge)
kƛəmt pass by
nkʷilx go away
xał a little
qəmp calmed down / settled down
Phrases
yʕaʔtu ʔani xilaʔaws qʷałtms ʔani ʔaclup
sqəltk.
All the sisters packed the dried meat.
łəwamxəlx l ʔani kl ƛəxƛaxpms snlciʔtns. They went to the old people’s home.
yʕapxəlx kʷaʔ ʔani smʔam cut, “plplapst naʔ
łəłuʔ kłʔamntsxʷ ʔani kl nʔalqsaʔ.”
They arrived and the woman said, “You all
wait for me here outside”.
cut, “inca nasuʔ kn naqinmsn ʔani ʔaclup
sqəltk”.
She said, “I will take the dried meat in for
you”.
cut ʔani sʔmʔam, “lut xmanks lutaʔ kas
snəptmix”.
The woman said, “They don’t like to be
civil”.
kʷaʔ xəlx ʔani xilaʔaws kl ʔalqsaʔs So the sisters waited for her outside.
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kłʔamstsxəlx.
kʷaʔ ʔani smʔam naqinmsts ʔani ʔaclup
sqəltk.
And the woman took the dried meat in.
kʷaʔ ʔani xəlx xilaʔaws cqanms ʔacwawlx,
tqaʔxilxil kaʔłm tkaʔkaʔłasxəlx ʔani
ʔacwawlx.
And the sisters heard talking, two or three
people talking.
icaʔ kʷaʔ yʕaʔtu·· ʔani ʔaclup nəpstus ʔani kl
stxʷul.
So then all of the dry goods were put in the
house.
caʔ kʷaʔ kłnkxapsxəlx kʷaʔ səmiyaw cucqaʔ. And then they opened the door and Coyote
came out.
kʷaʔ kmuxʷtmis ʔani xilaʔaws. And he laughed at the sisters.
caʔ kʷaʔ xəlx ʔacxs kyiryirsxəlx. And they looked at him with wide open eyes.
cnil ʔay swiʔnumtmx. He was the pretty one.
ʔani xilaʔaws nkasllawasxəlx. The sisters were mad.
aʔxəlx caʔxəlx. But they were embarrassed.
əłiʔ lut naʔ stam ʔakastsxəlx. Because there was nothing they could do.
əlłəwamxəlx kʷaʔxəlx cus yxʷyxʷutxn stam
ʔakanm.
They went back and they told Badger what
happened.
cutxəlx səmiyaw nmlxaʔcin. They told how Coyote lied.
yxʷyxʷutxn kasllawas kʷaʔ caʔx. Badger got mad and embarrassed.
cus ʔani xilaʔs, “lut swat kaciwstxʷ”. He told his sisters, “Don’t tell anyone”.
kʷaʔ xəlx cut, “lut naʔ swat cuntm”. The said, “We won’t tell anyone”.
kʷaʔ tiʔxəx naxmł ʔani stixʷl cqanaʔmsxəlx. And they did so but other did hear about it.
kʷaʔ yʕaʔyʕaʔtu ʔani sqlqltmixʷ xmanksəlx
ʔay kas txʷulcaʔm kal yxʷyxʷutxn.
And before, all the men wanted to go sweat
with Badger.
kʷaʔ icaʔ xəlx ʔackwawlxmsts ʔani
yxʷyxʷutxn łuʔ ʔay kƛəmt.
And so the talked about Badger as he passed
by.
cut, “ʔacxnt taʔ nacut qʷacqʷact ʔani
yxʷyxʷutxn”.
They said, “Look a Badger thinking he is
strong”.
“lut ʔay xmanks lmliml smamʔamt.” “He didn’t want out women.”
“xmanks səmiyaw.” “He loves Coyote.”
“lut naʔ kt txʷulcaʔ kl cnil.” “We will not sweat with him.”
yəʕʷyʕʷt puʔpuʔsank ʔani yxʷyxʷutxn. Badger was really sad.
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taʔ.” away”.
