n̓səl̓xcin 3 An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ (Sarah Peterson) and Christopher Parkin n̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Authors’ Notes This first draft of n̓səl̓xcin 3 was developed over the course of several years, from April 2007 to April of 2015 with support from Salish School of Spokane, The Center for Interior Salish, The Paul Creek Language Association, the Lower Similkameen Indian Band, and the First People’s Heritage, Language, and Culture Council of British Columbia. This book is the fifth in a series of six books that comprise the N̓səl̓xcin Curriculum Project that is being developed by Salish School of Spokane and The Paul Creek Language Association and our partners. This work is meant to offer advanced students an opportunity to hear and read n̓səl̓xcin language texts about animals, plants, and cultural topics that are at the heart of Syilx culture. The narratives are accompanied by vocabulary lists, comprehension questions, verbal paradigms, example sentences and grammatical notes. Before studying this book, students are expected to have mastered the material in the first four books, N̓səl̓xcin ,1 Captíkʷł ,1 N̓səl̓xcin ,2 and Captíkʷł ,2 that precede this work in the overall N̓səl̓xcin Curriculum Project series. Sʕamtíc̓aʔ (Sarah Peterson) provided all of the n̓səl̓xcin language texts in this work, translating from English originals researched and composed by Christopher Parkin. The overall organization of this work, including selection of texts, choice of themes, scope, and sequence are the work of Christopher Parkin. The authors express their sincere gratitude to all those who have supported the creation of this work, and we apologize for any inaccuracies. way, lim̓lm̓t. Sʕamtíc̓aʔ (Sarah Peterson) ʕAn̓n (Christopher Parkin) Text and curriculum concept © 2003–15 Christopher Parkin, and used herein with permission. 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N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 2 smy̓máy 3: sk̓aʔáym N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 3 smy̓máy 3: sk̓aʔáym 1. k̓aʔáym 2. iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx 3. sq̓əq̓axʷ 4. snínaʔ 5. stxt̓il̓tm- q̓il̓t iʔ‿ʔuʔx̌ʷtílaʔt 6. qʷl̓qʷlm̓niłp 7. sxʷínaʔ 8. stəktəkcxʷiłp 9. stxt̓il̓tm- iʔ‿l̓‿łkʷəkʷʕast 10. st̓an̓wʕáyaʔ 11. słəłx̌ʷum̓x uł iʔ‿sk̓ʷul̓l̓s 12. cłəłx̌ʷúm̓xaʔx uł aʔ‿cw̓n̓cut 13. sƛ̓xʷsqáx̌aʔm tə‿skəkʕákaʔ 14. kəkn̓iʔ 15. skʷəkʷʔiłp 16. sƛ̓aʔcínm 17. sxʷikʷm 18. sqʷlip N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 4 01. k̓aʔáym sʔum̓s x̌aʕ̓áp get cool t̓ət̓q̓tw̓ilx become short k̓łmul̓laʔxʷ mist k̓ʷílaʔxʷ frost smy̓may x̌aʕ̓áp iʔ‿tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. t̓ət̓q̓tw̓ilx iʔ‿sx̌l̓x̌ʕal̓t. ła‿claʔkín get cool; become l̓‿łkʷəkʷʕast əck̓łmul̓laʔxʷ uł cp̓uƛ̓n̓tm. ła‿claʔkín ck̓ʷílaʔxʷ. short; mist; frost iʔ‿packł sʕasʕát tl̓‿sc̓l̓c̓al. k̓aʔáym uł kʷu‿pix̌m. sn̓súxʷnaʔ sw̓łtiłn 1. c̓kin iʔ‿tm̓xʷúlaʔx l̓‿k̓aʔáym ? 