Negation: hwuw’e ‘not yet’, ’uwu ch! ‘don’t!’
1.hwuw’e ‘not yet’
| 1. | ’i tsun ’uw’ ’i. hwuw’e tsun niin’ huye’. | ‘I am here. I haven’t left yet.’ | |
| 2. | hwuw’e tst ’iit kw’ey’. | ‘We are not hungry yet. | |
| 3. | hwuw’e ni’us kw’asthut. | ‘It is not hot yet.’ | |
| 4. | hwuw’e ’iis m’i hwiwul tthu stseelhtun. | ‘The salmon haven’t come yet.’ | |
| 5. | ni’ ’u ch tse’ hwun’ ’i’tut? | ‘Are you still sleeping?’ | |
| 6. | hwun’ netulh ’i’ wulh ’umut. | ‘He got up very early the next morning.’ |
2. Negative Imperatives
| 7. | ’uwu ch xeem’uhw! | ‘Don’t cry!’ | |
| 8. | ’uwu ch sii’si’uhw! | ‘Don’t be afraid!’ | |
| 9. | ’uwu ch xwan’chunum’uhw! | ‘Don’t run!’ | |
| 10. | ’uwu ch me’mul’quhw ’u kwthun’ pukw. | ‘Don’t forget your book!’ | |
| 11. | ’uwu tseep le’lum’utuhw tthun’ pulipu. | ‘Don’t look at your papers!’ | |
| 12. | ’uwu tseep nem’uhw kwakwi’uthut. | ‘Don’t go too far!’ [kwa’ithut ‘move away’] |
Delores’ Lullaby
| ’uwu ch xeem’uhw, ’uwu ch xeem’uhw, lisaas. | Don’t cry, don’t cry, angel. |
| ’uwu ch xeem’uhw, nan ch ’uw’ ’iyas. | Don’t cry, you are very pretty. |
3. Conversation
| A: | ’uwe ’u ch ni’uhw nem’ t’akw’? | Didn’t you go home? | |
| B: | ’uwu, hwuw’e tsun nem’un’ t’akw’. | No, I didn’t go home yet. | |
| ’i tsun ’uw’ hwun’ ’i. | I’m still here. | ||
| A: | ni ’u ch wulh xlhas? | Did you have something to eat? | |
| B: | ’uwu, ’uwu te’ ’i nu se’wun. | No, I don’t have any lunch with me. | |
| ’i’ hwuw’e tsun ’iin’ kw’ey’. | But I’m not hungry yet. | ||
| tuw’ hwun’ yaay’us tsun tse’ ’ul’. | I will still work some. | ||
| A: | ’uwu ch p’e’ nanuhw ’uw’ hith. | Don’t stay too long. | |
| ’uwu te’ p’e’ lhwet ’i ’i. | There is nobody here. | ||
| ‘uwu ch me’mul’quhw kwun’s hwluklithut. | Don’t forget to lock up. | ||
| B: | heyewulh. ’uw lumnamu tsun tse’ ’uw’ kweyulus. | Goodbye. I’ll see you tomorrow. | |
| A: | heyewulh, si’em’. | Goodbye, sir/ma’am. |