ʔalkicx, yxʷyxʷutxn kʷaʔ xał łuʔ picxʷt. When he came back, Badger it was like he
was a bit disheartened.
kʷaʔ niʔ kʷanm kał noxʷnoxʷs. And so he choose a wife.
icaʔ kʷaʔ qəmp ʔani yxʷyxʷutxn. And so Badger settled down.
Conjugation 1
nmlxaʔcín tell lies (past/present intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kn nmlxaʔcin lmliml kt nmlxaʔcin
2nd
person ənwi kʷ nmlxaʔcin plplapst kʷp nmlxaʔcin
3rd
person cnil nmlxaʔcin cncnilxəlx nmlxaʔcin
examples:
cutxəlx səmiyaw nmlxaʔcin. They said that Coyote lied.
Conjugation 2
kłʔamnt (with 3rd
person object) wait for (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kłʔamstn lmliml kłʔamstm
2nd
person ənwi kłʔamstxʷ plplapst kłʔamstp
3rd
person cnil kłʔamsts cncnilxəlx kłʔamstsxəlx
Conjugation 3
kłʔamnt (with 2nd
person sing. object) wait for (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kłʔamstmn lmliml kłʔamstmt
2nd
person --- plplapst
3rd
person cnil kłʔamstms cncnilxəlx kłʔamstmsxəlx
examples:
kʷaʔ xəlx ʔani xilaʔaws kl ʔalqsaʔs
kłʔamstsxəlx.
So the sisters waited for her outside.
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Dialog Activity 1 sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: find out from your partner who the various people waited for.
Example 1 A: swat kłʔamstn ? B: kłʔamstxʷ ʔani inyilmixʷm.
1.
5.
ənwi inyilmixʷm Txsqin tums
2.
6.
inca kʷaʔ Ticayx qʷəsmaʔ ʔmp inca inslaxt
3.
7.
Kasnu kʷaʔ Mari ʔ inca kʷaʔ ənwi sincaʔt
4.
8.
Suysiʔt ḥ ḥ ənwi kʷaʔ Prasuwa stə ʔt
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 38
Dialog sxlxalt ___________________
Instructions: Badger and his sister are talking about how they were tricked by Coyote.
Y: stam ʔakanm ?
X: səmiyaw nmlxaʔcin. cnil ʔani swiʔnumtmx smʔam.
Y: lut ! haʔ wnaxʷ ? cumn !
X: wnaxʷ. xmanks ʔani sʔiłnt.
Y: lut inxmank səmiyaw !
X: wnaxʷ. naqinmsts yʕaʔtu ʔani ʔaclup sqəltkt !
Y: nakxnaʔ ! lut swat kaciwstxʷ !
X: ʔa, lut swat kaciwstn.
P: kn picxʷt.
S: wnaxʷ.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 38 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. nmlxaʔcín
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. wnaxʷ kn xʷə ʔicaʔ kʷaʔ _____________________ ? (I lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
2. lut kn nwənxʷanaʔ, əłiʔ kʷaʔ _________________________ ? (they lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
3. sackamx kʷaʔ _________________________ ? kn yəʕʷyəʕʷt naxał?. (you lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
4. cutxəlx _________________________ əłiʔ plplapst yəʕʷyəʕʷt naxał?. (you guys lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
ə əcximx kʷaʔ _________________________ ? (we lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
6. cutxəlx səmiyaw _________________________. (he lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
7. lut xəlx nwənxʷanaʔ, ʔicaʔ kʷaʔ _________________________ . (you guys lied)
snwiyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 39: Coyote, Fox & the Water Monster 1
Vocab
ʔacʔacxst paying attention to / looking at
xəllp day comes
ʔacʔacmstums bring someone something
xsicaʔ nice clothes
clut stand (more than one)
nxaʔxaʔatkʷ Water Monster
xlakəkst become / change into
nknmatkʷ go under water
mlylam / ylam run (more than one)
kuw gone
Phrases
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ swiʔnumtmx ʔani smʔams kʷaʔ
xmanks.
Fox’s wife was beautiful, and he loved her.
kʷaʔ naxʷ ʔani smʔam kʷaʔ lut ʔacʔacxsts
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ.
