Lesson 16

Negation: hwuw'e ‘not yet’, 'uwu ch!

hwuw'e ‘not yet’

1.	'i tsun 'uw' 'i. hwuw'e tsun niin' huye'.	‘I am here. I haven’t left yet.’
2.	hwuw'e tst 'iit kw'ey'.	‘We are not hungry yet.
3.	hwuw'e ni'us kw'asthut.	‘It is not hot yet.’
4.	hwuw'e 'iis m'i hwiwul tthu stseelhtun.	‘The salmon haven’t come yet.’
5.	ni' 'u ch tse' hwun' 'i'tut?	‘Are you still sleeping?’
6.	hwun' netulh 'i' wulh 'umut.	‘He got up very early the next morning.’

Negative Imperatives

7.	'uwu ch xeem'uhw!	‘Don’t cry!’
8.	'uwu ch sii'si'uhw!	‘Don’t be afraid!’
9.	'uwu ch xwan'chunum'uhw!	‘Don’t run!’
10.	'uwu ch me'mul'quhw 'u kwthun' pukw.	‘Don't forget your book!’
11.	'uwu tseep le'lum'utuhw tthun' pulipu'ulup.	‘Don’t look at your papers!’
12.	'uwu tseep nem'uhw kwakwi'uthut.	‘Don’t go too far!’ [kwa'ithut ‘move away’]

Conversation

A:	'uwe 'u ch ni'uhw nem' t'akw'?	Didn't you go home?
B:	'uwu, hwuw'e tsun nem'un' t'akw'.	No, I didn't go home yet.
	'i tsun 'uw' hwun' 'i.	I'm still here.
A:	ni 'u ch wulh xlhas?	Did you have something to eat?
B:	'uwu, 'uwu te' 'i nu se'wun.	No, I don't have any lunch with me.
	'i' hwuw'e tsun 'iin' kw'ey'.	But I'm not hungry yet.
	tuw' hwun' yaay'us tsun tse' 'ul'.	I will still work some.
A:	'uwu ch p'e' nanuhw 'uw' hith.	Don't stay too long.
	'uwu te' p'e' lhwet 'i 'i.	There is nobody here.
	'uwu ch me'mul'quhw kwun's hwluklithut.	Don't forget to lock up.
B:	heyewulh. 'uw lumnamu tsun tse' 'uw' kweyulus.	Goodbye. I'll see you tomorrow.
A:	heyewulh, si'em'.	Goodbye, sir/ma'am.

Revised 2013-10-01. .