Lesson 14: Physical Descriptions 2 | Spokane Tribe of Indians

Lesson 14:
Physical Descriptions 2

Vocabulary

čpmpums

brown eyes

čqʷnqʷins

green eyes

čqʷiqʷays

blue eyes

čq̓ʷayqn

black hair

čp̓omqn

brown hair

čp̓ax̣ʷqn

blond hair

čxʷxʷixʷectqn

short hair

čwisšnqn

long hair

q̓ʷuł

dark (skinned)

x̣al

fair (skinned)

Dialogue 1

ha hi kʷ ________?

Do you have __________? (eyes)

ha kʷ ________?

Do you have __________? (hair/skin)

Dialogue 2

ʔune, čn __________?

Yes, I have ___________.

ta, tam čn __________?

No, I don’t have ___________.

Dialogue 3

ha hi ________?

Does s/he have __________?

ʔune, hi ________?

Yes, s/he has _________.

ta, tam (hi) _________.

No, s/he doesn’t have __________.