But the woman didn’t pay attention to Fox.
xəllp kʷaʔ ʔacʔacmstums sʔiłn. Though each day he would bring her food.
kʷaʔ ʔackałxtm xast sipiʔ. And she was given good hides.
ḥaƛəƛ kʷaʔ niʔap ʔay ʔacnkʷnam kl smʔams. In the evening he would always sing to his
woman.
naxmł lut ʔacʔacxsts sxʷaʔxʷaʔ. But she didn’t pay attention to Fox.
lut kʷaʔ nacut sackamx kʷaʔ ʔaci smʔam lut
xmanknts.
He couldn’t think why his woman didn’t want
him.
lut ʔay cmistus xəlp kʷaʔ ʔacmiƛsts ʔani
słusmns
He didn’t know that in the morning she
would paint her face.
kʷaʔ ʔacxʷuyy t xsicaʔ. And she dressed in fine clothes.
kʷaʔ noxʷt ʔani kl ckʷcin kʷaʔ ʔacnkʷnam. And when to the shore and sang.
səmiyaw noxʷt kas wiks ʔani sinaʔs. Coyote went to go see his little brother.
kʷaʔ ʔacxs ʔani smʔam ʔackəłm xałuʔ. And he saw that the woman seemed different.
kʷaʔ noxʷt ʔani kl sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kʷaʔ wawlxs. And he went to Fox and talked to him.
cus sxʷaʔxʷaʔ, “kn nacut til kakicm ʔani He told Fox, “I think that a man is coming to
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smʔam t sqltmixʷ”. see your woman”.
kʷaʔ lut nwənxʷanaʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔ. But Fox didn’t believe it.
kməxʷ cnil xmanks ʔay ʔani smʔam. That woman only loved him.
caʔ kʷaʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔal səmiyaw łəwamxəlx
kʷas kʷiym.
And then Fox and Coyote went to go hunting.
l cyʕapxəlx kʷaʔ ʔani sxʷaʔxʷaʔ smʔams
kuw.
When they came back, Fox’s woman was
gone.
ʔani sciyatkʷp ƛəwt. The fire was out.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔal səmiyaw kʷas ƛaʔƛaʔas ʔani
smʔam.
Fox and Coyote went to look for the woman.
wiksxəlx ʔacclut l ckʷcin. They saw her standing on the shore.
icaʔ kʷaʔ ʔacnkʷnam. And she was singing.
lut wiks. She didn’t see them.
icaʔ kʷaʔ wiksxəlx nxaʔxaʔatkʷ. And then they saw Water Monster.
ʔani smʔam wiks ʔani nxaʔxaʔatkʷ cucqaʔ tl
sawłkʷ.
And the woman saw the Water Monster come
out of the water.
kʷaʔ ʔani nxaʔxaʔatkʷ nʔuslx kl ckʷcin. And the Water Monster swam to shore.
icaʔ kʷaʔ xlakəkst kl sqltmixʷ. And then it became a man.
ʔani sqltmixʷ kʷas ʔani sxʷaʔxʷaʔ noxʷnoxʷs,
xʷiys.
That woman took Fox’s wife, picked her up.
kʷas kʷaʔ nknmatkʷ. He took her underwater.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw mlylam kl ckʷcin. Fox and Coyote ran to the shore.
kʷaʔ ʔani smʔam lut ʔay l ciyał, kuw. But the woman was not there. She was gone.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔalnoxʷt kl stxʷuls. Fox went back home.
icaʔ yəʕʷyʕʷt puʔpuʔsank. He was really sad.
Conjugation 1
nawlx / mlylam run (past/present intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca kn nawlx lmliml kt mlylam
2nd
person ənwi kʷ nawlx plplapst kʷp mlylam
3rd
person cnil nawlx cncnilxəlx mlylam
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examples:
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw mlylam kl ckʷcin. Fox and Coyote ran to the shore.
səmiyaw kʷas sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔani noxʷnoxʷs kʷaʔ nawlx. Coyote took Fox’s wife and ran.