2. stim iʔ‿t̓ət̓q̓tw̓ilx ła‿ck̓aʔáym ? 3. c̓kin iʔ‿łkʷəkʷʕast ła‿claʔkín ? 4. xkinm iʔ‿packł ła‿ck̓aʔáym ? 5. stim aʔ‿c̓kistm ła‿ck̓aʔáym ? skłʔism tə‿x̌ilm ʔs aʔúm̓s A. Point of View Excercise aksck̓ʷúl: change the phrase for each new subject, maintaining the same tense. Follow the model. Translate the new phrase to English. x̌aʕ̓áp iʔ‿tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. EX: Marí: Marí x̌aʕ̓áp. 1. in̓cá: nuyápixcn: 2. anwí: nuyápixcn: 3. anwí naʔł in̓cá: nuyápixcn: 4. Sulí naʔł stm̓k̓ʔil̓ts: nuyápixcn: N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 5 ck̓ʷul̓m̓stmʔ i ‿sʔaʔúm̓s 1. x̌aʕ̓áp- get cool example sentences: 1. x̌aʕ̓áp iʔ‿tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. (The land cools off.) 2. n̓inwíʔs klʕaʔn̓tín iʔ‿x̌ʕamín mi p‿x̌ʕax̌ʕáp. (I'll turn the fan on so you will cool off.) 3. ha kʷ‿x̌ʕap. (Are you getting cooled off?) 2. t̓ət̓q̓tw̓ilx- become short example sentences: 1. t̓ət̓q̓tw̓ilx iʔ‿sx̌l̓x̌ʕal̓t. (The days get shorter.) 2. taʔlí t̓ət̓q̓twil̓x iʔ‿sp̓ic̓n. (The rope is getting very short.) 3. miyáł t̓ət̓áq̓aʔt. (It's too short.) 3. k̓łmul̓laʔxʷ- mist example sentences: 1. ła‿claʔkín l̓‿łkʷəkʷʕast əck̓łmul̓laʔxʷ uł cp̓uƛ̓n̓tm. (Sometimes the mornings are misty or foggy.) 2. ła‿ckłmúl̓laʔxʷ taʔlí cłʕat̓ I̓‿sqʷʕayálaʔxʷ. (When it's misty the grass is wet.) 3. lut aksxʷíclaʔxʷm ła‿ckłmúlaʔxʷ. (Don't cut grass when the grass is dewy.) 4. k̓ʷílaʔxʷ- frost on the ground example sentences: 1. laʔ claʔkín ck̓ʷílaʔxʷ. (Sometimes the ground is frosty.) 2. way sc̓aʔłmíx kiʔ k̓ʷílaʔxʷ. (It's getting cold so it's frosty out.) 3. k̓ʷílaʔxʷ uł sl̓sul̓t iʔ‿sk̓ʷan̓łq. (When the frost comes, the plants freeze.) N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 6 02. iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx sʔum̓s sn̓spilx Nespelem people káy̓ta place on Columbia n̓wic̓mn digging area staʔín prong horn kyw̓yʕaw̓ín̓k double-curved bow n̓pəkʷpkʷn̓tim / n̓pəkʷpkʷam pour solids kłt̓xmin sweetener stm̓us fish trap n̓tγpitkʷ flow into water lɣam to spear yiʕ̓áʔ gather to celebrate cpútaʔst / pútaʔm respect n̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷáyaʔqn hut kłc̓il̓stn shade shelter cl̓kstasq̓t five days x̌w̓il̓tnm dry fish/berries kłyipw̓s Republic, WA c̓áp̓aʔx̌ cedar roots sʕahʕáptnx Sahaptin people cn̓k̓ʷłcwixm̓st / n̓k̓ʷłcwixmn̓t live with someone / be housemates k̓ʷam even smy̓may iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx kʷliw̓t l̓‿yʕacín̓s Nespelem people iʔ‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ, tl̓‿tkʷəkʷar̓kʷr̓xnm itlíʔ uł kixʷútm̓s káy̓ta. place on Columbia x̌w̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx kiʔ tl̓‿sn̓ʕay̓ckstx km iʔ‿sx̌ʷy̓ʔiłpx tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷsəl̓x, nax̌m̓ł xʷʔit iʔ‿c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔs uł xʷʔit iʔ‿sp̓iƛ̓m̓s.