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nu stl’i’ kw’ ti. |
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I want some tea. |
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| (2) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’ ti? |
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Do you want tea? |
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| (3) |
stl’i’s ’u kw’ ti? |
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Does he/she want tea? |
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| (4) |
stl’i’ tst kw’ ti. |
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We want tea. |
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| (5) |
’un’ stl’i’ulup ’u kw’ ti? |
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Do you pl. want tea? |
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| (6) |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kw’ ti. |
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They want tea. |
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| (7) |
nu stl’i’ kwunus t’ilum. |
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I want to sing. |
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| (8) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s t’ilum? |
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Do you want to sing? |
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| (9) |
stl’i’s kws t’ilums. |
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He/she wants to sing. |
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| (10) |
stl’i’tst kws t’ilumtst. |
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We want to sing. |
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| (11) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s t’ilumulup? |
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Do you pl. want to sing? |
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| (12) |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kws t’ilums. |
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They want to sing. |
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| (13) |
‘un’ stl’i’ ‘u kw’un’s nem’ t’akw’? |
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Do you want to go home? |
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nu stl’i’ kw’unus ’ulhtun ’u tun’a st’e’ ’u tthey’. |
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I want to eat now. |
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| (15) |
nu stl’i’ kw’unus ’iluqut tthey’ poukw. |
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I want to buy that book. |
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| (16) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kw’un’s hakwushulup thunu snuhwulh? |
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Do you pl. want to use my car? |
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stl’i’tst kws nem’tst tl’tawun. |
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We want to go to town. |
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| (18) |
stl’i’s tthu qeq kws huw’a’lum’s ’u tthun’ lukli. |
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The baby wants to play with your keys. |
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| (19) |
’un’ stl’i’ulup kw’uns mukw’ ’uw’ ’aalh ’u thu snuhwulh. |
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Do you all want to get on the canoe? |
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| (20) |
stl’i’s ’eelhtun kws ’aalhs ’u tthun’ snuhwulh. |
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They want to get on your canoe. |
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| (21) |
stl’i’s lhunnu ten kws nem’s tl’taktu. |
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My mother wants to go to the doctor. |
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| (22) |
stl’i’tst kws t’a’ulttst tthu hul’q’umi’num’. |
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We want to learn how to speak Hul’q’umi’num’. |
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| (23) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kwun’s qw’uyulush? |
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Do you want to dance? |
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| (24) |
nu stl’i’ kwunus tsala’lh ’u kw’ telu kwunus ’iluquls ’u kw’ snuhwulh. |
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I want to borrow some money to buy a car. |
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| (25) |
’un’ stl’i’ ’u kwuns hakwush tthunu shuptun kwun’s lhits’ut tthu sluwi’? |
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Do you want to use my knife to cut the cedar bark. |
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| (26) |
stl’i’tst kws hakwushtst tthun’ snuhwulh. nem’ tst tl’tawunstuhw thu tentst. |
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We want to use your car to take our mother other to town. |
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| (27) |
nu stl’i’ kw’un’s ts’ehwul’. |
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I want you to be quiet. |
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| (28) |
stl’i’s ’u kwun’s nem’ t’akw’ thu hw’iiw’tssun’uq? |
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Does the teacher want you to go home? |
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| (29) |
nu stl’i’ kws ts’ewutham’shs tthunu shuyulh. |
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I want my older brother to help me. |
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| (30) |
nu stl’i’ kwunus t’ilum ’u tun’a hwune’unt. |
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I want to sing this evening. (implication: that I am able and so will) |
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| (31) |
nu stl’i’ kw’unus t’ilum ’i’ ’i tsun hwi’ hwt-sequn. |
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I want to sing but I have a sore throat. (implication: I will not sing.) |
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| (32) |
’uwu nu stl’i’us kw’unus nem’ tl’tawun. |
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I don’t want to go to town. |
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| (33) |
’uwe ’u ’un’ stl’i’us kw’un’s ’iluqut thunu snuhwulh? |
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Don’t you want to buy my car? |
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| (34) |
nan ch ’uw’ nu stl’i’. |
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I love you very much. |
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