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Introduction to Samish Language
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Section 1: Nów7! (Hello!)
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Introduction to Chapter 1
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Creating an account in the Samish E-Classroom
Introduction to the Samish Language Course
Samish Activity Book
Samish Ancestry Book
Samish Alphabet and Sounds
Typing in Samish
Samish Alphabet & Sounds Glossary
Crossword
Samish Alphabet
1.1 - Che x̲ín-sxw? (Where are you from?)
Coast Salish Placenames Map
First Lesson Quiz
1.2 - Nów7! (Hello!)
Common Samish Greetings
Drag and Drop Common Greetings Review
Greetings Song!
Second Lesson Quiz
Drag and Drop Greeting Activity
1.3 - Wát kw en-sná7? (What is your name?)
How to introduce myself in Samish Language
Third Lesson Quiz
1.4 - Istá7 qwál!
1.5 - Section 1 Practice & Review
Crossword
Introduction to Chapter 2
2.1 - Ená7 tiyá (Come here)
2.1 Drag and Drop Activity
2.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
2.2 - Istá7 yá7 (Let's go)
2.2 True or False
2.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
2.3 - Kwel yá7-sen (I am going now)
2.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Crossword
Introduction to Lesson 3.1 x̲chít (to know)
3.1 U7 x̲chít-e-sxw? (Do you know?)
Chapter 3 Lesson 3.1 Quiz
Story Review 3.1 x̲chít (to know)
Introduction to Lesson 3.2 lánget (to see)
3.2 Lánget e tí7e s-qwál. (Look at this word)
Chapter 3 Lesson 3.2 Quiz
Story Review 3.2 Lánget (to see)
Introduction to Lesson 3.3 tl’áp’et (to touch)
3.3 Tl’áp'et tse en-ngéqsen (Touch your nose)
Chapter 3 Lesson 3.3 Quiz
Cryptex Game Chapter 3
Introduction to Lesson 4.1 tl'í7 (to like)
4.1 Ne-s-tl'í7 tse nékw! (I love/like you!)
Click on all the direct objects in Samish language sentences. For example, the word in asterisks is the direct object in this example: I like this *knife*. Ne-s-tl'í7 e tí7e *shípen*.
Introduction to Lesson 4.2 xwetín (to dislike)
4.2 Ne-s-xwetín tse mesh. (I dislike the mush)
4.2 Fill in the missing words
Introduction to Lesson 4.3 on Adverbs
4.3 Enón u7 tl'í7. (Too much, too high)
4.3 Drag and Drop
Chapter 4 Crossword
Introduction to Chapter 5
5.1 Éwene en-s-qwél7qwel? (Any news?)
5.2 Stáng kw en-s-xwkwkwácheng? (What is your phone number?)
Image Sequencing
5.3 Istá7 chóxwt. (Let's add)
Image Pairing Activity
5.4 Kwel e kw'ín? (What's the time?)
What's the Time Sing Along
5.5 Chentáng e tí7e qéy7s? (What is today?)
Days of the Week Song
Crossword
The game of memory! Vocabulary matching game
6.1 Ts'ákwt tse en-chénes. (Clean your teeth)
Practice your new verb ts'ákwt with this song by Amy Nichols!
6.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
6.2 Ách'et tse mítqw. (Wipe the cup)
Learn to sing "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes in Samish
Human Body in Samish Language
Drag and Drop Human Body Quiz
6.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
6.3 Heyí7 tse en-snéxwlh. (Your canoe is big)
6.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Crossword
Section 6 Quiz
Introduction to Chapter 7
7.1 Tl'áqt tse en-xelál7s. (Your pencil is long)
7.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
7.2 Chiye7óles tse ne-seqíws. (My pants are blue)
Sx'elóles 'colors'
Practice your sounds - Colors
7.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
7.3 T'éyemt tse ne-neséqw kepú. (Put on my red coat)
7.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Crossword
Section 7 Quiz
Introduction to Chapter 8
8.1 Kwel ílhen. (It's time to eat)
8.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
8.2 Tu7 í7lhen-e-sxw? (Are you still eating?)
8.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
8.3 Stáng-se7 kw en-s-kwúkw? (What will your cook?)
8.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Crossword
Istá7 chácht tse slhóp’ e tse ts’ex’ts’ex’ílhch! Let’s make nettle soup!
Istá7 qw’éleng tse kik! Let’s make a cake in Samish language together!
Section 8 Quiz
Introduction to Chapter 9
9.1 Lhíts'et tse sméyes (Cut the meat)
9.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
9.2 Óngest tse s-í7lhen e se Sarah. (Give the food to Sarah)
Clam Chowder made by Rosie
9.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
9.3 Istá7 Qw'éleng e tí7e qéy7s. (Let's BBQ today)
9.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Table Opening and/or Closing Song
Crossword
Section 9 Quiz
Learn how to play Hílekw yómech in Samish language!