ʔ i ‿tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ sʔaw̓tím̓tkm̓sʔ i ‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ, ilíʔ kaʔ cpix̌m ʔi ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx uł ilíʔ n̓wic̓mn̓s nixʷ. ʕapnáʔ digging area yʕat swit ik̓líʔ cwc̓wic̓m tə‿c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔ naʔł sp̓iƛ̓m. q̓sápiʔ xʷʔit iʔ‿staʔín, l̓‿sn̓pʕawílxəx tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. iʔ‿sqilxʷ prong horn ixíʔ cpix̌stsəl̓x. iʔ‿sƛ̓aʔcínm naʔł iʔ‿staʔín ixíʔ iʔ‿p̓ísƛ̓aʔt tmixʷ N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 7 aʔ‿cpix̌sts ʔi ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx. k̓l̓‿spix̌m iʔ‿kyw̓yʕaw̓ín̓k double-curved naʔł c̓q̓il̓n aʔ‿ck̓ʷul̓m̓sts.ʔ i ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx bow ckłqaqxʷl̓xm l̓‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ uł nixʷ l̓‿cəcámaʔt iʔ‿saʔsaʔtítkʷ. c̓x̌ił iʔ‿tə‿k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ‿syilx, iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx niʕ̓áy̓p ctəxʷcn̓cut, qipcm, caʔáqʷm, k̓aʔáym, ixíʔ kʷum̓cn k̓l̓‿sʔistkm. qipcm uł wc̓wic̓mə t ‿sp̓iƛ̓m ʔna ł c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔ. t̓iʔ ilíʔ way ʔiłsəl̓x iʔ‿swic̓s uł ʔi ‿kʷiƛ̓t x̌w̓ntisəl̓x kʷum̓cn k̓l̓‿sʔistkm. ła‿claʔkín łʕacsəl̓x iʔ‿c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔ ixíʔ x̌w̓ntisəl̓x. p̓uƛ̓mʔ i ‿sqipc ʔúluʔsm tə‿miktúʔtn. q̓ʷln̓tisəl̓x iʔ‿sc̓ʕal̓qn, n̓pəkʷpəkʷn̓tis l̓‿ƛ̓aqnaʔ uł pour solids nutn̓tís iʔ‿cix̌cəx̌t ət ‿xƛ̓xƛ̓ut sic p̓l̓k̓m̓stis ilíʔ uł p̓y̓p̓y̓aq. iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx ctixʷsts xʷʔit iʔ‿síyaʔ uł cx̌w̓stis. cmár̓wiʔstsəl̓x ʔi ‿síyaʔ l̓‿xʷʔit iʔ‿sʔiłn, l̓‿sp̓iƛ̓m, l̓‿sx̌ʷusm. ck̓ʷul̓m̓stsəl̓x kłt̓xmin̓s. sweetener iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx l̓‿ksíyaʔtn kaʔ ckłqaqxʷl̓xm. ixíʔ kłqaqxʷl̓xm uł k̓aʔáym. k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓səl̓x iʔ‿kstm̓usts sp̓ƛ̓m̓qin̓s fish trap iʔ‿cw̓cw̓íxaʔ k̓l̓‿saʔtítkʷ ixíʔ cn̓tγpitkʷ k̓l̓‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ. nixʷ flow into water clɣaməl̓x tə‿n̓ty̓tyix l̓‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ laʔkín kiʔ cn̓t̓ít̓apt iʔ‿siw̓łkʷ. to spear iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx ckʷn̓nustsʔ i ‿n̓ty̓tyix naʔł kisúʔ. nixʷ iʔ‿xʷmínaʔ ckʷn̓nusts nax̌m̓ł lut taʔlí ʔi ‿tʕán̓ya t̓a‿cn̓ʔaw̓cín̓sts iʔ‿sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ. ła‿claʔkín ckʷn̓nusts iʔ‿kʷutwn, qixʷl̓x naʔł c̓m̓tus. c̓x̌ił