16.1 Dialogue
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A. | ni’ ’u ch spiputstuhw thu q’e’mi’? | “Do you know that girl?” |
B. | nilh sye’yes lhunu sqe’uq. | “She’s a friend of my sister. |
| ’uy’stuhw ’u ch kwu’elh? | Do you like her?” |
A. | nu stl’I’ kw’unus qwulstuhw. | “I want to talk to her.” |
| ptem’ut tsun tse’ ’uw’ stl’i’us shnem’ tst ’umshasum’. | “I’m going to ask her if she would like for us to go walking.” |
B. | nem’ ch p’e qwulstuhw. | “Go talk to her!” |
| ’i’ wawa’ p’e’ stl’i’s kws nem’s qw’uyulush. | “Maybe she would like to go dancing.” |
16.2 “like”, “want”.
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nu stl’i’ kw’ ti. | “I want some tea.” |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’ ti? | “Do you want some tea?” |
stl’i’s ’u kw’ ti? | “Does he want tea?” |
stl’i’ tst kw’ ti. | “We want tea.” |
’un’ stl’i’ ’ulup ’u kw’ ti? | “Do you all want tea?” |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kw’ ti. | “They want tea.” |
16.3 stl’i and a clause.
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nu stl’i’ kw’unus t’ilum. | “I want to sing.” |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s t’ilum? | “Do you want to sing?” |
stl’i’s kws t’ilums. | “He wants to sing.” |
stl’i’ tst kws t’ilum tst. | “We want to sing.” |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s t’ilumulup? | “Do you (pl) want to sing?” |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kws t’ilums. | “They want to sing.” |
16.4 with auxiliary + verb
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nu stl’i’ kw’unus nem’ t’akw’. | “I want to go home.” |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s nem’ t’akw’? | “Do you want to go home?” |
stl’i’s kws nem’ t’akw’. | “He wants to go home.” |
stl’i’ tst kws nem’ tst t’akw’. | “We want to go home.” |
’un’ stl’i’ulup ’u kw’un’s nem’ (ulup) t’akw’? | “Do you (pl) want to go home?” |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kws nems t’akw’. | “They want to go home.” |
16.5 Pattern practice.
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I want a car. | nu stl’i’ kw’ ka. |
bag lunch | |
tea | |
money | |
book | |
pen | |
food | |
16.6 Pattern practice.
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I want to eat. | nu stl’i’ kw’unus xlhas. |
go | |
sleep | |
work | |
sit down | |
walk | |
make a phone call | |
get on board | |
16.7 Pattern practice.
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Do you like John? | ’un’ stl’i’ ’u kwthu John? |
that book | |
tea | |
money | |
my dress | |
that song | |
16.8 Pattern practice.
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Do you want to go? | ’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’ s nem’? |
sit down | |
walk | |
dance | |
talk | |
go swimming | |
sing | |
16.9 Pattern practice.
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He wants the book. | stl’i’s kwthu poukw. |
your car | |
some sugar | |
a pen | |
his coat | |
some money | |
16.10 Pattern practice.
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He wants to play. | stl’i’s kw’s huw’a’lum’s. |
leave | |
go home | |
go hunting | |
eat | |
sing | |
16.11 Substitution drill.
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My father wants that book. | stl’i’s kwthunu men tey’ poukw. |
The baby wants his toy. | |
The children want to eat. | |
The woman wants to leave. | |
John wants some tea. | |
Mary wants to get in the car (go aboard the canoe). | |
Mary and John want to get married. | |
16.12 Answer.
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Q: | ’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’ s nem’? | “Do you want to go?” |
A: | nu stl’i’ kw’unus nem’. | “I want to go.” |
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Q: | ’un’ stl’i’ ’ulup ’u kw’ ti? | “Do you all want tea?” |
A: | stl’i’tst kw’ ti. | “We want tea.” |
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Q: | stl’i’s ’u kwthun’ men kws ’umut-s? | “Does your father want to sit down?” |
A: | stl’i’s kwthunu men kws ’umut-s. | “My father wants to sit down.” |
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Q: | stl’i’ ’u ’utl’ John kws ’ulhtuns? | “Does John want to eat?” |
A: | stl’i’s kws ’ulhtuns. | “He wants to eat.” |
16.13 Translation.
- ’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’ s nem’ huw’a’lum’?
- stl’i’tst kw’s ’ulhtun tst.
- stl’i’s tthu q’e’lumi’ kws yaays.
- stl’i’ ’utl’ John kw’ telu?
- I want that dress.
- Do you want to go up in the mountains?
- My mother wants to go home.
- Do you all want to dance?
16.14 -’ulmun: another way of saying “want”.
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ni’ ’umut’ulmun thunu si’lu. | “Grandma wants to sit.” |
ni’ tsun ’ulhtunulmun. | “I want to eat.” |
’i’ ’u tseep ’imushulmun? | “Do you want to walk?” |
’i’ ’u ch wulh huye’ulmun? | “Do you want to leave now?” |
16.15 Pattern practice.
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Do you want to walk? | ’i’ ’u ch ’imushulmun? |
run | |
work | |
sing | |
talk | |
take it | |
16.16 Translation.
- ’i’ tsun wulh t’akw’ulmun.
- ’i’ ’u tseep ’uw’ q’ulum’ulmun ’a’l?
- ’i’ ’u ch ’iluqutulmun tthu s’itth’um?
- Do you want to sing?
- Do you want to thank him?
16.17 ’uy’stuhw and qulstuhw.
Recall that ’uy’stuhw also means “to like” and qulstuhw also means “to dislike”.
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’uy’stuhw tsun kw’unus t’it’ulum’. | “I like to sing.” |
’uy’stuhw tsun tun’a tumuhw. | “I like this earth.” |
’uy’stuhw tsun kw’un’s ’i’ le’lum’utham’sh. | “I like you for looking after me.” |
qulstuhw tsun kw’un’s quliyathun. | “I do not like it when you swear.” |
qulstuhw tsun tthu sthima’. | “I do not like the ice.” |
qulstuhw tsun tthu swuy’qe’. | “I do not like that man.” |
qulstuhw tsun tu s-hwahwukw’ mustimuhw. | “I do not like drunk people.” |
16.18 Pattern practice.
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I like the bread. | ’uy’stuhw tsun tthu suplil. |
your boat | |
your shoe | |
the girl | |
my mother | |
my father | |
the man | |
the coat | |
16.19 Pattern practice.
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I do not like that car. | qulstuhw tsun tthu ka. |
that woman | |
that chair | |
the cup | |
that dress | |
those socks | |
those shoes | |
16.20 Translation.
- ’un’ stl’i’ulup ’u kw’ suplil?
- ’i tsun wulh t’akw’ulmun.
- stl’i’s ’u kw’s ’umut-s tthu John?
- ’uy’stuhw tst kws t’it’ulum’ tst.
- qulstuhw ’u ch kw’un’s yaays?
- I want to leave.
- Do you want some sugar?
- I want to sit down now.
- I like your new car.
- We don’t like to sing.
16.21 Reading lesson.
nu stl’i’ kw’unus ’uw’ hwulmuhwqun ’ul’. ’uy’stuhw tsun kw’unus qwil’qwul’stuhw tthunu sul’si’lu. qulstuhw tsun ’uw’ nem’us huye’? nu stl’i’ kw’unus ta’ulthun. tl’lim’ tsun tse’ ’uw’ hwiiyunem’.