Guessing Game
t’emutham’sh ch ‘uw’ stemun’?
Can you guess what I am?
1. Vocabulary
stem tsun ‘a’lu? | ‘What am I?’ | |
hee’ | ‘yes’ | |
‘uwu | ‘no’ | |
‘i wa’lu p’e’ | ‘maybe’ | |
ts’uhwule’ | ‘sometimes’ |
2. Conversation
Q1 | ni’ ‘u ch tun’ni’ ‘u tthu sta’luw’? | ‘Are you from the river?’ | |
‘uwu tsun tun’ni’un’ ‘u tthu sta’luw’. | ‘I’m not from the river.’ | ||
Q2 | ni’ ‘u ch tun’ni’ ‘u tthu kw’atl’kwa? | ‘Are you from the sea?’ | |
hee’, tun’ni’ tsun ‘u tthu kw’atl’kwa. | ‘Yes, I’m from the sea.’ | ||
Q3 | ni’ ‘u ch tun’n’i ‘u tthu hwthuthiqut? | ‘Are you from the forest?’ | |
ts’uhwule’ ni’ tsun ‘u tthu hwthuthiqut, ts’uhwule’ ni’ tsun ‘u tthu tawun. | ‘Sometimes I’m in the woods and sometimes I’m in town.’ | ||
Q4 | nii lhey’xthaam ‘u tthu mustimuhw? | ‘Do people eat you?’ | |
Q5 | ni’ ‘u kwun’e’thaam ‘u tthu mustimuhw? | ‘Do people keep you?’ | |
Q6 | tsq’ix ‘u ch? | ‘Are you black?’ | |
hee’, tsq’ix tsun. | ‘Yes, I’m black.’ | ||
Q7 | tumlhalus ‘u ch? | ‘Are you brown?’ | |
hee’, ‘i tsun tsulel ‘i’ tumlhalus. | ‘Yes, I’m almost all brown.’ | ||
Q8 | ‘i ‘u ch p’uq’? | ‘Are you white?’ | |
‘uwu tsun p’uq’un’. | ‘I’m not white.’ | ||
Q9 | p’uq’ ‘u ch? | ‘Are you white?’ | |
hee’, ‘i tsun p’e’ tuw’ sxwul’xwal’qw’. | ‘Yes, I’ve got it in my markings.’ | ||
Q10 | nii p’uq’ tthun’ sxuy’us? | ‘Is your head white?’ | |
hee’, p’uq’ p’e’ tthunu sxuy’us. | ‘Yes, my head is white.’ | ||
Q11 | ni’ ‘u ch thi? | ‘Are you big?’ | |
‘uwu tsun thi’un’. | ‘I am not big.’ | ||
Q12 | ni’ ‘u ch ‘uhwiin’? | ‘Are you little?’ | |
hee’, nan tsun ‘uw’ ‘uhwiin’. | ‘Yes, I’m very small.’ | ||
Q13 | ni’ ‘u’ ‘ch tl’eqt? | ‘Are you long?’ | |
‘uwu tsun tl’eqteen’. | ‘I am not long.’ | ||
Q14 | ni’ ‘u ch lhq’et? | ‘Are you wide/flat?’ | |
Q15 | xu’athun ‘u kw’un’ sxun’u? | ‘Do you have four legs?’ | |
xu’athun p’e’ tthunu sxun’u. | ‘I in fact have four legs.’ | ||
Q16 | te’tsus ‘u tthun’ sxun’u? | ‘Do you have eight legs?’ | |
‘uwu’. ‘uw’ yuse’lu ‘ul’ tthunu sxun’u. | ‘No, I just have two legs.’ | ||
Q17 | qux ‘u kw’un’ sxun’u? | ‘Do you have a lot of legs?’ | |
‘uwu te’ nu sxun’u. | ‘I have no legs.’ | ||
Q18 | ‘i ‘u ch tsshe’itun? | ‘Do you have hair?’ | |
hee, ‘i tsun tsshe’itun. | ‘Yes, I have hair.’ | ||
Q19 | ‘i ‘u ch tstth’uystun? | ‘Do you have horns?’ | |
‘uwu te’ nu tth’uystun. | ‘I don’t have horns.’ | ||
Q20 | ‘i ‘u ch tstl’q’een’? | ‘Do you have feathers?’ | |
hee’, qux nu stl’q’een’. | ‘Yes, I have a lot of feathers.’ | ||
Q21 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ lhakw’? | ‘Can you fly?’ | |
skw’ey kw’unus lhakw’. | ‘I can’t fly.’ | ||
Q22 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ tstl’um? | ‘Can you jump?’ | |
hee’, xwum tsun ‘i’ tstl’um. | ‘Yes, I can jump.’ | ||
Q23 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ t’itsum? | ‘Can you swim (on surface)?’ | |
skw’ey kw’unus t’itsum. | ‘I can’t swim on the surface.’ | ||
Q24 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ shtem? | ‘Can you swim (underwater)?’ | |
hee’, xwum tsun ‘i’ shtem. | ‘Yes, I can swim underwater.’ | ||
Q25 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ t’ilum? | ‘Can you sing?’ | |
xwum tsun ‘i’ t’ilum. | ‘I can sing.’ | ||
Q26 | xwum ‘u ch ‘i’ q’ewum? | ‘Can you howl?’ | |
skw’ey kw’unus q’ewum. | ‘I can’t howl.’ | ||
Q27 | ni’ ‘u ch xut’eem’ ‘u kw’ shqw’uleshelu? | ‘Do you build a nest?’ | |
ni’ tsun p’e’ xut’eem’ ‘u kw’ shqw’uleshelu. | ‘I build a nest.’ | ||
Q28 | nii ch xut’eem’ ‘u tthu stuq? | ‘Do you build dams?’ | |
‘uwu p’e’ kw’unus xte’um ‘u kw’ stuq. | ‘I don’t in fact make dams.’ | ||
Q29 | nii ch lhey’xt tthu stseelhtun? | ‘Do you eat salmon?’ | |
ni’ tsun p’e’ ‘uw’ lhey’xt tthu stseelhtun. | ‘In fact I eat salmon.’ | ||
Q30 | nii ch lhey’xt tthu saxwul? | ‘Do you eat grass?’ | |
Q31 | stiqiw ‘u ch? | ‘Are you a horse?’ | |
‘uwu tsun stiqiween’. | ‘I am not a horse.’ | ||
Q32 | ‘uwe ‘u ch kwu’elh sqwumey’uhw? | ‘Aren’t you a dog?’ | |
‘uwu tsun sqwumey’un’. | ‘I’m not a dog.’ | ||
Q33 | wuwa’ spe’uth ch. | ‘Maybe you are a bear.’ | |
hee’, ni’ ch t’umnam’sh! spe’uth tsun. | ‘Yes, you managed to guess! I’m a bear.’ |
3. Homework
Translate the following. Then chose a creature (animal, bird, sealife) and write your own paragraph.
t’emutham’sh ch ‘uw’ stem’un’?
‘i tun’ni’ tsun ‘u tthu stula’tl’uw’. tumlhalus tthunu kw’uluw’. tl’qet tthunu shtl’up’isnuts ‘i’ lhqet. ‘uy’stuhw tsun kw’unus xet’kw’t tthu thqet, nusuw’ xut’eem’ ‘u tthu stuq. squl’ew’ tsun.