tə‿k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ‿syilx, iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilxcyi ʕ̓áʔ gather to cpútaʔsts iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix ła‿cyʕap. c̓x̌ilstsəl̓x itíʔ tl̓‿sq̓sápiʔs. celebrate; respect iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix y̓lmixʷm naʔł iʔ‿sql̓ql̓tmixʷ k̓ʷul̓məl̓x tə‿stm̓us l̓‿saʔtítkʷ. ilíʔ k̓ʕaʔs uł k̓ʷul̓m̓sʔ i ‿sumíxs mi cxʷuy iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix k̓l̓‿stm̓us.ʔ i ‿smam̓ʔím tixʷməl̓x ət ‿smúkʷaʔxn iʔ‿packłs, k̓ʷul̓məl̓x ət ‿n̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷáyaʔqn kłc̓il̓stn̓səl̓x. k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t, mus km hut; shade shelter cl̓kstasq̓t iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix y̓lmixʷm km̓n̓tis iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix uł kłqmis five days l̓‿smúkʷaʔxn packł. ixíʔ cún̓maʔs iʔ‿sql̓ql̓tmix xkists mi nək̓nik̓s iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix uł p̓y̓qn̓tisʔ a ‿cxʔit iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix. cl̓kstasq̓t ʔiłsəl̓x kmax iʔ‿sək̓ʷsək̓ʷtíłc̓aʔs iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix, lut ʔiłsəl̓x ʔi ‿ʔik̓ʷn km iʔ‿c̓asyqn̓s km iʔ‿k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ‿stim̓s. put n̓lʕaʔpús iʔ‿cl̓kstasq̓t mi sic k̓ʷul̓m̓səl̓x ʔi ‿ʔik̓ʷn naʔł c̓asyqn. ksx̌an iʔ‿scl̓kstasq̓t, n̓pusəsəl̓x ʔi ‿ʔik̓ʷn naʔł iʔ‿c̓sc̓asy̓qn k̓ʷul̓m tə‿st̓xitkʷ, már̓wiʔsəl̓x tə‿sp̓iƛ̓m ʔna ł cx̌aw̓ tə‿síyaʔ. íxiʔ mi sic yaʔt iʔ‿sqilxʷ ʔałʔíłn tl̓‿st̓xitkʷ, ixíʔ pútaʔsəl̓x əł ‿scyʕaps N̓səl̓xcin 3: An Advanced Course in Colville-Okanagan Salish revised 4/9/15 8 iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix. ixíʔ mi sic kłqaqxʷl̓xm, ʔi ‿smam̓ʔím ʔa ‿cn̓an̓ík̓sts iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix, cp̓y̓qstísəl̓x, əcx̌w̓il̓tnm. cx̌ił tə‿cúnmaʔn̓tm tə‿snk̓lip dry fish/berries łə‿ckicxsts iʔ‿n̓ty̓tyix k̓l̓‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł k̓l̓‿sn̓spilx. lut taʔlí qʷay ʔi ‿mxiłp ła‿cplal l̓‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, ixíʔ uł lut taʔlí t̓a‿ck̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓m tə‿yám̓x̌ʷaʔ. cn̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓sm k̓l̓‿sw̓knaʔqínx uł tl̓‿sx̌ʷy̓ʔiłpx. sxʷuy̓y̓əl̓x k̓l̓‿kłyipw̓s k̓aw̓sƛ̓aʔám tə‿c̓áp̓aʔx̌. kłyipw̓s n̓ʔiƛ̓l̓tkm̓s Republic, WA; iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. cedar roots iʔ‿sn̓pʕawílxəx naʔł sn̓spilx x̌astə t ‿sqilxʷ. cl̓ax̌tm̓sts yʕat iʔ‿sqilxʷ. lut t̓a‿kłxmin. sl̓xʷaʔspuʔús, nax̌m̓ł lut x̌minks ksəctiáqʷtsəl̓x. nax̌m̓ł naqs ilíʔ kicn̓tm tə‿sʕahʕáptnx ixíʔ kicn̓tm Sahaptin people uł ƛ̓xʷn̓tim, xʷʔit iʔ‿ƛ̓axʷt. ixíʔ uł kn̓xitm tə‿slx̌lax̌ts iʔ‿sw̓knaʔqínx naʔł iʔ‿sx̌ʷy̓ʔiłp, ƛ̓xʷupsəl̓x ʔi ‿sʕahʕáptnx.