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qawiisa Berry Unit - vocabulary (BV)
BV1 tupkaapiih= tame blackberry
BV2 hisy`in huckleberry
BV3 qawii salmonberry
BV4 y`am`a salal berry
BV5 huup%aa> thimble berry
BV6 qaa>qaawi wild blackberry
BV7 ka>kintapiih= strawberry
BV8 tupkuk black
BV9 tupkim> black around
BV10 +`ih=uk red
BV11 +`ih=im> red around
BV12 kin`icim> blue around
BV13 +`isim> white around
BV14 k’#amap`iqim> yellow around
BV15 kistaqak green
BV16 kistaqim> green around
BV17 pipick`uk orange
BV18 pic’im> orange around
BV19 y`am`ap`iqak purple
BV20 y`am`ap`iqim> purple around
BV21 +`ih=p`iqim> pink around
BV22 >iw`ah=p`iqim> grey around
BV23 c^`a%us^^p`iqim> copper around
BV24 kuunaap`iqim> gold around
BV25 cikipqim> silver around
BV26 c`is^p`uuqim> brass around
BV27 c^`ax#ac bucket
BV28 maa here
BV29 @aasac bee
BV30 haa%a yes
BV31 wik no
BV32 kaa%a give
BV33 hinii%is give me
BV34 maa here
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qawiisa Berry Unit - phrases (BP)
BP1 %aqaqh=a What is it?
BP2 %aaqinp`iqakh=a What colour is it?
BP3 c^`uus^ukh=%i Be careful
BP4 qaqaway`iih= berry picking
BP5 c^aamasa c^amas It is really good
BP6 naa%uu%is Have some with
me.
BP7 %uus^y`aks^i+e%ic Thank-you
BP8 c^amasp`a>ma It smells good
BP9 c^ac^aamasme%iima It looks good
BP10 %ac^aqh=asuu +`ih=%ic^ Who is wearing red?
BP11 %ac^aqh=asuu tupk%ic^ Who is wearing
black?
BP12 c^ay`axw`it`asin We are going
picking.
BP13 c^ay`axw`it`asin %am`ii+ik We are going picking
tomorrow.
BP14 c^ay`axw`it`asin n`aas %uyi We are going picking
today.
BP15 +ah=w`it`asin c^ay`ax We are going
picking now.
BP16 c^`ax#aciich=ak Did you bring a
bucket?
BP17 %ayiimitin qawii +a%uk#i> %uyi
We picked a lot of berries yesterday.
BP18 c^uk#aa %ayama tupkaapiih=
Come here, there are a lot of blackberries.
BP19 %e%iih=aqma qawii The berries are big
BP20 quuninma %iiqh=ii qawii The berries are still
green
BP21 haaw`aps^ith=ak qawii
Did you eat the berries?
BP 22 wikitah= I didn’t
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saamin Salmon Unit - vocabulary (SV)
SV1 saamin salmon (general word)
SV2 hi>c`aatu ocean
SV3 c`a%ak river
SV4 hissit sockeye salmon (in the ocean)
SV5 mi@aat sockeye salmon (in the river)
SV6 cuw`it coho salmon
SV7 hink`uu%as dog salmon
SV8 suuh=aa spring salmon (in the ocean)
SV9 sac`up spring salmon (in the river)
SV10 c^’aap`i pink salmon
SV11 nixtin eggs
SV12 %iih= big
SV13 @ap>aa fillet
SV14 c^`iyaa cutting
SV15 @ap>aay`ak fish cutting knife
SV16 muuk#aawis smokehouse
SV17 +`uuk#i> to smoke fish
SV18 q#is^ck#ii@aq+ smoked over night
SV19 ta>uk half smoked
SV20 +`us^as^t fully smoked salmon
SV21 @ap>ck#ii salmon strips
SV22 cakaas^t hung until fully dried
SV23 siqaas^t barbequed spines hung in the
smokehouse.
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SV24 simtas^t pieces of thin salmon cooked over the fire
SV25 t’i>aaky`ak fully smoked dog salmon that is
soaked in water
saamin Salmon Unit - phrases (SP)
SP1 c^`iyaama S/he is cutting
SP2 %aaqin%aph=a What is s/he doing?