Conjugation 1
ʔacʔacxnt pay attention to (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca ʔacʔacxn lmliml ʔacʔacxntm
2nd
person ənwi ʔacʔacxntxʷ plplapst ʔacʔacxntp
3rd
person cnil ʔacʔacxs cncnilxəlx ʔacʔacxs
ʔacʔacxst pay attention to (customary transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca ʔacʔacxstn lmliml ʔacʔacxstm
2nd
person ənwi ʔacʔacxstxʷ plplapst ʔacʔacxstp
3rd
person cnil ʔacʔacxsts cncnilxəlx ʔacʔacxsts
examples:
kʷaʔ naxʷ ʔani smʔam kʷaʔ lut ʔacʔacxs
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ.
But the woman didn’t pay attention to
Fox.
naxmł lut ʔacʔacxsts sxʷaʔxʷaʔ. But she didn’t pay attention to Fox.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 39 _____________________
Partner Conversation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: Ask if they people pictured below are paying attention. Your partner will tell
you that they are NOT paying attention.
Example 1: A: haʔ Suysiʔt ʔacʔacxs ani yilmixʷm ?
C: lut ʔacʔacxs ani yilmixʷms
1.
5.
Suysiʔt yilmixʷms inca inqʷəsmaʔ ʔm
2.
6.
inca kʷaʔ Ticayx qʷəsmaʔ ʔm Txsqin xəxƛcins
3.
7.
Kasnu kʷaʔ Mari qʷəsmaʔ ʔm inca kʷaʔ ənwi yilmixʷmt
4.
8.
ənwi inxəxƛcint ənwi kʷaʔ Suysiʔt qʷəsmaʔ ʔm
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 39 __________________
Dialog sxlxalt ___________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Fox (F) and Coyote (C) about
what people were eating at the picnic.
C: ʔa, kʷ sinaʔ. sackamx kʷaʔ yayawt lut kʷ ʔac kʷiym ʔ
F: kn ʔacʷkʷiym kʷaʔ nəmnəmus kn.
C: haʔ nəmnəmus kʷ ? wnaxʷ swiʔnumtmx ʔani ismʔam.
sackamx kʷaʔ kʷ nkwplwas ?
F: kn nacut lut npilwas ani innoxʷnoxʷ.
C: maxʷ icaʔ wnaxʷ. ʔacxn ʔani ismʔam ʔackəłm xałuʔ.
F: xəllp kʷaʔ ʔacʔacmstumn sʔiłn kʷaʔ ʔackałxtn xast sipiʔ.
C: ḥaƛəƛ kʷaʔ kʷ ʔacnkʷnam. haʔ wnaxʷ ?
F: ʔa, kʷaʔ lut ʔacʔacxm.
C: kn nacut til kakicm ʔani smʔam t sqltmixʷ.
F: lut kn nwənxʷanaʔ !
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 39 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. nawlx / mlylam
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English.
1. snakstayaʔ cut, “lut naʔ ______________________ .” (I run)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. kʷaʔ nasuʔ kʷnwin _________________________. (s/he runs)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. lut ʔakanm kʷaʔ ____________________ kl ckʷcin. (we run)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. kʷaʔ nasuʔ kʷ kʷnwin _________________________. (you run)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. lut ʔakanm kʷaʔ ____________________ kl ckʷcin. (you guys run)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. hacntxʷ axaʔ xəxƛcin nasuʔ kʷaʔ lut _______________________ . (s/he runs)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw _______________________ kl ckʷcin. (they run)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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Lesson 40: Coyote, Fox & the Water Monster 2
Vocab
stəłm boat
smamʔam women
nyirut ride in
cəkʷnt drag something
xlkicaʔnt tie / wrap something up
sukʷt float
hampnətkʷ fall down water
shamtnətkʷ waterfall
kłəwannt go under
ckʷcikʷlxʷ ashore / shore land
kpaʔpulxʷ camp on land
xəlknt tie something
wlkaʔkaʔatkʷ water dwellers
sqəsps a long time
tqʷmaws be together
Phrases
l tqaws xəlxəlt, sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw
wiksxəlx ʔani stəłm ʔacnoxʷt.
