FNLG 231 - Lesson Six: People and Places

Dialogue

A:	'i 'u 'uw' 'a'mut lhun' ten?	'Is your mother home?'

B:	'uwu 'i'us 'a'mut.	'No, she is not at home.'

A:	ni' kwu'elh 'untsu?	'Where is she then?'

B:	ni' nem' tl'shhwimelust-hwus lhunu shhwum'nikw.	'She took my aunt to the store.'

A:	'i 'u 'uw' 'a'mut kwthun' men?	'Is your father at home?'

B:	'uwu. ni' nem' 'u kwthu q'aq'i'ew't-hw lemutus kwthu nu sts'a'muqw.	'No, he went to the hospital to see my great-grandfather.'

A:	'i 'u 'uw' 'a'mut lhun' shuyulh?	'Is your big sister at home?'

B:	'uwu, ni' tl'mutouliye' nem' huw'a'lum'iilh kwthunu squle'uq.	'No, she took my little siblings to a game in Victoria.'

A:	'i 'u ch kwu'elh 'uw' huy 'ul'?	'Are you all alone then?'

B:	'uwu. 'i 'uw' 'a'mut lhunu si'lu. 'un'stl'i' 'u kwunus nem' 'aat?	'No, my grandmother is home. Do you want me to go call her?'

Vocabulary: Kinship

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

Singular	Plural	Address	Meaning
sta'lus	stul'ta'lus	naaw'	'spouse (husband/wife)'
mun'u	me'mun'u	mun'u	'son/daughter'
ten		te'	'mother' (also used for 'grandmother')
men		me'	'father' (also used for 'grandfather')
si'lu	sul'si'lu	si' sisul'u	'grandparent', 'grandparent's sibling', 'grandparent's cousin'
'imuth	'um'imuth	'im 'imiye'	'grandchild', 'grandniece', 'grandnephew', 'cousin's grandchild'
shhw'aqw'a'	shhw'a'luqw'a'	shhw'aqw'a'	'brother/sister/cousin'
shuyulh	shushiyulh	shuyulh	'older brother/sister/cousin (w/ older linking relative)'
sqe'uq	squle'uq	qe'uq	'younger brother/sister/cousin (w/ younger linking relative'
shhwum'nikw	shhwum'ne'lukw	nikw nikwiye'	'aunt', 'uncle', 'parent's cousin'
stiwun	stutiwun	tiwun	'niece', 'nephew', 'cousin's child'
shmuthi'elh	shmulmulthi'elh	shmuthi'elh	'aunt', 'uncle', 'parent's cousin' (w/ link deceased)
swunmelh swunumelh	swunwunumelh swunwunuumelh	wunmelh wunumelh	'niece', 'nephew', 'cousin's child' (w/ link deceased)
sts'a'muqw	sts'a'lum'uqw	ts'a'muqw	'great-grandparent/child', etc.
'ukwiya'qw	'ukw-'ikwiya'qw	'ukwiya'qw	'great-great-grandparents/children' etc.
tth'up'i'a'qw	tth'utth'ip'i'a'qw	tth'up'i'a'qw	'great-great-great-grandparents/children' etc.

In View	Articles 'the, a'	'my'	'your'
masculine, plural	tthu, tu	tthunu, tunu	tthun', tun'
feminine	thu	thunu	thun'

Out of View	Articles 'the, a'	'my'	'your'
masculine, plural	kwthu, kwu	kwthunu, kwunu	kwthun', kwun'
feminine	lhu	lhunu	lhun'

Plural nouns are preceded by the plain articles tthu and kwthu, even when referring to females.

'E'uth thunu mun'u.	'There is my daughter.'
'E'ut tthunu mun'u.	'There is my son.'
'E'ut tthunu me'mu'nu.	'There are my daughters/sons/kids.'

The suffix -'ew't-hw is used to form words for 'house', 'building', or 'room'.

skwoulew't-hw	'schoolhouse' (skwoul 'school')
t'i'wi'ulhew't-hw	'church' (t'i'wi'ulh 'pray')
q'aq'i'ew't-hw	'hospital' (q'aq'i' 'sick')
qiquq'ul'sew't-hw	'police station' (qiquq'ul's 'policeman')
tth'uxminew't-hw	'thrift store' (tth'uxmin 'used stuff')
xumhwusumew't-hw	'barber shop' (xumhwusum 'cut hair')
theew't-hw	'longhouse' (thi 'big')
le'lum'ilhew't-hw	'day care' (le'lum'ilh 'child care')

example: father

Q:	ni' 'untsu kwthun' men?
A:	ni' nem' tl'tawun kwthunu men, nem' 'u lhu telew't-hw.