SP3 %aaqin%aph=ak What are you doing?
SP4 %aaqin%aph=as What am I doing
SP5 %aaqin%aph=a%a> What are they doing?
SP6 %aaqin%aph=in What are we doing?
SP7 c^`iyaama saamin%i She is cutting salmon
SP8 c^`iyaamah= saamin%i I am cutting salmon
SP9 c^`iyaamith=ak saamin%i Were you cutting
salmon?
SP10 c^`iyaama%a> saamin%i They are cutting salmon
SP11 c^`iyaamin saamin%i We are cutting salmon
SP12 %aqaqh=a What is it?
SP13 waasciy`ukh=a Where is s/he/it going?
SP14 waasciy`ukh=ak Where are you going?
SP15 waasciy`ukh=as Where am I going?
SP16 waasciy`ukh=a%a> Where are they going?
SP17 waasciy`ukh=in Where are we going?
SP18 %uciy`ukma muuk#aawis%i
S/he/it is going to the smokehouse
SP19 %uciy`uk#ah= muuk#aawis%i
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I am going to the smokehouse
SP20 hi>ith=ak muuk#aawis%i
Were you at the smokehouse?
SP21 %uciy`ukma%a> muuk#aawis%i
They are going to the
smokehouse
SP22 %uciy`ukin muuk#aawis%i
We are going to the
smokehouse
SP23 sasamit@iih= Fishing for salmon
SP24 mimi@at`iih= Fishing for sockeye
SP25 sasac`up`iih= Fishing for spring salmon
SP26 cucuw`at’iih= Fishing for coho
h=umiis Cedar Unit - vocabulary (CV)
CV1 h=umiis red cedar tree
CV2 @a>mapt yellow cedar tree
CV3 mu>mumc roots
CV4 k`#asitim branches
CV5 pic`up inner bark
CV6 c`aqmis outer bark
CV7 hitaaq+`as forest
CV8 nuc^ii mountain
CV9 @a>maqas daughter of yellow cedar
CV10k`i>anuus fur seal
CV11c^`apac canoe
CV12ni+y`ak oars
CV13%ux#aap steering paddle
CV14h=uquuma face mask
CV15hinkiicim mask worn on top of the head
CV16kuxmin rattle
CV17c^ay`axsac picking basket
CV18nux=#ac berry basket
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CV19maa+iicim headband
CV20>ih=ayisim cedar cape
CV21ciyapuxs hat
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h=umiis Cedar Unit - phrases (CP)
CP1 waasih=a Where is it
CP2 %aqaqh=a What is it
CP3 waasih=a @a>mapt%i Where is the yellow
cedar
CP4 waasih=a h=umiis%i Where is the red cedar
CP5 waasih=a mu>mumc%i Where are the roots
CP6 waasih=a k`#asitim%i Where are the branches
CP7 waasih=a pic`up%i Where is the bark
CP8 waasih=a c^`apac%i Where is the canoe
CP9 waasih=a pika%uu %i Where is the basket
CP10 h=umiish=tinuk#in c^`apac We make
canoes from cedar
CP11 h=umiish=tinuk#in %ux#aap We make steering
paddles
from cedar
CP12 h=umiish=tinuk#in h=uquuma We make face
masks from
cedar
CP13 h=umiish=tinuk#in hinkiicim We make masks for
on
top of the head from
cedar
CP14 h=umiish=tinuk#in kuxmin We make rattles
from
cedar
CP15 pich=tinuk#in c^ay`axsac We make
picking baskets
from inner bark
CP16 pich=tinuk#in nux=#ac We make berry
baskets
from inner bark
CP17 pich=tinuk#in maa+iicim We make headbands
from
inner bark
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CP18 pich=tinuk#in >iha=yisim We make capes from
inner
bark
CP19 pich=tinuk#in ciyapuxs We make hats from
inner
bark
CP20 %aqih=tinh=a %ah= What is it made
from?
CP21 hi>h=itah= h=aah=uupay`ak huh=taks^i+ ______
At h=aah=uupay`ak we learned how to say
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