Section 10 Introduction Video
10.1 Yá7-sen kwonínget. (I am going to run.)
10.1 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
10.2 Ó:lh tse s-xwó:lh. (Aboard the car.)
10.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Can you remember your words?
10.3 Sá7t tse táyeqwlh. (Raise the race canoe.)
10.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Crossword
Cryptex
Section 10 Quiz
Section 11 Introduction Video
11.1 U7 x̲álh-e-sxw? (Are you sick?)
Medicine Video
SamishPlantPamphlet reformattedPages 2020
11.2 Yá7 esnéw7elh. (Go inside.)
11.2 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
11.3 Éy7eteng. (It's a nice day.)
11.3 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
A Samish member reports the weather
11.4 Kwel chenqw'íles-e?" (It's springtime now isn't it?
11.4 En-skwá7 en-s-cháy7 (Show your work)
Chapter 11 Crossword
Chapter 11 Cryptex
Section 11 Quiz: U7 hákw'-e-sxw tse en-s-qwál7?
Section 12 Introduction Video
12.1 Ikw' tse ne-leqelí (My key is lost)
Section 12.1 Activities
12.2 Sqín-sen u7 smáts'en e tse Xws7ámeshqen. (I am very proud of Samish)
A Samish member reports the weather
Breathing life back into the Samish language: xws7ámeshqen
Samish resiliency during the COVID pandemic.
Section 12.2 Activities
12.3 Sqin u7 his kw en-s-nets'-ew7xw-eng.
Section 12.3 Activities
Chapter 12 Crossword
Chapter 12 Cryptex
Word Matching
Section Quiz
Section 13 Introduction Video
13.1 Ená7 ne-selsíle7. (My grandparents are coming.)
Songs and Dances
Section 13.1 Activities
Burke Museum - 9 Tips for Home Basketry Care
13.2 Sílheng-le7 e tse s7ólh. (He was standing on the road.)
Section 13.2 Activities
Salmon Boy – A Coast Salish Legend with Artist Roger Fernandez
TOKITAE/SK'ALI-CHEHL-TENAUT Guemes Island Ceremony by Samish elders
13.3 Kwel etóteng-sen. ( I am now (getting) sleepy.)
Section 13.3 Activities
Chapter 13 Crossword
Chapter 13 Cryptex
Section 13 Quiz: U7 hákw’-e-sxw e tse en-s-qwál? Interactive Content
Section 14 Introduction Video
14.1 Éw7-sxw u7 x̲íx̲e e tse en-s-qwél7ten. (Don't you be ashamed of your language.)
Section 14.1 Activities
Beyond the Blanket: Preserving the Traditions of Lummi Weaving
14.2 X̲éw7s tse en-qwlhéy7-shen. (Your shoes are new.)
Section 14.2 Activities
Get to know the Samish Logo
Samish tribe, Russian indigenous group compare cultures
14.3 Nílh ne-skwá7 tiyá. (That is mine.)
Samish DNR - Cypress Restoration
14.4 Esmílech e tí7e xeléle. (This writing is mixed up.)
Chapter 14 Crossword
Chapter 14 Cryptex
Section 14 Quiz: U7 hákw’-e-sxw e tse en-s-qwál? Interactive Content
Section 15 Introduction Video
15.1 Ne-s-tl'íi7 e tí7e s-t’ílem. (I like this song.)
Section 15.1 Activities
15.2 Sá7sesi-sen tse sp’elqw’íts’e. (I am afraid of ghosts.)
Section 15.2 Activities
15.3 Éy7 tse en-sx̲wiyám. (Your story is good.)
Section 15.3 Activities
How Eagle Brought Water to the World - Illustrated by Ashleigh Cork
Chapter 15 Crossword
Chapter 15 Cryptex
“Nílh ne-sxwiyám e tí7e qéy7s.” (This is my story for today.)
Section 15 Quiz: U7 hákw’-e-sxw e tse en-s-qwál? Interactive Content
Section 16 Introduction Video
Roger Fernandez - Interdependence (2014 GOPEACE Conference)
Why We Tell Stories
16.1 Sqwelqwál7
Section 16.1 Activities
16.2 Sqwelqwál7
Section 16.2 Activities
16.3 Sqwelqwál7
Section 16.3 Activities
16.4 Sqwelqwál7
Section 16.4 Activities
16.5 Sqwelqwál7
Section 16.5 Activities
Samish dog training lessons with Aurora Martinez
Roger Fernandez - Keynote - Teachings of the First People (2014 GOPEACE Conference)
Sxwiyám e tse Xwlemi.
Translate the Story
Final Glossary
1.1 - Che x̲ín-sxw? (Where are you from?) ►