After two days, Fox and Coyote saw a boat
coming.
tqaʔxilxil smamʔam nyirut ʔani l stəłm. Two women were riding in the boat.
kʷaʔxəlx ʔacnkʷnam. And they were singing.
“kt cłəwam kas ckʷnamx t sʔiłn xʷl ylmixʷm
ʔani noxʷnoxʷs.
“We are coming to get food for the chief’s
wife.”
“lut ʔakanm naʔ kʷaʔ ʔiłs ʔani tl sawłkʷ
sʔiłn.”
“She can’t eat the water food.”
ʔani tqaʔxilxil smamʔam scəkʷs ʔani stəłm kl
ckʷcin.
The two women pulled the boat onto the
shore.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw kʷaʔ kʷas ʔani
smamʔam.
Coyote and Fox grabbed the women.
icaʔ kʷaʔ xlkicaʔntm. And then they tied them up.
qʷəmłtm ʔani tmtmutns. They took their clothes.
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yʕaʔtu ʔani sʔiłn yʕaʔmstus l stəłm. All the food was put in the boat.
icaʔ kʷaʔxəlx sukʷt l sawłkʷ. And then they floated downriver.
icaʔ kʷaʔ shampnətkʷxəlx shamtnətkʷ. And then they fell over the waterfall.
icaʔ kʷaʔxəlx kłəwannt ʔani sawłkʷ. And then they went under the water.
t yʕapxəlx ʔani kl sawłkʷ skint. They arrived at the water people’s land.
icaʔ kʷaʔ ʔani stəłm ccəkʷsəlx ʔani l
ckʷcikʷlxʷ.
And then they dragged the boat aground on
the shore.
xʷʔit ʔani skint l ciʔał ʔacwax. A lot of people lived there.
icaʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kʷaʔ səmiyaw sʔiłn kʷałtms
ʔani kl xaʔxaʔtkʷ l stxʷuls.
So Fox and Coyote took the food to the Water
Monster’s lodge.
ʔani noxʷnoxʷs puʔpuʔsantk kʷaʔ ʔayxʷt. His wife was sad and tired.
kaʔ ləmt tixʷ xʷʔasʔiłn tl ʔəmʔums. But she was glad to get lots of food from her
land.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kal səmiyaw kpaʔpulxʷ ʔani l
ckʷcin.
Fox and Coyote camped on the shore.
kʷaʔ yʕaʔtuxəlx ʔitətx icaʔ łəwamxəlx ʔani kl
xaʔxaʔatkʷ l stxʷuls.
When everyone was asleep they went to the
Water Monster’s house.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ kəts ʔani xaʔxaʔatkʷ l qʷomqns. Fox cut off the monster’s head.
icaʔ kʷaʔ xəlks ʔani lkanktns. And then he tied it his belt.
səmiyaw kʷas sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ʔani noxʷnoxʷs kʷaʔ
nawlx.
Coyote took Fox’s wife and ran.
kaʔ nawlxəlx kʷaʔ ʔani wlkaʔkaʔatkʷ
kʷaxʷpt.
When they ran, the water dwellers woke up.
kaʔ kxapsxəlx. And they chased them.
łətpmncut ʔani l stəłm icaʔ kʷaʔ sukʷtxəlx. They jumped in the boat and then floated up.
tl sawłkʷxəlx ʔacxs wiks ʔani t xʷukʷsqt. From the water they looked and saw the clear
sky.
lut ʔay sqəsps kʷaʔxəlx ʔalyʕap ʔani kl
ckʷcin.
It wasn’t long and they go to the shore.
sxʷaʔxʷaʔ yankqaʔs ʔani xaʔxaʔatkʷ l
qʷomqns kl ʔaclḥap.
Fox threw the Water Monster’s head into the
river.
kʷaʔ ʔani qʷomqn caʔ kʷaʔ sukʷt. And the head then floated away.
icaʔ kʷaʔ səcxim kʷaʔ lut taʔ nxaʔxaʔatkʷ l
ʔaclḥap.
And that’s why there isn’t a water monster in
the river.
