FNLG 231 - Lesson Seven: People and Pronous

Contents

  1. Vocabulary
  2. Phrases
  3. Pronouns

Vocabulary

In this table, click on a Hu'lq'umi'num' word to hear the sound.

SingularPlural
slheni' 'woman'slhunlheni''women'
swuy'qe' 'man'suw'wuy'qe''men'
q'e'mi' 'teenage girl' q'e'lum'i''teenage girls'
swiw'lus 'teenage boy' swaw'lus'teenage boys'
stl'i'tl'qulh 'child'stl'ul'iqulh'children'
qeq 'baby'qul'eeq'babies
mustimuhw 'person', 'people'mulstimuhw'peoples'
s'eluhw'elder's'ul'eluhw'elders'
si'em' 'respected person'sii'em''respected people'
sye'yu'friend'siiye'yu'friends'
hwulmuhw 'First Nations person'hwuhwilmuhw 'First Nations people'
hwunitum' 'white person'hwulunitum''white people'
skoulstun'uq'school teacher'skookwul'stun'uq'school teachers'
hwiw'tssun'uq'teacher'hwuliw'tssun'uq, hwul'iw'tssun'uq'teachers'

Phrases

nilh 'a'lu lhwet tu'i?'Who is this?'
nilh 'a'lu lhwet tthey'?'Who is that (male)?'
nilh 'a'lu lhwet they'?'Who is that (female)?'
nilh 'u John?'Is he John?'

Pronouns

Click on a word or sentence to hear it.

'een'thu'I', 'It is me/I' 'een'thu Mary.'I'm Mary.'
nuwu'you', 'It is you'nuwee Mary?'Are you Mary?'
lhnimulh'we', 'It is us' lhnimulh John 'i' Mary.'We are John and Mary.'
lhwulup'you (pl)'
nilh'he, she, it'nilh John.'He's John.'
ne'ullh'they'


Homework: Questions and Answers

(1) Ask "Who is that.... man, teenage girl, teacher (male), white person (female)... and then answer.

(2) Ask: "How many _____ sang?"

Make 4 questions choosing your own nouns. And then answer.

(3) Ask: "How many _____ ran?" and then answer.

Make 6 questions choosing your own noun. And then answer.