6.9: Grammar - Reading Lesson

'I tst sq'uq'ip' ni' 'u tthu skwoul'ew'thw 'u kw'un'a snet. Yuw'en' kw'us qwal kwthu s'eluhw. Ni' 'o' hwulmuhwqun 'ul' sus 'o' t'ilum lhu slheni'. Mukw' lhwet 'o' hwiyuneem' 'ul'. Huy sus 'o' qw'uyulush lhu q'e'mi'. Sus 'o' lhuqw'tssum kwthu mustimuhw. Yelh sutst xlhas.

talk-vb (2K) sing-vb (2K) clap (2K)

We gathered at the schoolhouse last night. An elder spoke first. He just spoke a First Nations language and then a woman sang. Everyone just listened. Then a girl danced and the people clapped. After that we ate.


Note: 'ulhtun means the same as xlhas.