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sxʷaʔxʷaʔ lʔanis ʔani noxʷnoxʷs kl stxʷul. Fox took his wife back home.
icaʔ kʷaʔ tqʷmaws xʷl xʷiʔspantk. And they were together for many years.
Conjugation 1
nyirút ride in (plural) (past/present
intransitive)
singular plural
1st person inca --- lmliml kt nyirut
2nd
person ənwi --- plplapst kʷp nyirut
3rd
person cnil --- cncnilxəlx nyirut
examples:
kaʔxilxil smamʔam nyirut ʔani l stəłm. Two women were riding in the boat.
Conjugation 2
cəkʷnt drag (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca cəkʷn lmliml cəkʷntm
2nd
person ənwi cəkʷntxʷ plplapst cəkʷntp
3rd
person cnil cəkʷs cncnilxəlx cəkʷs
examples:
ʔani tqaʔxilxil smamʔam scəkʷs ʔani stəłm kl
ckʷcin.
The two women pulled the boat onto the
shore.
icaʔ kʷaʔ ʔani stəłm ccəkʷsəlx ʔani l
ckʷcikʷlxʷ.
And then they dragged the boat aground on
the shore.
Conjugation 3
xlkícaʔnt tie up (past/present transitive)
singular plural
1st person inca xlkicaʔn lmliml xlkicaʔntm
2nd
person ənwi xlkicaʔntxʷ plplapst xlkicaʔntp
3rd
person cnil xlkicaʔs cncnilxəlx xlkicaʔs
examples:
icaʔ kʷaʔ xlkicaʔntm. And then they tied them up.
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 40 _____________________
Partner Conversation 1 sxlxalt ______________________
Instructions: find out from your who is tied up the woman by asking about the people
pictured below.
Example: A: haʔ inyilmixʷm kʷaʔ cnil xlkicaʔs ?
B: ʔa, cnil xlkicaʔs ani smamʔam.
1. 4.
7.
inyilmixʷm sincaʔs inca
2. 5.
8.
inca kʷaʔ inyilmixʷm lmliml Txsqin
3.
6.
9.
ənwi kʷaʔ inslaxt stə ʔ kʷaʔ ʔ ənwi
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 40 __________________
Dialog sxlxalt ____________________
Instructions: With your partner, practice this dialog between Fox (F) and Coyote (C) about
what people were eating at the picnic.
C: cnoxt taʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔ ! kn wikm t stəłm l sawłkʷ !
F: haʔ kʷ wikm t stəłm ? tlaʔka ckic l cał ?
C: lut cmistun. kn nacut cucqaʔ tl sawłkʷ.
F: haʔ wikntxʷ ani tqaʔxilxil smamʔam ?
C: ʔa. kn nacut cncnil tl sawłkʷ skint.
F: ʔa, kn nwənxʷanaʔ.
C: haʔ inxmank saʔkʷ kʷantm ?
F: ʔa, inxmank. kas kʷantm kʷaʔ kas xlkicaʔntm!
C: nasuʔ kt nyirut ʔani l stəłm kl sawłkʷ skint.
F: nasuʔ xəlqntm ani xaʔxaʔatkʷ kʷaʔ ʔalkʷan ʔani innoxʷnoxʷ !
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nxaʔmxcín 2, Lesson 40 _____________________
Grammar Exercises sxlxalt ______________________
A. xlkícaʔnt
Instructions: fill in the blank with the most appropriate form prompted by the English in
parentheses. Then, translate the whole line to English, both question and answer.
1. kʷan ʔani s ʔam kʷaʔ _________________________. (I tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
2. kʷəkʷatnaʔ cmistus _________________________ stmtaml. (they tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
3. səmiyaw kʷas ʔani ʔam kʷaʔ _________________________. (he tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
4. kʷəkʷatnaʔ lut cmistus _________________________ stmtaml. (we tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
5. cmistun _________________________ stmtaml. (you guys tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
6. lut cmistun _________________________ ani smamʔam . (you tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
7. cncnilxəlx kʷas ʔani smamʔam kʷaʔ _________________________. . (they tied up)
snwyapnxʷcinm:
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