- 1: Th'éx̲welwetem
- 2: Leq'álqel
- 3: Syó:ys
- 4: Shxw'íyem
- 5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
- 6: Tháytem te Skwúkwel Syó:ys
- 7: Í te S'álhtel Letám
- 8: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 9: Leq'áleqel
- 10: Shxw'íyem
- 11: Líchxw Smámalyí?
- 12: S'álhtel qas te Sqó
- 13: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 14: Leq'álqel
- 15: Shxwe'íyem
- 16: Ye Mestíyexw
- 17: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 18: Skwúl
- 19: Ileqá:ls
- 20: Shxw'íyem
- 21: Mestíyexw
- 22: Í:lhtel
- 24: Syó:ys
- 23: Íleqels
- 25: Shxw'íyem
- 26: Sx'áts Pípe
- 27: S'álhtel
- 28: Íleqáls
- 29: Skwúl
- 30: Sq'eq'óxel
- 31: Mestíyexw
- 32: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 33: Th'éx̲welwétem
- 34: Xwe'í:t te swáyel
- 35: Tháytem te Skúkwel Syó:ys
- 36: Le Á:yel
- 37: S'álhtel qas te Qó
- 38: Ileqá:ls
- 39: Q'élqéylthet
- 40: Skwúl
- 41: Pípetels
- 42: Leq'á:lq'el
- 43: Skwúl
- 44: Éyósthet
- 45: Íleqals
- 46: Mestíyexw
- 47: Skwúl
- 48: Pekche'áwtxw
- 49: Lálats'éwtxwem
- 50: Skwúl
30: Sq'eq'óxel - 30: Co-workers
Sq'eq'óxel 30A
A
Selchím kw'as éwe líxw lí ta' syó:ys cheláqelhelh?
Why weren’t you at your work yesterday?
B
Ílhtsel q'óq'iy.
I was sick.
A
Ílh stám ta' skw'áy?
What was wrong?
B
Ílh x̲élh tel kw'éla.
[lit. My stomach hurt].
I had a stomach ache.
A
Chexw selchím ó tlówayel?
How are you feeling today?
B
Tsel tu sthethíy teló swáyel.
I am better today.
Sq'eq'óxel 30B
A
Xwe:ít kw'es éwe líxw yó:ys kw'e cheláqelhelh?
[lit. why didn’t you work yesterday]
Why were you away from work yesterday?
B
Ílhtsel wel q'óq'íy.
I was really sick.
A
Stam te ílh skw'áy?
What was wrong?
B
Ílh ts'áts'elew x̲élh tel kw'éla.
My stomach was very sore.
A
Chexw selchím teló swáyel?
How are you today?
B
Tu éyó, lu xwel x̲élh tel kw'éla.
I’m okay, but my stomach is still sore.
Because travel was so much more time-consuming in the old days, we used to make our visits very long, and we would visit everyone we knew in the community, sharing information about what was going on in our communities, passing on stories, and learning more about our family histories.
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