Guessing Game

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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.