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| Éw7-sxw u7 xíxe e tse en-s-qwél7ten. | |
(Don’t you be ashamed of your language.) |
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| U7 tilnesín-e-sxw tse Xws7ámeshqen? | |
(Do you understand Samish language?) |
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Eskw’ey kw ne-s-máleq e tí7e s-qwál7, tu7 hákw’-sen.
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(I cannot forget these words, I still remember (them).) |
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| Qwál7 e tse en-Xws7ámeshqen. | |
(Speak in your Samish language.) |
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| Hó7-sxw lengít tse s7-el-álexw, en-su7-qwál7 e tse en-Xws7ámeshqen. | |
(If you see elders then you speak to them in your Samish language.) |
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| X̲íx̲e |
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ashamed |
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| s-qwél7ten | |
language |
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| tilnesín |
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understand |
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| s-qwál7 | |
word(s) |
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| hákw’ |
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remember |
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| qwál7 |
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speak, talk |
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Xws7ámeshqen
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Samish language |
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| lengit |
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see |
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| s7elálexw |
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of. alexw which means old, plus ‘-el-‘ and the nom. means many older persons. |
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