The lexical suffix -'ew't-hw can be added to a word to form a word for "house", "building", or "room".
'itutew't-hw | hotel | 'itut | sleep | ||
'ulhtunew't-hw | restaurant | 'ulhtun | eat | ||
'umutew't-hw | bathroom | 'umut | sit | ||
qewthew't-hw | root cellar | sqewth | potato | ||
q'aq'i'ew't-hw | hospital | q'aq'i' | sick | ||
skwoulew't-hw | schoolhouse | skwoul | school | ||
telew't-hw | bank | telu | money | ||
theew't-hw | bighouse | thi | big | ||
t'i'wi'ulhew't-hw | church | t'i'wi'ulh | pray | ||
yaaysew't-hw | workroom, toolhouse, workshop | yaays | work |
Note: In these lessons, a dash is always used in spelling the suffix -ew't-hw. This is to show that the [t] sound is pronounced separately from the following [hw] sound.