People and Places
1. Dialogue
| A: | ’i ’u ’uw’ ’a’mut lhun’ ten? | ‘Is your mother home?’ |
| B: | ’uwu ’i’us ’a’mut. | ‘No, she is not at home.’ |
| A: | ni’ kwu’elh ’untsu? | ‘Where is she then?’ |
| B: | ni’ nem’ tl’shhwimelust-hwus lhunu shhwum’nikw. | ‘She took my aunt to the store.’ |
| A: | ’i ’u ’uw’ ’a’mut kwthun’ men? | ‘Is your father at home?’ |
| B: | ’uwu. ni’ nem’ ’u kwthu q’aq’i’ew’t-hw lemutus kwthu nu sts’a’muqw. | ‘No, he went to the hospital to see my great-grandfather.’ |
| A: | ’i ’u ’uw’ ’a’mut lhun’ shuyulh? | ‘Is your big sister at home?’ |
| B: | ’uwu, ni’ tl’mutouliye’ nem’ huw’a’lum’iilh kwthunu squle’uq. | ‘No, she took my little siblings to a game in Victoria.’ |
| A: | ’i ’u ch kwu’elh ’uw’ huy ’ul’? | ‘Are you all alone then?’ |
| B: | ’uwu. ’i ’uw’ ’a’mut lhunu si’lu. ’un’stl’i’ ’u kwunus nem’ ’aat? | ‘No, my grandmother is home. Do you want me to go call her?’ |
2. Vocabulary: Kinship
In this table, click on a Hul’q’umi’num’ word to hear the sound.
| Singular | Plural | Address |
|---|---|---|
| ‘spouse (husband/wife)’ | ||
| ‘son/daughter’ | ||
| ‘mother’ (also used for ‘grandmother’) | ||
| ‘father’ (also used for ‘grandfather’) | ||
| ‘grandparent’, ‘grandparent’s sibling’, ‘grandparent’s cousin’ | ||
| ‘grandchild’, ‘grandniece’, ‘grandnephew’, ‘cousin’s grandchild’ | ||
| ‘brother/sister/cousin’ | ||
| ‘older brother/sister/cousin (w/ older linking relative)’ | ||
| ‘younger brother/sister/cousin (w/ younger linking relative’ | ||
| ‘aunt’, ‘uncle’, ‘parent’s cousin’ | ||
| ‘niece’, ‘nephew’, ‘cousin’s child’ | ||
| ‘aunt’, ‘uncle’, ‘parent’s cousin’ (w/ link deceased) | ||
| ‘niece’, ‘nephew’, ‘cousin’s child’ (w/ link deceased) | ||
| ‘great-grandparent/child’, etc. | ||
| ‘great-great-grandparents/children’ etc. | ||
| ‘great-great-great-grandparents/children’ etc. | ||
3. Grammar: Possession
| In View | Articles ‘the, a’ | ‘my’ | ‘your’ |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine, plural | tthu, tu | tthunu, tunu | tthun’, tun’ |
| feminine | thu | thunu | thun’ |
| Out of View | Articles ‘the, a’ | ‘my’ | ‘your’ |
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine, plural | kwthu, kwu | kwthunu, kwunu | kwthun’, kwun’ |
| feminine | lhu | lhunu | lhun’ |
Plural nouns are preceded by the plain articles tthu and kwthu, even when referring to females.
| ’e’uth thunu mun’u. | ‘There is my daughter.’ | |
| ’e’ut tthunu mun’u. | ‘There is my son.’ | |
| ’e’ut tthunu me’mu’nu. | ‘There are my daughters/sons/kids.’ |
4. Vocabulary: Some Places
The suffix -ew’t-hw is used to form words for ‘house’, ‘building’, or ‘room’.
| skwoulew’t-hw | ‘schoolhouse’ (skwoul ‘school’) | |
| t’i’wi’ulhew’t-hw | ‘church’ (t’i’wi’ulh ‘pray’) | |
| q’aq’i’ew’t-hw | ‘hospital’ (q’aq’i’ ‘sick’) | |
| qiquq’ul’sew’t-hw | ‘police station’ (qiquq’ul’s ‘policeman’) | |
| tth’uxminew’t-hw | ‘thrift store’ (tth’uxmin ‘used stuff’) | |
| xumhwusumew’t-hw | ‘barber shop’ (xumhwusum ‘cut hair’) | |
| theew’t-hw | ‘longhouse’ (thi ‘big’) | |
| le’lum’ilhew’t-hw | ‘day care’ (le’lum’ilh ‘child care’) |
5. Homework
5.1 Places
Write down these words and then tell what you think they mean:
| 1.’ulhtunew’t’hw | 2. ’itutew’t’hw |
| 3. kesulinew’t-hw | 4. chukunew’t-hw |
| 5. saxwulew’t’hw | 6. yaaysew’t-hw |
| 7. mekw’u’ew’t-hw | 8. huw’a’lum’ew’t-hw |
| 9. telew’t-hw | 10. suplilew’t-hw |
| 11. lemew’t-hw | 12. lhexun’ew’t-hw |
5.2 Kin Terms
Make questions about these kin terms and then give an answer:
example: father
| Q: | ni’ ’untsu kwthun’ men? | |
| A: | ni’ nem’ tl’tawun kwthunu men, nem’ ’u lhu telew’t-hw. |
| 1. mother | 2. younger brother | 3. grandfather |
| 4. grandmother | 5. nephew | 6. daughter |
| 7. uncle | 8. wife | 9. older sister |
| 10. great-grandchildren | 11. brothers & sisters | 12. great-great-grandmother |